The 11th-ranked Raibow Wahine (23-6) get the conference's automatic NCAA bid. The 13th-ranked Aggies (26-5) will wait for an at-large bid when NCAA brackets are announced next Sunday. Their only losses are to Hawaii, second-ranked Nebraska and third-ranked Texas.

WAC Player of the Year Jamie Houston led UH with 22 kills, and was named tournament MVP. But, llike the rest of her team, struggled against New Mexico State's serving, blocking and balanced offense in the third and fourth games at Pan American Center.

The Rainbow Wahine found themselves just in time to win its seventh straight WAC Tournament title; it has been in the tournament final all 12 years it has been a member, losing to Brigham Young in 1996 and 1997.

Hawaii had won every WAC championship since. The Aggies beat UH here last year to end an NCAA-record 132-match conference winning streak, but the Rainbows had taken the teams' last four matches, including an epic five-gamer here in September and a simple sweep in Hawaii a month ago.

Hawaii concludes its home season with non-conference matches against Loyola Marymount Tuesday and Wednesday at Stan Sheriff Center. Both begin at 7 p.m. UH seniors Raeceen Woolford, Caroline Blood, Kari Gregory and Juliana Sanders will be honored after the final match.

All-Tournament Team

MVP: Jamie Houston (Hawaii)