REGULAR SEASON
| EAST | WEST | ||||||||||
| Toronto | 11-1 | Michele Belanger | Brock | 12-0 | 18-11 | Chris Critelli | |||||
| Laurentian | 10-1 | Peter Ennis | Guelph | 8-4 | Karen Lee | ||||||
| York | 6-6 | Frances Flint | Waterloo | 8-4 | Sally Kemp | ||||||
| Queen’s | 5-7 | Dave Wilson | Western | 6-6 | Mary Riezebos | ||||||
| Carleton | 4-8 | John Scobie | McMaster | 5-7 | Sue Lindley | ||||||
| Ottawa | 4-8 | 9-13 | Diane Hilko | Windsor | 3-9 | Sue Osborne | |||||
| Ryerson | 1-10 | Sandy Turney | Wilfrid Laurier | 0-12 | Gary Jeffries | ||||||
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Carleton Ravens: Joan McKenna, Karen Spalding, Paula Dwyer, Lynn Plunkett, Sue Hindson, Tish Anderson, Janet Podleski, Wendy Adams, Brenda Agard, Charlotte Wang, Karen Tobin, Judy Findlay, Kathy Jarrett, coach John Scobie, assistant Hugh Lynn
McMaster Marauders: Joan Cunningham, Hester Westenberg, Heather Duncan, Cheryl Thistle, Tracey Billings, Tammy Burrows, Tanya Edwards, Megan McKenna, Marnie Pettit, Mary Thompson
Ottawa Gee-Gees: Rachel Sheehan, Louise Dube, Diane Boisvert, Mary Hogan, Candy Forsyth, Adrianne Jordan, Sharon Catto, Suzanne Leclair, Caren Uhlik, Lynda Callaghan, Laura Lefevre, coach Diane Hilko, assistant Greta Delonghi
Ryerson Rams: Caroline Borsutzky, Lynn Borgogelli, Kayla Janjic, Donna McDermid, Carola Ostach, Pat Rowe, Sheila Weir, Marilyn Wykes, Tamara Zerener, Fiona Duncanson, Claudette Maillet, coach Sandy Turney, assistant Marg Kerr
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks: Leslie Kamps, Helen Rutckyj, Carmen Hartung, Helga Bliefert, Marie Zamajec, Sue O’Brien, Pauline Droumtsekas, Mary Jonker, coach Gary Jeffries, assistant Fred Nichols
Windsor Lancerettes: Theresa McGee, Lillian Craig, Leith Saunders, Linda Gage, Sue March, Elaine Janisse, Wendy Srigley, Tricia Blue, Diane Minello, coach Sue Osborne, assistant Kerri Towers
In the quarterfinals, held in Hamilton, Guelph defeated York 58-57. The Yeowomen (coached by Frances Flint) included Paula Lockyear, Anne-Marie Thuss, Jean Graham, Petra Wolfbeiss, Sue De Ryck, Liz MacDonald, Michelle Sund, Anthea Hewitt, Wanda Pighin.
The Toronto Varsity Blues defeated the Western Mustangs 92-48. The Mustangs (coached by Mary Riezebos, assisted by Peter Campbell, Paul Jones and Deanne Campbell) included Tracey DeSutter, Nancy Lemon, Linnea Campbell, Sandy Perryman, Nancy Unruh, Leslie Petter, Michelle Hopkins, Karyn Mitchell, Laurann Col, Carolyn Juckes, Maria Fabbro and Dana Sheahan.
The Laurentian Voyageurs defeated the Waterloo Athenas 74-52 after leading 39-27 at the half. Carol Hamilton led the Voyageurs with 21. Sharon Knowles added 14 and Sandy Stevenson 15. The Athenas (coached by Sally Kemp, assisted by Warren Sutton) included Kim Rau, Corinna Lueg, Brenda Bowering, Cindy Poag, Carolyn Sossi, Nancy Baumgart, Lisa Zinkiewich, Lorraine Lawrence, Lynne Parent, Patricia Rodger, Adele Day, Selena Davis, Kerry Doherty, Karen Meadus, Lois Smith, Karen Wilkinson, Sheila Windle and Michelle Campbell.
In the last quarterfinal, Brock defeated Queen’s 84-59 as Carolyn Foreman scored 26. Karen McComber led the Golden Gaels with 18. The Golden Gaels (coached by Dave Wilson, assisted by Lyn Aird) also included Collen Ahrens, Sheila Coleman, Jenny Quail, Kelly Massingham, Jackie Dusenbury, Shelley Gahagan, Leslie Strickler, Sue Little, Maureen Mossor, Dawn Lumley and Deb Weimer.
In the semis, Toronto defeated Guelph 79-55 as Pat Melville scored 26. The Gryphons (coached by Karen Lee, assisted by Sue Hardie and managed by Laurie Graham) included Jocelyn Laviolette, Beth Pulsifer, Shelley Roberts, Jillian Foster, Tracey Vent, Meg Glaves, Mary Russell, Jane Laidman, Maria Borges, Suzie Chin and Debbie Mies.
In the other semi, Laurentian defeated Brock 67-45 after leading 28-18 at the half. Carol Hamilton led the Voyageurs with 22. Knowles added 12 and Anne Rimes 10. Carolyn Oliver led the Badgers with 13. Lisa Osborne added 9, along with 11 boards, Karen Golob 8 and Carolyn Foreman 4. Foreman told the St. Catharines Standard that “we shot like hell. We weren’t getting the shots and when did shoot, we couldn’t hit it. I think we were a bit uptight.” Foreman added that playing in the weaker division of the league, the Badgers were “not used to playing at that level game after game, not used to playing with the kind of intensity you need all the time against Laurentian and Toronto.” Badgers coach Chris Critelli said “defensively, we did what we wanted to do against Laurentian, held (Carol) Hamilton in check. Heck, we held them to 67 points. But offensively, we just didn’t do anything.” The Badgers (coached by Chris Critelli, assisted by Chris Dooley) also included Maureen Kelly, Pam Polson, Janice Jockel, Joanne Drake, Heidi Melloh, Lisa Volsey, Janice Hogeveen, Yvonne Doodeman and Carol Beauclair.
In the bronze medal match, Brock v Guelph
In the final, Toronto defeated Laurentian 77-74 to capture their second straight title. Angela Orton scored eight of the Blues last 10 points to pull out the win. “She’s a clutch player in tight situations,” said teammate Pat Melville. Orton scored 24. Melville, who was selected the tournament MVP, added 21, along with 12 boards, and Peggy Blumenthal 12. Laurentian trailed 14-4 early but rallied on the rebounding of Carol Hamilton (who nabbed 15 boards). Anne Rimes and Hamilton each scored 17 for the Vees, who trimmed the margin to 42-41 at the half. Sharon Knowles added 15. Laurentian took a 52-49 lead with 12 minutes to play and extended it to five with seven minutes left. But then the Blues took command. Melville, who missed most of the first half with three fouls, pilfered the ball and raced for a layup to knot the score at 62. Orton later connected on a three-point play to give the Blues a 72-70 edge. Melville told the St. Catharines Standard that “that was our plan, to play her (Carol Hamilton) as tight as possible.” Carol Hamilton led the Voyageurs with 17, along with 15 boards. Anne Rimes added 17, Sharon Knowles 15 and Sheila Ivan 14, along with 9 boards.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Pat Melville (Toronto); Angela Orton (Toronto); Carol Hamilton (Laurentian); Sharon Knowles (Laurentian); Karen McComber (Queen’s); and Carolyn Oliver (Brock).
After the season, Sandy Turney was turfed as head coach at Ryerson and replaced by Concordia coach Mike Hickey, who was three times named Quebec coach of the year. “I’ll reinforce the philosophy we had at Concordia; to always play against the best possible competition, play as hard as we can and to do it with class,” Hickey told the Montreal Gazette. “I believe we’ve always done it with class at Concordia.” The 36-year-old native of Hempstead, N.Y amassed a record of 235-162 since beginning his coaching career with the Sir George Williams Georgians in 1973. He formerly played with the Georgians. He led the Georgians to a 56-18 mark, including back-to-back trips the Canadian championship. When Sir George Williams and cross-town rival Loyola College merged to form Concordia in 1975, Hickey took over as head coach of the women’s team and three times has been named coach of the year in the Quebec University Athletic Association. In all, his teams have been to the national championship six times. “It was a hard decision to make, to leave after having been here so long and having done so much. But I’m going to Toronto for what Ryerson has to offer me now and down the road. I looked at myself staying at Concordia and realized I wasn’t about to get ahead very much in the next few years.”
The runner-up 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 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