| (2) | Regina | 93 | ||||||
| (7) | New Brunswick | 75 | Regina | 70 | ||||
| (3) | Calgary | 75 | Calgary | 67 | Regina | 72 | ||
| (6) | Bishop’s | 55 | ||||||
| —–LAURENTIAN | ||||||||
| (4) | Winnipeg | 88 | ||||||
| (5) | Western | 82 | Winnipeg | 61 | Laurentian | 79 | ||
| (1) | Laurentian | 70 | Laurentian | 75 | ||||
| (8) | Laval | 56 |
In the quarterfinals, held at Laval in Ste-Foy, the 3rd-seeded Calgary Dinosaurs whipped the 6th-seeded Bishop’s Gaiters 75-65 as Jodi Evans scored 21. Bishop’s coach Andrea Blackwell had entered the tourney convinced her troops could defeated Calgary because “we’re a better, more complete team” led by All-Canadian Cynthia Johnston, Melanie McPhee and point guard Sandra Mullins. But Jodi Evans, point guard on the Canadian national team, lived up to her billing as the best player in the country. Along with her 21 points, Evans grabbed 12 boards, dished three assists and all but shut down Johnson. Calgary coach Jane Anne Smith credited Evans with setting the tone when it mattered. “Early in the game, Jodi allowed Johnston to post up and score some easy baskets. She seemed upset that she wasn’t doing the job and that woke her up. Once she decided to control the game, we were in good position,” Smith told the Montreal Gazette. Calgary had a 34-29 lead at the half and never allowed the Gaiters to creep closer in the second frame before eventually putting away Bishop’s with a 16-4 run in the final four minutes. By then, the Gaiters were desperately rushing their shots and fouling madly. The Dinosaurs coolly responded by hitting 6-7 from the line in the final two minutes. Johnston finished with a subpar 11 points. “It’s disappointing that we didn’t play the way we’re capable of,” she said. “The last three weeks, we’ve been playing at a certain level but today we just didn’t get the job done. We expected to do better than this. Last year, we were just happy to be in the nationals. This year, we really wanted to do something. Sue Jickling added 15 points for Calgary, while Lisa Bacigalupi scored 10. Andrea Lackey led Bishop’s with 17 points and 18 boards. Melanie MacPhee added 13. The Gaiters (coached by Blackwell, assisted by Toni Kordic and Linda Schamer) also included Cynthia Johnston, Sandra Mullins, Stephanie Marier, Kerry Brock, Natascha Brandel, Kathy Williams, Kerry Shuttleworth, Christina Van Barnevald, Lesley Buness and Alice Hartling.
The Winnipeg Lady Wesmen defeated the Western Ontario Mustangs 88-82 as Tanya McKenzie scored 30. The Mustangs (coached by Bob Delaney, assisted by Gloria Tomasevic) included Michele Mommersteeg, Claudia DeIulio, Deborah Kraemer, Nicole Bottineau, Maureen Doody, J. Erin Murphy, Heidi Preiner, Heather Kirk, Ildi Lubke, Coleen Dunning, Elizabeth Pook, Pam Fleck, Anne Flint and Jill Stiefelmeyer.
The 2nd-seeded Regina Cougars smothered the 7th-seeded New Brunswick Red Bloomers 93-75 as Jackie Moore scored 36 and Vivian Kingdon 19. The interior play of Moore and Penny Patterson proved too much for the Red Bloomers to handle as the Cougars dominated the paint and notched a bushel of putback rebounds. Patterson finished with 12 points. Regina led 14-4 early and by as many as 18 in the first half. The Red Bloomers were unable to rally closer than 10. Regina led 48-33 at the half. Kara Palmer led New Brunswick with 23. Jennifer Hale added 22. The Red Bloomers committed 26 turnovers. The Red Bloomers (coached by Claire Mitton, assisted by Mark MacDougall and Susan McCarthy) also included Jill Jackson, Laura Swift, Jennifer Hale, Shannon Hickey, Bonnie Hale, Tracy Ross, Tracy Lordon, Tammy Polchies and Cherie Ring.
The top-seeded Laurentian Voyageurs dumped the host and 8th-seeded Laval Rouge et Or 70-56 as Ottawa Bell product Nana Robinson scored 24. Laurentian used its superior depth to wear down Laval. The Lady Voyageurs opened a 20-point lead midway through the second half. The Rouge et Or briefly rallied to within 63-54 with four minutes to play before running out of gas. Sylvia Gauthier led Laval with 16 points. Nathalie Veilleux added 11 and Sonia Ritchie 10. The Rouge et Or (coached by Linda Marquis, assisted by Monique Parent and Nathalie Caron) also included Chantal Denis, Genevieve Brunet, Isabelle Lauziere, Marie-Claude Lachapelle, Lucie Bellemarre, Chantal Cantin, Isabelle Turcotte, Pascale Arguin, Nathalie Boucher and Caroline Roy.
In the semis, Regina nipped Calgary 70-67 as Jackie Moore scored 36. Regina built an early 28-22 lead and extended the margin to 40-33 at the half. Calgary countered with a 21-13 run to open the second half. They knotted the score at 64 with four minutes remaining but Jackie Moore converted a three-point play to give the Cougars the lead for good. Trailing by three with six seconds remaining, the Dinosaurs were unable to get off a decent shot and Sue Jickling’s desperation trey fell short. Jodi Evans scored 20 for Calgary before fouling out with 2:39 to play. Calgary coach Jane Anne Smith said “it comes down to the fact that we just couldn’t stop Jackie Moore. Every time she got the ball, she scored.” Smith switched to a zone late in the first half but even then, Moore kept scoring. Sue Jickling scored 6 for Calgary, well below her season average of 18. “We definitely needed Sue to score more,” said Smith. ‘She just wasn’t hitting at all. Even though we had a good season, it’s really tough to take when you get this close. It’s easy to say we had a good year. But we could have gone farther.” Regina hit 16-30 from the line, while Calgary was 6-7.
In the other semi, Laurentian defeated Winnipeg 75-61. The Lady Voyageurs trailed by 10 at the half but their depth wore down Winnipeg in the second half. Martha Sandilands led Laurentian with 17 points. Carolyn Swords and Tracey Phelps added 14 apiece. Tanya MacKenzie led Winnipeg with 32, including 26 in the first half. The Wesmenettes built a 35-25 lead at the half on a fullcourt press than forced 11 turnovers. But they went scoreless in the first four minutes of the second half. “Classic case of discipline over emotion,” said Wesmen coach Tom Kendall. “They stayed disciplined, we got emotional. At this level you’re not going to win with emotion. Basketball is a game where you’ve got to stay in control and we were totally out of control in the second half. In the first five minutes of the second half we never penetrated once and when we did get the ball inside to the posts they fumbled it. We just stopped doing what worked.” Laurentian coach Peter Ennis said depth proved the difference. “We got into our bench early and that hurt them because they don’t go as deep. I think fatigue took over when we evened up the score with them. Tanya (MacKenzie) was only off the floor for one minute of the game. That’s tough to do.”
In the bronze medal match, the Calgary Dinosaurs defeated the Winnipeg Lady Wesmenettes 96-75. The Wesmenettes (coached by Tom Kendall, assisted by Keith Pruden) included Tanya MacKenzie, Michelle Jonasson, Jody Rock, Sandra Carroll, Sheryl Lamothe, Michelle Chambers, Jodi Schoen, Andrea Hutchens, Diane Zunic, Karen Kuebler, Larisa Waschuk and Terri Martin.
In the final, Laurentian defended its title by edged Regina 79-72 in overtime as Sue Stewart scored 20 and grabbed 9 boards. Nana Robinson added 15 points and Dianne Norman 12. The Cougars rallied from a 20-point deficit to tie the score at 66 and force overtime. But the Voyageurs took command in the extra session. The Lady Voyageurs dominated early as their pressure defence and depth stifled Cougar star Jackie Moore. Laurentian built a 38-24 lead at the half and extended it to 20 before Regina shifted to a full court press and began to force Laurentian turnovers. With Vivian Kingdon and Deane Schmyr bombing from the perimeter, while Penny Patterson and Moore dominated the paint, Regina rallied to take its first lead at 64-63 on a Shmyr trey with 1:23 to play. Carolyn Swords responded with a pair of free throws and Regina missed a chance to win with seven seconds to play when Moore hit but 1-2 from the line. Fatigue appeared to undo Regina in the extra session as Dianne Norman, Sue Stewart and Nana Robinson combined for nine points. “We felt that our strong bench and defensive pressure would eventually wear down Regina,” Laurentian coach Peter Ennis told the Montreal Gazette. “We just thought they would tire a lot sooner. You have to give them full marks for coming back the way they did.” Sue Stewart noted that “the longer the game is, the tougher we become.” Norman added that “everyone contributed. We’re a young team and we let them tie the game but we showed a lot of confidence going into the overtime. Our coach said we deserved to win, so we went out and did it.” Jackie Moore finished with 19 points despite being constantly double-teamed with fresh players. Vivian Kingdon also notched 19.
The all-tourney team featured: MVP Dianne Norman (Laurentian); Jodi Evans (Calgary); Tanya McKenzie (Winnipeg); Carolyn Swords (Laurentian); Jackie Moore (Regina); and Vivian Kingdon (Regina).
The bronze medalist Calgary Dinosaurs: Jodi Evans; Sue Jickling; Lisa Bacigalupi; Mieke VanderValk; Linda Orr; Patti Cumming; Audra Duregon; Melita Bishop; Jackie Biesel; Angela Aalbers; Lynette Lepan; Tracey Hillier; Carolyn Decock; Jackie Biesel; Monica Sippola; coach Jane Anne Smith
The silver medalist Regina Cougars: Jackie Moore; Vivian Kingdon; Jenny Heeg; Penny Patterson; Deanne Shmyr; Karen Harvey; Laurie Perron; Elizabeth Kufeldt; Sanderson; Stacey Parsons; Stacey McPhail; coach Debbie Patterson; assistant Anita LaBrie
The champion Laurentian Lady Voyageurs: Dianne Norman; Carolyn Swords; Nana Robinson; Louise Belanger; Tricia Stewart; Sue Stewart; Martha Sandilands; Christine Stapleton; Chantal St. Martin; Jennifer Leahey; Sue Foy; Tracy Phelps; Laurie Lovell; Nana Robinson; Tracey Hayman; coach Peter Ennis; assistant Angie MacDonald; assistant Shirlene MacLean