Winning last Saturday was just the beginning. Now that No. 8 Hawaii has clinched a playoff berth, the Rainbow Warriors head into the final four matches of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball season with one goal in mind: Control what can be controlled … that is, the outcome on the court.

With so many permutations of what the final standings and tournament seedings could be 10 days from now, “there’s no use trying to speculate where we’ll be,” Warrior coach Charlie Wade said. “We know we’re in and that we’ll be no lower than seventh.

“We want to continue getting better so that we’ll playing our best volleyball at the end.”

Hawaii (15-9, 9-9) is at No. 7 UC Santa Barbara (15-9, 10-8) Friday and Saturday night, two matches that likely will decide the sixth and seventh seeds. (There is an outside shot either could move up to fifth). Regardless of the outcome, both Hawaii and UCSB will be on the road for the MPSF quarterfinals on April 16.

Taking two at the Thunderdome — where the Warriors have won once in the past eight matches — would be a momentum builder.

Hawaii hosts Cal Baptist (12-14, 4-14) next Friday and Saturday, the final home matches for seniors Kolby Kanetake, third in career digs (751), and Siki Zarkovic, eighth in kills (1,250).