REGULAR SEASON
| EAST | WEST | ||||||||||
| Laurentian | 11-1 | Peter Ennis | McMaster | 11-3 | Bob Delaney | ||||||
| Toronto | 10-2 | Michele Belanger | Western | 11-3 | Cheryl Kryluk | ||||||
| York | 8-4 | 21-12 | Bill Pangos | Wilfrid Laurier | 8-6 | Gary Jeffries | |||||
| Ottawa | 6-6 | 7-8 | Wanda Pilon | Lakehead | 8-6 | 14-13 | Stu Julius | ||||
| Queen’s | 5-7 | Dave Wilson | Brock | 7-7 | 12-15 | Chris Critelli | |||||
| Carleton | 2-10 | Larry Lanthier | Windsor | 6-8 | Joanne MacLean | ||||||
| Ryerson | 0-12 | Theresa Burns | Guelph | 3-11 | Angela Orton | ||||||
| Waterloo | 1-13 | Leslie Dal Cin | |||||||||
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Brock Badgers: Pam Spero, Michele Luke, Charlene Luke, Lisa Voisey, Kathleen Finlay, Heather Kurtz, Vicki Laekeman, Anna DeTullio, Marianne Groat, Audrey Winter, Sheri Laekeman, Allyson McKenzie, Dina Niejadlik, Sharon Hanlon, coach Chris Critelli, assistant Peter Stoyakovich
Carleton Ravens: Andra Smith, Sue Dawson, Jennifer Faught, Kathryn Hume, Rosemary Stanton, Nancy Forget, Vicki Hornick, Heather Rollo, Paula Stephenson, Kerry McKenzie, Donna Lowe, Robin Smith, Janet Noel, coach Larry Lanthier, assistant Tish Anderson
Guelph Gryphons: Karen Schroder, Mary Thompson, Jennifer Heelis, Liselle Prickett, Carla Griffioen, Cathy Hamilton, Caroline Kealey, Marnie MacDonald, Deb Robinson, Patti Turner, Janet Vanderpost, Tracy Voorberg, Anne Videman, coach Angela Orton, assistant Tara Orchard, assistant Dudley Brown, trainer Jamie Carlson, trainer Helen Vitai
Queen’s Golden Gaels: Nancy Coke, Julie Farquhar, Leslie Aldcorn, Trish Brown, Tracy Hollingdrake, Sharon Maxwell, Sara Shifts, Heather Spero, Dani Hawkins, Teena Bedard, coach Dave Wilson, assistant Tim Orpin
Ryerson Rams: Susan Davidson, Linda Apperley, Mary Gardiner, Katie Bonthron, Barbara Borsutzky, Jennifer Brooks, Heather Campbell, Monique Dubord, Michelle Lay, Sandy Prince, Joann Jakovcevic, coach Theresa Burns
Waterloo Athenas: Brenda Kraemer, Maureen McDonald, Michelle Campbell, Karen McCulla, Jennifer Hinton, Leah Ann Erickson, Jane Willett, Michelle McCrory, Corinna Lueg, Daralyn Bates, Cheryl Cillis, Sandy Connery, Sherry Hooten, Kelly Mackey, Kelly McGoldrick, coach Leslie Dal Cin
Windsor Lancers: Heather Quick, Allison Duke, Kelly Buchanan, Kerry Buchanan, Colleen Hogan, Margaret Piggott, Pam McCartney, Cathy Hoffman, Tracey James, Desreen Burnett, Charlotte LaRose, Linda Klymczak, Tammy Fluet, coach Joanne MacLean
In the quarterfinals, held in Waterloo at Wilfrid Laurier, Toronto defeated Lakehead 79-50 as Mary Ann Kowal scored 20, along with 9 boards, and Samantha Reed 15. The Nor’Westers (coached by Stu Julius) included Trish Hyland, Kathy Harrison, Pam Leitch, Kelly Fitzgerald, Barb Hill, Leanne Yarish, Nadine Crowley, Heather Douglas, Lorna Braaksma and Lisa Mazur.
McMaster defeated Ottawa 55-39 as Vicky Harrison scored 16, along with 7 steals, and Gloria Tomasevic 14, along with 8 boards. Deborah MacInnis led the Gee-Gees with 10 points and 11 boards. The Gee-Gees (coached by Wanda Pilon, assisted by Marg Jones) also included Janet Swords, Jacqueline Rasenberg, Lynne Vokes, Chantal Pombert, Caretta Williams, Viviane Ellis, Sarah Shilts, Peggy Oberthier, Anne Legault, Alana McNamara and Colleen Campbell.
Western nipped York 49-46 as Deb Kraemer scored 14, along with 8 boards, and Donna Kay 11, along with 11 boards. Tammy Naughton paced the Yeowomen with 12. Sue DeRyck added 10. The Yeowomen (coached by Bill Pangos) also included Cathy Amara, Michelle Sund, Maureen McNamara, Nancy Fairburn, Joanne Jakovevic, Heather Reid, Tanya Philip, Wendee Beach.
In the last quarterfinal, Laurentian defeated Wilfrid Laurier 68-61. The Golden Hawks broke to a 5-2 lead but the Voyageurs rallied to a 37-25 lead at the half after Laurier point guard Kris Peel was forced to the sidelines with foul trouble. Laurier tired down the stretch as Laurentian took a 62-45 lead. The Golden Hawks made it respectable with a late 16-6 run. Golden Hawks coach Gary Jeffries told The Cord that “a performance like this took a tremendous amount of heart. The emotion, desire, adrenaline and intangibles just brought us up to the next level of play. Everybody contributed to the best of their ability.” Chantal St. Martin led the Voyageurs with 25. Shirlene McLean added 19 and Louise Belanger 14. Sue Little paced the Golden Hawks with 16. Kim Fritzley added 12, Kris Peel 12 and Catherine Foulon 11. The Golden Hawks (coached by Gary Jefferies, assisted by Brian Malott) also included Janice Field, Renata Dykstra, Jennifer Kuntz, Carrie Lanning, Kelly Lynch, Lorraine Masterson, Dorothy McCabe, Dayna Perry, Robin Potter, Taunya Richardson, Coleen Ryan, Ann Sugrim and Ann Weber.
In the semis, the Toronto Varsity Blues thumped the McMaster Marauders 87-69. “Mac opened up very, very strong,” Blues coach Michele Belanger told the Varsity. The Blues trailed 29-19 at the half but dominated the second. Mary Ann Kowal led the Blues with 29. Denise Scott added 15, along with 11 boards, and Samantha Reed 12. Vicky Harrison paced the Marauders with 25. Heather McKay added 14.
In the other semi, Laurentian dumped Western 67-55 as Shirlene McLean scored 21 and Chantal St. Martin 13, along with 11 boards. The Voyageurs outrebounded the Mustangs 43-17. Pam Fleck paced Western with 16.
In the bronze medal match, McMaster defeated Western 77-51 as Vicky Harrison scored 20, Gloria Tomasevic 15 and Heath McKay 13. Colleen Dunning led the Mustangs with 10. The Mustangs (coached by Cheryl Kryluk) also included Michele Mommersteeg, Donna Kay, Pam Fleck, Nicole Bottineau, Cathy Brewer, Heather Kirk, Ann Hurtibise, Ildi Lubke, Deborah Kraemer, Maureen Spero, Cindy Prioli, Norma Rawlings and Andrea Beneteau.
In the final, Toronto defeated Laurentian 73-60. Blues centre Mary Ann Kowal was elated to make the nationals, to be held in her hometown of Sudbury. “I don’t think she could have a better ending to her career than to finish in her hometown, playing in front of her family and friends,” Blues assistant coach Tom O’Brien told the Toronto Star. Kowal scored 26 as the Blues avenged two regular season losses to the Voyageurs. “We’ve played better in the last four weeks than we have all year,” said O’Brien. “This victory will really help us going to the nationals, because this game means we’ll be ranked higher than Laurentian.” Blues coach Michele Belanger told the Varsity that “I knew it was going to be a close game. I wasn’t sure if we were going to be able to hang in there — to push back and shove back. … In the first half, we didn’t have any momentum,” and trained by as many as 10. But Mary Ann Kowal rallied them back in the second half. “We started to push and shove, stick to the game plan,” said Belanger. “They couldn’t beat us on pushing and shoving. … We played like a real team. They panicked. They threw the ball away.” Laurentian took an early 22-12 lead but faltered after point guard Shirlene McLean was injured and forced to the bench. Toronto trimmed the lead to two before Sheila Ivan hit a pair of buckets to give the Voyageurs a 34-30 lead at the half. The Blues took their first lead early in the second half as Mary Ann Kowal notched an and-one and fallaway jumper. The Voyageurs panicked and fell apart down the stretch. Joan Stock added 12 for the Blues, and Samantha Reed 11. Chantal St. Martin led the Voyageurs with 13 points and 13 boards.
Mary Ann Kowal was chosen tournament MVP. Also selected to the all-tournament team were Samantha Reed (Toronto); Vicky Harrison (McMaster); Shirlene McLean (Laurentian); Chantel St. Martin (Laurentian); and Janet Swords (Ottawa).
After the season, McMaster hires Bob Delaney, a high school teacher in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, to coach the Marauders.
Larry Lanthier resigns as head coach at Carleton, with a 4-20 record in two seasons of OWIAA play. Lanthier was replaced by 25-year-old Margaret Jones, an assistant at the University of Ottawa the past two campaigns and a former player at the University of New Brunswick between 1981-85.
After the season, Laurier coach Gary Jeffries moved to head the men’s program and was replaced by Sue Lindley. She coached McMaster to bronze medal in the OWIAA championships in 1986/87 and 1988/89 and has a 75-43 record as a coach. She was also an apprentice coach with the Canadian women’s Olympic team. She was manager of the Canadian Women’s Olympic Basketball team on its Hungary-Czechoslovakia tour in the spring of 1987 and for the World University Games in Yugoslavia in July 1987. The 29-year-old Hamilton native earned a BSc in human kinetics from the University of Guelph in 1982 and an MSc from McMaster in 1987. She was a four-time OWIAA all-star when she played with the Guelph Gryphons and was a member of the Canadian Junior National team in 1976. As a student at Ancaster High and Vocational school, she played on a team that won two all-Ontario high school championships
The bronze medalist McMaster Marauders: Heather McKay; Vicky Harrison; Barb Sturrock; Karen Pronk; Gloria Tomasevic; Lauren Crich; Cara Solness; Tish Jeffrey; Robyn Lerer; Cathy Doucette; Sharon Gibson; coach Sue Lindley; assistant Joanne Drake; assistant Deryk Brower; athletic director Therese Quigley; SID Joyce Wignall
The runner-up Laurentian Voyageurs: Chantal St. Martin; Shirlene McLean; Kelly Edwards; Sheila Ivan; Jennifer Adams; Louise Boulanger; coach Peter Ennis
The champion Toronto Varsity Blues: Susan Barzo; Nicki Berswick; Sharon Butler; Denise Galipeau; Mary Ann Kowal; Debbie LaBarrie; April McClellan; Samantha Reed; Denise Scott; Kathy Soce; Martina Stirpe; Joan Stock; Suzy Dabovic; coach Michele Belanger; assistant Jim Henderson; assistant Tom O’Brien