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Why Australian Open live streams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports
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That could include animated versions of highlight reels for social media and condensed games to air on weekend mornings, he says, “sort of the new version of Saturday morning cartoons for kids.” The technology could be used to turn players into avatars of themselves or entirely different animated characters, insert “crazy landscapes” behind them or “make the hockey puck look like a cookie.”
Reid told the AP he doesn’t think animation will become the primary way to watch sports, at least not in his lifetime.
The leagues have partnered with rights holders to incorporate characters, settings and animation styles from popular cartoon franchises into specially themed games since 2023.
“What we’ve seen is that side-by-side viewing was occurring,” he said. “And that’s what happened in my house. We had the traditional live game on ESPN, and on an iPad we were watching the animated version. And part of the allure of the experience is actually seeing the two side-by-side — holy cow, it’s like, this is a real hockey game.”
“Even longer term, I think what you’re going to get is some ability for fans to create their own experience,” Lehanski added. “But until then, we’re going to rely on world-class producers to create experiences that are customized for audiences.”
The NFL, CBS Sports and Nickelodeon teamed up to bring SpongeBob and plenty of slime to a “kids-centric” telecast of the 2024 Super Bowl, for example. ESPN and Disney presented a “Funday Football” Toy Story animated game in 2023, and another with The Simpsons in December, featuring the canonical yellow characters on the field and sidelines, pre-recorded segments and the show’s theme song and jingles.
The fact that rebroadcasting rights are separate would explain why concluded matches and highlight reels show the players in their human form, he added.
Lehanski says the NHL has gotten “overwhelmingly positive” audience feedback and is currently in the process of testing in the hopes of offering animated broadcasts on a more regular basis.
The Australian Open isn’t the only — or first — sports entity trying to figure that out.
“By integrating skeletal tracking data with animated characters, this mixed-reality experience is designed to captivate a new generation of tennis fans, making the sport more accessible and engaging, particularly for kids and families,” Tennis Australia Chief Content Officer Darren Pearce said in a statement.
The real-life players have also signaled their approval.
Lehanski told NPR in an interview that while average broadcasts typically draw an audience that’s about 60% male and 40% female, the animated broadcasts “basically flipped that.” He said they also “lowered the average by like 25 years,” with a much smaller than typical percentage of viewers above the age of 35. Lehanski said it didn’t take traffic away from the regular live broadcast, either.
“It’s obviously really different from watching a tennis match with humans,” he said, pointing to the lack of facial expressions and other human qualities. “It seems like it sparks curiosity, but is this sustainable?”
It’s those technological developments that open up even more possibilities — like maybe, one day, giving tennis avatars fingers with which to hold their racquets, as Reid hinted.
It also presented the MultiVersus NHL Face-Off, a partnership with TNT Sports and Warner Bros. Games that brought beloved characters from the MultiVersus video game — including Bugs Bunny, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Steven Universe — to an animated matchup between the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights, officiated by the Tasmanian Devil.
Looney Tunes on ice, the Simpsons take the field
The NHL has done several such projects dating back to February 2023, when it collaborated with ESPN and Disney for the NHL Big City Greens Classic — a live, animated telecast of a Washington Capitals-New York Rangers faceoff, with players modeled after characters from the animated comedy adventure series, which it reprised the following year.
Tennis Australia says the streams during the first four days of the tournament got 950,000 views, compared to roughly 140,000 in the same window last year, the AP reports. NPR has reached out to Tennis Australia for more information.
The “animated feeds” quietly debuted during last year’s Australian Open, according to the Associated Press. This year, it expanded to more matches — and seems to have made a much bigger impression.
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, a four-time Grand Slam winner, called it “amusing” and “a good option for people who want to watch tennis and can’t.” Canada’s Leylah Fernandez, who said she stumbled upon the animation by accident, called it “hilarious.”
Animation could become a more regular feature in certain sporting events, depending on audience interest, technological capability and licensing availability.
“The usual use of this practice is not to get around a broadcasting restriction, but instead to import intellectual property into a broadcast and hope to attract a broader base of viewers,” McCann explained.
Tennis fans worldwide can stream Australian Open matches online, with a catch: The players on screen aren’t real human beings, but video game-like avatars on a computer-generated court.
“We’re scratching the surface with this,” he said. “I mean, there’s so much more that’s going to come.”
The tournament — which runs through Jan. 26 — sold its broadcast rights to media companies around the world, limiting its live coverage capabilities. Instead, it is using animation to transmit the action live on its YouTube channel. Organizers hope the creative workaround will bring the first Grand Slam of the year even more viewers, and win over new fans.
One thing the players don’t have? Fingers. Machar Reid, director of innovation at Tennis Australia, told The Guardian that the system — which involves 12 cameras and 29 tracking points in the skeleton — is “not as seamless as it could be … but in time you can begin to imagine a world where that comes.”
On social media, tweets and TikToks of the cartoon-like players and standout moments — including Russia’s Daniil Medvedev smashing a net camera with his racquet — have garnered tens of thousands of likes.
Are animated sports the future?
And, he says, it worked.
During live gameplay, however, the players — and the general contours and colors of their outfits — are animated in a Nintendo Wii-esque style, as are the court, racquets, balls, umpires, ball people and spectators. The sounds, commentary and action are real, just on a roughly two-minute delay.
“The whole premise for what we did the first two seasons was to create an experience that reached beyond the avid, if not even sort of semi-avid, NHL fan base to try to pull in a younger, more family-oriented audience,” said David Lehanski, the NHL’s executive vice president of business development and innovation.
Michael McCann, the director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute at the University of New Hampshire, told NPR that while animated characters could certainly help bring in younger fans, they are “at least in part a way of providing the coverage of the event in the absence of a broadcasting right.”
“But who knows?” he said. “The world of sport and entertainment is moving so, so quickly.”
He says the technology involved in the animation — which includes light emitters inside the puck and the back of players’ jerseys — has improved since the NHL started using it, rendering players’ movements and strides even more accurately.
“It’s a way of making a product that might be more geared towards young adults and up to younger folks and also parents, parents that might not watch an NHL game but will with their children if there are characters on it that the children are interested in.”
McCann, the law professor, says it remains to be seen whether animation will play a bigger role in sports streaming going forward.
American organizations, including the National Hockey League and National Football League have been experimenting with animated broadcasts for years, albeit in a slightly different format.
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Babcock sets record as Pitt women’s volleyball team rolls in 1st round of NCAA Tournament
Olivia Babcock didn’t realize her performance during the first round of the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament gave her the Pitt record for most kills in a season. Babcock knew she met the previous record holder, Wendy Hatlestad, during alumni weekend.
Babcock recorded 13 kills during the Panthers’ 25-10, 25-17, 25-13 win Friday night at Petersen Events Center in front of a crowd of 4,240. Babcock now has 558 kills, going past the single-season record of 555 Hatlestad set in 2003.
“I was talking to her two weeks ago,” Babcock said. “That’s crazy I just met her. But I think it says a lot about how much my team trusts me to take those big rips, and it gives me the opportunity to score and get as many kills as I do.”
Everyone had a good night hitting for the top-seeded Panthers, who advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the 10th straight season.
The Panthers committed only four attack errors against UMBC (13-12) and finished with a hitting percentage of .551.
“It’s really good to start out and to remind ourselves to maintain high standards,” Babcock said. “Obviously, all of these teams have made it into the tournament because they’re an amazing team, and everyone’s going to bring their best volleyball. I think we just need to make sure that we’re playing our best, too, because, especially in these matches, we don’t wanna slip up and give away a set or a match.”
Pitt (27-4) hasn’t dropped a set in the first round since it beat VCU, 3-1, in 2017 at Penn State.
The Retrievers qualified for the tournament after winning the America East Conference for the fifth time in the past six seasons. Pitt setter Brooke Mosher, who finished with 34 assists, said the Panthers got themselves in system thanks to their good passing.
Blaire Bayless was second for the Panthers with nine kills, and Abby Emch contributed eight.
“That made it really easy for me to spread the ball around and get the middles involved,” Mosher said. “Then, I trusted my teammates to be able to put the ball away.”
Pitt lost the first point of the match after UMBC delivered on a kill by Jalynn Brown. The Panthers responded by scoring the next three points, capping the surge with an ace by Izzy Masten.
UMBC struggled to find holes in Pitt’s defense. The Retrievers hit .129 and were led by seven kills from Hannah Dobbs.
UMBC coach Kasey Crider was happy with how they played.
“We don’t have an Olivia Babcock slayer, so, bummer,” Crider said. “I’ve been to this tournament a few times as a head coach and assistant coach, and I’ve never walked away from the tournament thinking we were the best at the end until today. It still hurts, but there were no regrets.”
Pitt will take on Michigan in the second round Saturday. The Wolverines advanced by beating Xavier. The Panthers are 3-6 all-time against the Wolverines.
Pitt’s only meeting with Michigan in the NCAA Tournament came in 2018, when the Wolverines upset Pitt in five sets at Petersen Events Center.
Mosher, who previously played in the NCAA Tournament with Illinois, said she doesn’t feel any extra pressure playing as the No. 1 seed.
“I think just being in the tournament has its own weight in itself,” Mosher said. “Every game your season is on the line, which is the same no matter who you are.”
Josh Rizzo is a freelance writer.
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Kansas State volleyball vs Nebraska in NCAA Tournament channel, time
Dec. 6, 2025, 6:03 a.m. CT
Kansas State volleyball survived and advanced, and now it will take on the No. 1 team in the country in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Wildcats and Nebraska Cornhuskers will face off at 7 p.m. in the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Saturday, Dec. 6.
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Nebraska enters the match 31-0, seeking its first championship since 2017. The Huskers cruised to a three-set win over Long Island.
K-State’s win over San Diego to advance was more dramatic. The Wildcats (18-9, 10-8 Big 12) pulled it off in five sets, while needing to win the fourth to make it possible.
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Wyatt D. Wheeler covers Kansas State athletics for the USA TODAY Network and Topeka Capital-Journal. You can follow him on X at @WyattWheeler_, contact him at 417-371-6987 or email him at wwheeler@usatodayco.com
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Women’s track and field begins indoor season at M City Classic
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The St. Olaf College women’s track and field team turned in 13 performances that ranked on its all-time performers’ list at the season-opening M City Classic on Friday at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse.
First years accounted for 11 of the 13 performances that ranked on St. Olaf’s all-time list at the unscored meet, which included teams from the NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and club levels. In addition to the top-10 list performances, senior Ella Landis posted St. Olaf’s lone first-place finish at the meet by winning the one-mile run in 5:17.28.
In her first collegiate meet, first year Evangeline Sappington broke onto the program’s all-time performers’ list in both the 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash. Sappington was the top Division III finisher and was 10th overall in the 200-meter dash (26.84), while also taking second among Division III competitors and 16th overall in the 60-meter dash. Sappington’s time in the 60-meter dash ranks second on the Oles’ all-time list – just four one-hundredths of a second off the record – and her time in the 200-meter dash is fifth.
Sophomore Izzi Jaeckle clocked in with St. Olaf’s No. 4 time in the 60-meter dash by placing 17th (8.10), while first year Ellie Semple also broke onto the list in 10th with a time of 8.28 seconds to finish 27th. Sophomore Logan Paulsen moved up to seventh on the Oles’ list with a sixth-place performance in the shot put (12.48m, 40′ 11 ½”), while first year Abigal Frei cleared 3.26 meters (10′ 8 ¼”) for a No. 5 all-time result and an eighth-place finish.
First years Svea Frantzich and Claire Stein recorded St. Olaf’s No. 8 and No. 10 scores in the pentathlon by finishing seventh (3,005) and eighth (2,993), respectively. Frantzich tied for third in the long jump (5.44m, 17′ 10 ¼”) and was sixth in the 60-meter hurdles (9.47), which both ranked on St. Olaf’s all-time list. Stein also tied for third in the long jump (5.44m, 10′ 10 ¼”) to highlight her day. First year Annika Walsh was the runner-up in the high jump (1.62m, 5′ 3 ¾”) – fifth all-time – and was seventh in the 60-meter hurdles (9.48) – ninth all-time – as part of a ninth-place finish in the pentathlon (2,881).
St. Olaf will be back in action in 2026 at the Ole Opener at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17 at Tostrud Center.
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Catch Saturday’s Basketball and Indoor Track and Field Action
BEREA, Ohio – Fans can follow or watch Saturday’s Baldwin Wallace University basketball and indoor track and field action via live results, statistics or video.
The men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams open the 2025-26 season when it travels to Cleveland to compete in the Spartan Alumni Holiday Classic hosted by Case Western Reserve University inside the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center at 11:00 a.m.
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The men’s basketball team travels to New Concord for the first game of a men’s and women’s Ohio Athletic Conference and Hoops for Hunger Food Drive doubleheader against Muskingum University on Performance Court inside the Anne C. Steele Center at 1:00 p.m. Fans can receive free admission to the game with a donation of canned food, a non-perishable item, or a monetary contribution.
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The No. 21 nationally ranked women’s basketball team travels to New Concord for the second game of a women’s and men’s Ohio Athletic Conference and Hoops for Hunger Food Drive doubleheader against Muskingum University on Performance Court inside the Anne C. Steele Center at 4:00 p.m. Fans can receive free admission to the game with a donation of canned food, a non-perishable item, or a monetary contribution.
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2025 DII women’s volleyball championship: Bracket, schedule, scores
Here’s everything you need to know leading up to the first round of the 2025 DII women’s volleyball championship.
The championship bracket was revealed during a selection show on Monday, Nov. 24, live streamed here on NCAA.com. Twenty-three teams earned automatic qualification, with the remaining 41 teams selected at-large by the Division II Women’s Volleyball Committee. Teams from each of the eight regional sites received initial seeds Nos. 1-8.
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2025 DII women’s volleyball championship bracket
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2025 NCAA DII women’s volleyball schedule
- Regionals: Dec. 4-6
- Quarterfinals: Thursday, Dec. 11
- Semifinals: Friday, Dec. 12
- National Championship: Saturday, Dec. 13
- Selection show: 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, November 24
- Regionals: Dec. 4-6
- Thursday, Dec. 4
- No. 3 Indiana (Pennsylvania) 3, No. 6 Fairmont State 0
- No. 3 Anderson (South Carolina) 3, No. 6 Augusta 1
- No. 3 Lynn 3, No. 6 UAH 2
- No. 6 Washburn 3, No. 3 Wayne State (Nebraska) 0
- No. 3 Mercy 3, No. 6 Molloy 2
- No. 2 East Stroudsburg 3, No. 7 Charleston (West Virginia) 0
- No. 3 Ferris State 3, No. 6 Quincy 2
- No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne 3, No. 7 Lander 1
- No. 7 Colorado Sch. of Mines 3, No. 2 UCCS 2
- No. 3 Fresno Pacific 3, No. 6 Western Washington 0
- No. 2 Barry 3, No. 7 Eckerd 0
- No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul 3, No. 7 Central Oklahoma 0
- No. 7 Holy Family 3, No. 2 Adelphi 2
- No. 7 Rockhurst 3, No. 2 Ohio Dominican 0
- No. 3 Angelo State 3, No. 6 Lubbock Christian 1
- No. 5 Flagler 3, No. 4 Carson-Newman 1
- No. 1 Gannon 3, No. 8 Fayetteville State 0
- No. 7 Central Washington 3, No. 2 Simon Fraser 2
- No. 1 Tampa 3, No. 8 Spring Hill 0
- No. 8 UIndy 3, No. 1 Missouri-State Louis 2
- No. 4 St. Cloud St. 3, No. 5 Missouri Western 1
- No. 1 Bentley 3, No. 8 Bridgeport 1
- No. 1 MSU Denver 3, No. 8 Colorado Mesa 0
- No. 4 Pitt.-Johnstown 4, No. 5 Shepherd 0
- No. 4 West Florida 3, No. 5 Palm Beach Atl. 2
- No. 1 Wingate 3, No. 8 Emmanuel (Georgia) 1
- No. 1 Point Loma 3, No. 8 CSUSB 2
- No. 1 Nebraska-Kearney 3, No. 8 Oklahoma Baptist 2
- No. 5 Post 3, No. 4 American Int’l 1
- No. 5 Findlay 3, No. 4 Wayne State (Michigan) 2
- No. 4 West Tex. A&M 3, No. 5 CSU Pueblo 1
- No. 5 Alas. Fairbanks 3, No. 4 Alas. Anchorage 0
- Friday, Dec. 5
- No. 2 Barry 3, No. 3 Lynn 0
- No. 3 Indiana (PA) 3, No. 2 East Stroudsburg 1
- No. 3 Anderson (SC) 3, No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne 1
- No. 3 Mercy 3, No. 7 Holy Family 1
- No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul 3, No. 6 Washburn 0
- No. 3 Ferris State 3, No. 7 Rockhurst 0
- No. 3 Angelo State 3, No. 7 Colorado Sch. of Mines 0
- No. 1 Bentley 3, No. 5 Post 1
- No. 3 Fresno Pacific 3, No. 7 Central Washington 2
- No. 1 Gannon 3, No. 4 Pitt.-Johnstown 1
- No. 1 Tampa 3, No. 4 West Florida 1
- No. 1 Wingate 3, No. 5 Flagler 1
- No. 8 UIndy 3, No. 5 Findlay 1
- No. 4 St. Cloud State 3, No. 1 Nebraska-Kearney 1
- No. 1 MSU Denver 3, No. 4 West Tex. A&M 1
- No. 1 Point Loma 3, No. 5 Alas. Fairbanks 1
- Thursday, Dec. 4
NCAA DII women’s volleyball championship history
Here is the full list of champions and runners-up since 1981:
| Year | Champion (Record) | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lynn (33-3) | Adam Milewski | 3-2 | San Francisco St. | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 2023 | Cal State LA (24-10) | Juan Figueroa | 3-1 | West Texas A&M | Moon Township, PA |
| 2022 | West Texas A&M (33-4) | Kendra Potts | 3-1 | Concordia-St. Paul | Seattle, Wash. |
| 2021 | Tampa (34-2) | Chris Catanach | 3-0 | Washburn | Tampa, FL. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Cal State San Bernardino (33-0) | Kim Cherniss | 3-1 | Nebraska-Kearney | Denver, Co. |
| 2018 | Tampa (33-4) | Chris Catanach | 3-2 | Western Washington | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| 2017 | Concordia-St. Paul (34-3) | Brady Starkey | 3-0 | Florida Southern | Pensacola, Fla. |
| 2016 | Concordia-St. Paul (32-4) | Brady Starkey | 3-0 | Alaska Anchorage | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 2015 | Wheeling Jesuit (39-4) | Christy Benner | 3-0 | Palm Beach Atlantic | Tampa, Fla. |
| 2014 | Tampa (33-1) | Chris Catanach | 3-0 | S’west Minnesota State | Louisville, Ky. |
| 2013 | Concordia-St. Paul (35-3) | Brady Starkey | 3-0 | BYU-Hawaii | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 2012 | Concordia-St. Paul (34-4) | Brady Starkey | 3-2 | Tampa | Pensacola, Fla. |
| 2011 | Concordia-St. Paul (34-2) | Brady Starkey | 3-0 | Cal State San Bernardino | Cal State San Bernardino |
| 2010 | Concordia-St. Paul (32-4) | Brady Starkey | 3-1 | Tampa | Louisville, Ky. |
| 2009 | Concordia-St. Paul (37-0) | Brady Starkey | 3-0 | West Texas A&M | Concordia-St. Paul |
| 2008 | Concordia-St. Paul (37-1) | Brady Starkey | 3-2 | Cal State San Bernardino | Concordia-St. Paul |
| 2007 | Concordia-St. Paul (36-4) | Brady Starkey | 3-1 | Western Washington | Washburn |
| 2006 | Tampa (35-1) | Chris Catanach | 3-1 | North Alabama | West Florida |
| 2005 | Grand Valley State (32-1) | Deanne Scanlon | 3-1 | Nebraska-Kearney | Nebraska-Kearney |
| 2004 | Barry (34-1) | Dave Nichols | 3-1 | Truman | Barry |
| 2003 | North Alabama (33-7) | Matt Peck | 3-0 | Concordia-St. Paul | Cal State San Bernardino |
| 2002 | BYU-Hawaii (27-2) | Wilfred Navalta | 3-0 | Truman | West Texas A&M |
| 2001 | Barry (32-2) | Dave Nichols | 3-0 | South Dakota State | Grand Valley State |
| 2000 | Hawaii Pacific (28-0) | Tita Ahuna | 3-0 | Augustana (S.D.) | Augustana (S.D.) |
| 1999 | BYU-Hawaii (30-2) | Wilfred Navalta | 3-0 | Tampa | Battle Creek, Mich. |
| 1998 | Hawaii Pacific (31-5) | Tita Ahuna | 3-1 | North Dakota State | Kissimmee, Fla. |
| 1997 | West Texas A&M (37-1) | Debbie Hendricks | 3-2 | Barry | Cal State Bakersfield |
| 1996 | Nebraska-Omaha (35-2) | Rose Shires | 3-2 | Tampa | Central Missouri |
| 1995 | Barry (34-2) | Leonid Yelin | 3-1 | Northern Michigan | Barry |
| 1994 | Northern Michigan (32-4) | Mark Rosen | 3-1 | Cal State Bakersfield | Cal State Bakersfield |
| 1993 | Northern Michigan (38-1) | Jim Moore | 3-1 | Cal State Bakersfield | Northern Michigan |
| 1992 | Portland State (36-1) | Jeff Mozzochi | 3-2 | Northern Michigan | Portland State |
| 1991 | West Texas A&M (36-2) | Jim Giacomazzi | 3-0 | Portland State | West Texas A&M |
| 1990 | West Texas A&M (38-1) | Kim Hudson | 3-0 | North Dakota State | Cal State Bakersfield |
| 1989 | Cal State Bakersfield (21-15) | David Rubio | 3-0 | Sacramento State | Cal State Bakersfield |
| 1988 | Portland State (36-5) | Jeff Mozzochi | 3-0 | Cal State Northridge | North Dakota State |
| 1987 | Cal State Northridge (35-6) | Walt Ker | 3-2 | Central Missouri | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 1986 | UC Riverside (29-7) | Sue Gozansky | 3-0 | Cal State Northridge | Sacramento State |
| 1985 | Portland State (36-5) | Jeff Mozzochi | 3-1 | Cal State Northridge | Portland State |
| 1984 | Portland State (33-4) | Jeff Mozzochi | 3-0 | Cal State Northridge | Portland State |
| 1983 | Cal State Northridge (30- 6) | Walt Ker | 3-2 | Portland State | Florida Southern |
| 1982 | UC Riverside (31-5) | Sue Gozansky | 3-0 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge |
| 1981 | Sacramento State (28-6) | Debby Colbery | 3-0 | Lewis | UC Riverside |
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