New Mexico State's Tanya Allen, right, goes for the kill against Hawaii's Kanoe Kamana'o at the Las Cruces High School gym in Las Cruces, N.M. NMSU beat UH to snap the longest conference winning streak in NCAA history. Norm Dettlaff | Las Cruces Sun-News   UH players, from left, Kari Gregory, Cayley Thurlby, Jayme Lee and Elise Duggins look to the sidelines after losing the fourth game. Norm Dettlaff | Las Cruces Sun-News

The Rainbow Wahine (13-5, 7-1 WAC), playing without three injured starters, saw their 132-match winning streak against WAC opponents.

UH's last WAC loss came on Oct. 10, 1998, against Brigham Young.

"(It's) certainly disappointing it's over, but we knew it would end sometime," said UH coach Dave Shoji. "Every streak will end, just a matter of time. Obviously (we) did not want it to happen tonight."

UH let big leads get away at the end of the second and fourth games

The Aggies (21-1, 5-1) scored the last five points of Game 2 and outscored UH 17-4 to end Game 4, at a packed Las Cruces High School Gym.

"This is a match we gave away," said Shoji, whose team was playing its fifth match in eight days.

"Fatigue had nothing to do with it. We made way too many errors ... it was frustrating to watch that match," Shoji said.

In Game 5, the Aggies surged to a 7-2 advantage in Game 5 only to have the 'Bows score five straight.

After the sixth tie, at 11-11, NMSU scored the next three points. Two Jamie Houston kills delayed match point, but Anna Callis — New Mexico State's only new starter this season — ended the streak on the next serve.

Hawai'i played without Tara Hittle, Nickie Thomas and Jessica Keefe. Hittle and Thomas are out for the year. Keefe injured her left knee Wednesday on the final point in UH's victory over Louisiana Tech.