The Stan Sheriff Center rocked, then the Hawaii volleyball team rolled to its 15th consecutive victory — 25-17, 25-22, 26-24 — over Stanford.

A crowd of more than 5,000, the largest since 2010, watched the Warriors chisel the Cardinal’s defense for two sets, then score the match’s final four points for the sweep.

The top-ranked Warriors are 17-2 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, .028 ahead of 18-3 UC Irvine, which defeated UCLA in four sets on Friday night.

"We don’t watch what Irvine does," said outside hitter Siki Zarkovic, who led the Warriors with 12 kills. "We watch what we do."

UH coach Charlie Wade said he does not bother to monitor the Internet for Irvine updates.

"No need," Wade said. "We know we control our own destiny. We have to do our own thing."

Irvine has one regular-season match remaining. The Warriors have three left, including Saturday’s "senior night" rematch against the Cardinal.

After the match, UH middle Taylor Averill acknowledged: "There’s a little salt in the mouth. All of us could have played a little better. That’s OK. We got the win. (Saturday) is our next focus. We have to come out and play well (Saturday)."

UH setter Jennings Franciskovic had a wide menu of options in the first two sets. Averill and Davis Holt, despite playing with a swollen right hand, were crushing quick sets. That opened the way for Zarkovic and opposite Brook Sedore, who launched spikes from the pins and behind the 3-meter line.

The Warriors also were able to block (15.5 rejections) or tip the Cardinal’s best shots. Libero Kolby Kanetake, sporting a faux-hawk, produced 17 digs.

"I have to give a lot of credit to my blockers," Kanetake said. "They make it so much easier to read where the ball’s going."

This season, Kanetake has experienced aches in his limbs and back.

"It’s kind of up and down a little bit," Kanetake said. "I have to give it my best effort every night. It doesn’t matter how I’m feeling."

Sedore said he knew UH’s defense would be fine after Kanetake made two sprawling digs early in the first set.

"When I saw that, I said, ‘I’m not worried about Kolby,’ " Sedore said. "That guy is going to be doing his job all night. He was in the zone all night."

Without injured 6-foot-8 setter James Shaw, Stanford tried several tactics. They adjusted their personnel and rotation when 5-9 setter Kyle Dagostino was in the front row. In the first two sets, 6-7 setter Sean Kemper entered in the third rotation. The pin hitters also tried to attack wide, which limited their line attempts but helped tool blocks.

In the third set, Stanford rallied from a five-point deficit to take a 24-22 lead. Wade then summoned backup setter Alex Jones.

"When I saw (Jones) coming out, I was less worried," Sedore said. "That guy comes in and does wonders for us."

Stanford’s Daniel Tublin hit long on a pipe set, then Zarkovic stuffed an over-pass to tie it at 24. Franciskovich then replaced Jones.

"Alex comes in and gives everybody and the crowd a little boost," Wade said. "He got everybody kind of pumped up. I don’t even want to think about what our season would be like without that guy."

At deuce, Stanford’s plan was to feed ‘Iolani graduate Gabriel Vega on the right side. Franciskovic, Averill and Zarkovic collaborated to block Vega twice to end the match.

"End of the set, they wanted to go to the guy who was hot," Averill said. "(Vega) was playing well. He played well."

Vega finished with a match-high 14 kills.

"What a night," Averill said. "I think we can play at a lot higher level. We hold ourselves to a higher standard."