The Hawaii women’s volleyball team dropped to 0-6 against the top four teams in the Big West Conference after UC Santa Barbara’s 25-19, 25-12, 25-22 sweep of the Rainbow Wahine tonight at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, Caif.

All three starting pin hitters hit negative for Hawaii (11-15, 7-8), which saw its lead over UC Irvine for sixth place shrink to one game with three matches left in the regular season.

Gabi Martinez had a match-high 10 kills and five of a season-high 12 aces for the Gauchos (20-8, 12-4), who swept the season series against UH and have won seven of the last 11 meetings.

Middle blocker Miliana Sylvester had a team-high eight kills for UH, which managed only 27 kills in three sets and hit .062.

UH’s starting pins, Cha’lei Reid, Tyla Reese Mane and Ravyn Dash combin

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