POOL A | BC | NS | ALTA | NFLD | NB | Record | ||
Vancouver Horizons | —– | 58-56 | 81-38 | 78-38 | 69-52 | (4-0) | ||
Halifax Midtown | 56-58 | —– | 80-60 | 83-31 | 63-54 | (3-1) | ||
Alberta Makoinacs | 38-81 | 60-80 | —– | 58-43 | 68-88 | (1-3) | ||
St. John’s Black Horse | 38-78 | 31-83 | 43-58 | —– | 60-48 | (1-3) | ||
New Brunswick | 52-69 | 54-63 | 88-68 | 48-60 | —– | (1-3) | ||
POOL B | QUE | ONT | MAN | SASK | Record | |||
Montreal Marvels | —– | 94-66 | 74-68 | 63-58 | (3-0) | |||
Hamilton Pavilions | 66-94 | —– | 73-63 | 73-48 | (2-1) | |||
Winnipeg St. Vital Grads | 68-74 | 63-73 | —– | 69-51 | (1-2) | |||
Regina Roos | 58-63 | 48-73 | 51-69 | —– | (0-3) | |||
semi | Hamilton Pavilions 45 Vancouver Horizons 44 | |
semi | Montreal Marvels 63 Halifax Midtown 51 | |
7th | Regina Roos 78 Alberta Makoinacs 63 | |
5th | Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 70 New Brunswick 56 | |
Bronze | Vancouver Horizons 62 Halifax Midtown Seniors 43 | |
Final | Montreal Marvels 89 Hamilton Pavilions 55 | |
In the British Columbia finals, the Vancouver Horizons defeated the Simon Fraser University Clan 67-54; 55-58; 56-53 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Vancouver clipped Simon Fraser 67-54 as Sheila Strike scored 22 and Bev Bland 22. The Horizons led 30-24 at the half. Eileen Galushka led the Clan with 18. Bev Bland added 14. …………………………………………………… In game two, Simon Fraser evened the series with a 58-55 as Gail Klaver scored 20 and Bev Bland 20. Joanne Sargent led the Horizons with 24. Gail Klaver added 13. …………………………………………………… In game three, the Horizons took the series with a 56-53 win as Bev Barnes scored 24 and Sheila Strike 18. Bev Bland led Simon Fraser with 24. Gail Klaver added 13. The Clan also included Michelle Desaulniers.
The Ontario playoffs were a round-robin tournament. …………………………………………………… The Hamilton Pavilions clipped the Kitchener-Waterloo Reivers 69-50 as Debbie Knowles scored 16. Yonna Sutton led the Reivers with 24. …………………………………………………… The Kitchener-Waterloo Reivers dispatched the York Raiders 69-54 as Yonna Sutton scored 24. The Reivers also included Judy Antonio, Kathy Mitchell, Karen Lee. Leslie McIntosh led the Raiders with 16. The Raiders also included Joan Parker. …………………………………………………… The St. Catherines Panthers whipped the Peterborough Fontaine City Slickers 80-58 as Gayle Saudie scored 19 and Sherry Trowhill 13. Carol Lacey led Peterborugh with 16. Ann Lang added 15.
In national Pool A round-robin play: …………………………………………………… Halifax Midtown Seniors defeated New Brunswick 63-54 as Donna Hobin scored 19 and Nancy Knowlton 16. New Brunswick was led by Leslie Mason 18. …………………………………………………… Nova Scotia defeated Alberta Makoinacs 80-60 as Nancy Knowlton scored 16. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver defeated New Brunswick 69-52 as Joanne Sargeant scored 16, Wendy Grant 13, Strike 11 and Barnes 10. New Brunswick was paced by Joyce Slipp 18. B.C. led 32-24 at the half. New Brunswick tied it at 33 before B.C. took over. …………………………………………………… St. John’s Black Horse defeated New Brunswick 60-48 as Donna Brenton scored 20, Mary Taylor 11 and Ruth Brett Williams 10. They led 32-21 at the half. New Brunswick was paced by Janet Robinson 16, Karen Hardy 13 and Sue Cowan 12. …………………………………………………… Halifax Midtown Seniors defeated St. John’s Black Horse 83-31 as Donna Hoban tossed in 27, Nancy Knowlton 18, Heather Shute 10 and Anne Hurley 10. The Black Horse was led by Donna Brenton 9 and Cathy Brown 5. …………………………………………………………. Halifax Midtown Seniors beat New Brunswick 63-54 as Donna Hobin scored 19 and Nancy Knowlton 16. Leslie Mason led New Brunswick with 18. …………………………………………………… Nancy Knowlton scored 32 to lead Halifax Midtown Seniors past Alberta Makoinacs 80-60. …………………………………………………… Alberta Makoinacs beat the St. John’s Black Horse 58-43 as Debbie Esgaw scored 14, Brenda Brown 12 and Marina Johns 10. Alberta full-court pressed Newfoundland into disarray. Alberta led 41-25 at the half. Newfoundland was led by Donna Brenton 10, Mary Taylor 10 and Ruth Brett Williams 8. …………………………………………………… The Vancouver Horizons beat St. John’s Black Horse 78-38 as Bev Barnes scored 17, Sheila Strike 13, Joanne Sargeant 10 and Farah Lindsay 13. Donna Brenton led the Black Horse with 12, Cathy Brown added 8.
In pool B play: …………………………………………………… Liz Silcott scored 28, Sylvia Sweeney 22 and Coleen Dufresne 14 as the Montreal Marvels defeated the Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 74-68 after leading 44-32 at the half. Although Manitoba tied it twice in the second half, the Marvels prevailed. Manitoba was led by Barb Hall 24, and Angie Johnson 18. …………………………………………………… Angie Johnson scored 21 and Barb Hall 14 as the Winnipeg St. Vital Grads defeated the Regina Roos 69-51. Regina was led by Linda Vail 13 and Cathy Clark 10. …………………………………………………… The Hamilton Pavilions defeated the Regina Roos 73-48 after leading 41-26 at the half. Marie MacDonald scored 16, Grant 14, Joanne Drake 12 and Linda Palango 12. Regina was led by Judy Seaman 12 and Donna Van Hagen 13. …………………………………………………… The Montreal Marvels beat the Hamilton Pavilions 94-66 as Liz Silcott scored 27, Coleen Dufresne 24 and Sylvia Sweeney 22. The Marvels were ahead 50-45 at the half but opened the second half with an 11-0 run. Hamilton was led by Theresa Grant 26, Debbie Knowles 12 and Marie MacDonald 11.
In semis, Coleen Dufresne and Sylvia Sweeney each scored 16 to lead the Montreal Marvels past the Halifax Midtown Seniors 63-51. Nancy Knowlton scored 18 and Hobin 17 for N.S, which had led 29-26 at the half.
In other semi, the Hamilton Pavilions upset the five-time defending champ Vancouver Horizons 45-44 by closing them down in final minutes of the game. B.C. was held scoreless for the last five minutes. Ontario was down six but score nine in that interval. For Ontario, Linda Palango scored 16 and Theresa Grant 14. Ontario had been ahead 24-18 at the half. B.C. was paced by Sheila Strike’s 14 points.
In the seventh-place contest, the Regina Roos thumped the Alberta Makoinacs as Linda Vail scored 22 and Donna Potts 21.
In the fifth-place match, Angela Johnson scored 23 to lead the Winnipeg St. Vital Grads past New Brunswick 70-56.
In the bronze medal match, the Vancouver Horizons defeated the Halifax Midtown Seniors 62-43 as Sheila Strike scored 26 and Joanne Sargeant 12. Halifax was led by Nancy Knowlton’s 10 points.
In the final, led by three former national team members, the Montreal Marvels team breezed, defeating the Hamilton Pavilions 89-55. Sylvia Sweeney scored 35, Liz Silcott 29 and Coleen Dufresne 17. The Marvels were ahead 50-33 at the half. Linda Palango led Hamilton with 11, Marie McDonald and Theresa Grant each added 10. Hamilton was ahead 20-15 but a 23-4 run by Montreal put the game out of reach. Marvels coach Randy Phillips told the Montreal Gazette that “it was great, just great. We played them one at a time – that’s the only way to do it.” Pavilions coach Earl Begg told the Hamilton Spectator that “it was good big team beating a good little team.”
The all-tourney team featured: Sylvia Sweeney (Montreal Marvels); Angie Johnson (Manitoba); Joyce Slipp (New Brunswick); Marie McDonald (Hamilton Pavilions); and Donna Hobin (Nova Scotia)
The bronze medalist Vancouver Horizons: Sheila Strike; Joanne Sargeant;
The runner-up Hamilton Pavilions: Marie McDonald; Theresa Grant; Linda Palango; Joanne Drake; Debbie Knowles; coach Earl Begg
The champion Montreal Marvels: Sylvia Sweeney; Coleen Dufresne; Liz Silcott; Judy Stafford; Malka Dore; Janet Evans; Elaine Betchinski; Edina Bayne; Chris Laverty; Gail Baker; Irene Markauskas; Wanda Hines; coach Randy Phillips