Charlotte Kelly and Annabelle Thalken had 10 kills apiece and Cal Poly completed an undefeated regular season at home with a 25-14, 25-20, 25-12 sweep of Hawaii today at Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
The Rainbow Wahine suffered their second consecutive straight-set loss to fall to 11-16 overall and 7-9 in conference play.
Hawaii no longer controls its own destiny to qualify for the Outrigger Big West Women’s Volleyball Championship after falling into a sixth-place tie with UC Irvine, which owns the tiebreaker.
UH will need to win at least one match in its final two home games next week and get help to avoid snapping a streak of 31 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
Bri Gunderson, Cha’lei Reid and Tyla Reese Manę all led UH with seven kills as Hawaii hit .062 for the match.
Hawaii dropped all six sets on its final road trip losing three by double digits.
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Victoria Leyva had a match-high 11 digs.
Cal Poly outblocked Hawaii 11-1. UH had three aces and 11 service errors and made 21 hitting errors.
The Mustangs have won 19 straight matches at home, including all 15 this season. Hawaii finishes the season 3-9 away from home.
The Rainbow Wahine end the regular season at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center next week against UC San Diego on Friday and Long Beach State on Saturday.