| (2) | Toronto | 70 | ||||||
| (7) | New Brunswick | 65 | Toronto | 70 | ||||
| (3) | Laurentian | 70 | Laurentian | 71 | Laurentian | 52 | ||
| (6) | Lakehead | 49 | ||||||
| —–VICTORIA | ||||||||
| (4) | Concordia | 63 | ||||||
| (5) | Alberta | 54 | Concordia | 54 | Victoria | 71 | ||
| (1) | Victoria | 61 | Victoria | 63 | ||||
| (8) | Bishop’s | 42 |
In the quarterfinals, held in Lennoxville, Toronto edged New Brunswick 70-65 despite facing a Red Bloomers defence that all but completely collapsed in the paint. The Blues went to a stack with Angela Orton posting low and shooter Peggy Blumenthal on the wing. Blumenthal fed Orton for eight straight points to pull Toronto ahead. Steals by Theresa Burns and Pat Melville sealed the win. Orton led the Blues with 24 points, including 12 in the final six minutes. UNB had been ahead 36-28 at the half but the Blues tied the game with five minutes to play and took command as they romped home. Orton hit 10-18 from the floor, including 8-10 in the second half. Bonnie McKenzie led the Red Bloomers with 18 points.
Concordia defeated Alberta 63-54 as Quebec all-star Jane Bullock scored on 9-27 from the floor and 10-12 from the line. Wildcard Alberta had led 14-13 after one quarter but Concordia pulled ahead 19-18 and then exploded with a 13-1 run to take a 32-19 lead at the half. The Stingers led by 19 with 2:37 to play. Concordia coach Mike Hickey said he was disappointed that Bullock hadn’t been selected an All-Canadian. Bullock told the Montreal Gazette noted that “I was happy with the game. This is our year to do it and I just had to go out there and show them.” Hickey said the key was neutralizing Alberta star Toni Kordic. “We did everything we planned. The trick was to put as much pressure on her as possible without letting the others score.” Kordic scored 15 points before fouling out with six minutes to play. Susan Tokariuk added 16 for Alberta. Bullock, who picked up three quick fouls in the first six minutes, added that “I felt the pressure. All the articles in The Gazette about not being named all-Canadian. It meant I had to come out and play well. The pressure got the adrenalin going. I came out aggressive.” Bullock added that she was angry about not being awarded all-Canadian status. “The ones who were picked deserved it. I’m not saying I’m better than them, only an equal. Not getting named added fuel to the fire tonight. I wanted to prove a few things.” Concordia had five fans supporting them. “College spirit is not completely dead at Concordia,” the Gazette quoted an unnamed source. “But this is about as close as it can come to being dead.” Kordic told Canadian Press “it was a frustrating game. It’s unusual for me to foul out at this time of the year. I did it at the beginning of the year because my timing was off.”
Victoria thrashed Bishop’s 61-42 as Sandy Espeseth scored 16, Lori Clarke 14, Janet Fowler 10, Susie Neil 6, Elizabeth Sara 2 and Kim Poland 1, while Sandy Pothier, Tessa Valg, Sue Loney, Irina Sladecek and Karen McConnell were scoreless. The Vikings led 29-24 at the half and outrebounded Bishops 38-17. Vikings coach Kathy Shields told Canadian Press that “I was definitely disturbed at halftime. They were fired up and they were at home. We were nervous and didn’t get off to a good start. We had a few anxious moments but we were happy to beat Bishop’s in their own backyard. We really broke it open in the second half. We switched to a zone defence and began pressuring them more. They couldn’t react.” Kelly Tucker paced Bishop’s with 15. Wendy Waters added 9, Joanne Gordon 6, Michelle O’Keefe 4, Heather Sams 4, Linda Shamer 2 and Judy Lang 2, while Karen Baker and Nancy McCrae were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, Laurentian defeated Lakehead 70-49 as National player of the Year Carol Hamilton scored 22 and hit 6-7 from the lint and nabbed 11 boards. Sharon Knowles added 12 and Sandy Stevenson 12. Monica Burchert led Lakehead with 14.
In the semis, the Laurentian Voyageurs defeated Toronto 71-70. The Voyageurs appeared to be floundering against Toronto after point guard Sandy Stevenson fouled out. But Carol Hamilton hit a jumper from the top of the key to tie the game at 68 with 10 seconds to go. She finished with 29 points. Sandy Stevenson scored seven but drove the ball hard at the Blues. Toronto’s Pat Melville got in foul trouble trying to contain Hamilton inside. Toronto led by 11 with 7 minutes to go. Two three-pointers later, the Vees were within one with 1:51 to go. Bill Denney assessed a technical on Toronto assistant coach Natalie Vukovich for complaining about a three second violation that wasn’t called, as Hamilton shot the ball with 10 seconds to go. Toronto protested that the technical was called before Hamilton’s shot. A technical committee reviewed the tapes for two and half hours. Laurentian made one of two technicals to go up by one. They also got the ball because of the technical. Laurentian’s Lori Kenopic hit both free throws to go up by three with three seconds to go. Mary Ann Kowal hit an uncontested layup. Ennis said the team was drained waiting all night for the technical committee to report. “The semis took a lot out of us, physically and psychologically.” Blues coach Michelle Belanger was furious. “With 23 seconds left to go in the game, a Vees starter fouled out. The Vee’s coach ran out onto the court ranting and raving and had to be physically
restrained from hitting the ref. All the official said was go sit down, was go sit down. With 3 seconds to go,
my assistant coach was on the baseline. She yelled ‘3 seconds in the key” and the technical was called.” National MVP Carol Hamilton stepped up to the line and hit 1-2. The Voyageurs got the ball and Angela Orton intentionally fouled Lori Kenopic, who hit both free throws to make 71-68 with a second remaining. Toronto scored an uncontested hoop to make the final 71-70. The Voyageurs led 34-29 at the half. Hamilton finished with 29. Sharon Knowles added 12 and Lori Kenopic 10.
In the other semi, Lori Clarke scored 25 to lead Victoria, which finished (10-0) in the CWUAA regular season, past Concordia 63-54. Sandy Espeseth added 14, Susie Neil 8, along with 12 boards, Sandy Pothier 8, Susie Neil 8, Janet Fowler 5 and Sandy Chambers 3, while Tessa Valg, Sue Loney, Kim Poland, Karen McConnell and Elizabeth Sara were scoreless. The Vikes zone press hounded Concordia into miscues. “It worked well,” Vikings assistant Tracie McAra told Canadian press. “Espeseth had an outstanding game. She came through with big baskets when we needed them most.” The Vikings outrebounded Concordia 27-20 and led 25-21 at the half. Jane Bullock led the Stingers with 24. Monique Francouer added 10, Rhonda Colley 10, Denise Dignard 8 and 2 points were unallocated, while Jill Southgate, Megan Mowlin, Kim Reeve, Lori Salter, Sylvia Cesaratto and Yvonne Suzman were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, Toronto defeated Concordia 66-55.
In the final, Victoria pounded Laurentian 71-52. Good defence by Victoria closed off Laurentian’s six-footers Lori Kenopic and Ann Rymes, while defensive specialist Susie Neil shut down Laurentian star Carol Hamilton. Peter Ennis later noted “I had the feeling that in their other two games, they were only putting out what they had to, even though they were always in control. Tonight, they put it all out.” Victoria coach Kathy Shields said the team played “loose” and demonstrated flashes of good defence, particularly Neil closing down Hamilton. “It was really a team effort.” The Vikings held Rymes to 4 points, Kenopic scoreless, and Hamilton to 23. Reserve Debbie Aschahan scored 8 points and nabbed 6 rebs. Victoria was paced by 21-year-old junior national team member and tournament MVP Lori Clarke who scored 22, including 10-10 from the line. Neil added 20, Sandy Chambers 11, Sandy Espeseth 8, Janet Fowler 8 and Kim Poland 2, while Sandy Pothier, Tessa Valg, Sue Loney, Irina Sladecek, Karen McConell and Elizabeth Sara were scoreless. Victoria was 21-24 from the line, including 10-10 by Clarke. “They really took advantage of our youth. We couldn’t get our offence to run and we couldn’t get our big people in the offence. That forced Carol to take on most of the offensive load and that put a lot of pressure on her,” said Ennis. Hamilton essentially kept a 30-point loss to 19. Lori Clarke averaged .760 from the floor and 1.000 from the line during the tourney, including 6-6 against Bishops. Clarke said that “we clicked. We wanted it all year and we got it. We wanted that Bronze Baby.” Shields told the Montreal Gazette that she was “worried going into this game because I didn’t think we had played well in our first two games. We were tight in those games, but we came out strong from the start tonight. We have a bigger team that is effective inside, and I think our ability to do that was what got them into foul trouble.” The Vikettes led 39-24 at the half. Shields told Canadian Press that “I was worried going into this game because I didn’t think we had played well in our first two games. We were tight in those games, but we came out strong from the start tonight.” The Vikettes led 39-24 at the half. In addition to the aforementioned, Debbie Aschaber scored 10 for the Voyageurs, Sandy Stevenson 7, Sharon Knowles 4, Sheila Ivan 4 and Sheila Balson 2, while Karen Porter, Michelle Porter, Mary-Jane Johnstone, Kelly Edwards were scoreless.
The all-tourney team featured: MVP Lori Clarke (Victoria); Jane Bullock (Concordia); Sandy Espeseth (Victoria); Carol Hamilton (Laurentian); Angela Orton (Toronto); and Sandy Stephenson (Laurentian).
The bronze medalist Toronto Varsity Blues: Angela Orton; Nicki Berswick; Peggy Blumenthal; Anna Brozic; Theresa Burns; Sandra Clubb; Mary Ann Kowal; Susan Marzolini; Patricia Melville; Julaine Sandrin; Lynn Schulze; Julie Williams; coach Michele Belanger; assistant Natalie Vukovich; assistant Tom O’Brien
The silver medalist Laurentian Voyageurs: Carol Hamilton; Sandy Stevenson; Sharon Knowles; Sheila Balson; Lori Kenopic; Michelle Porter; Anne Rimes; Kelley Edwards; Sheila Ivan; Nicky Majid; Nancy Harrison; coach Peter Ennis; assistant Leslie Dal Cin; athletic director Sandy Knox
The champion University of Victoria Vikings: Lori Clarke; Sandy Chambers; Sandy Espeseth; Susie Neil; Janet Fowler; Kim Poland; Sandy Pothier; Tessa Valg; Elizabeth Sara; Sue Loney; Irina Sladecek; Karen McConnell; coach Kathy Shields; assistant Tracie McAra; athletic director Ken Shields; SID Barry Read