For the second night in a row, the Warriors took 75 minutes to complete the three-game sweep, this time by the scores of 30-21, 30-18, 30-24.

The average per-game margin was 10.8 points during this two-match series.

The Warriors improved to 8-2 overall and 5-1 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, moving into a first-place tie with idle Brigham Young. Stanford, which has lost four in a row, fell to 5-9 and 3-7.

The Warriors, who play at Pacific tomorrow night, are expected to supplant UCLA, which suffered its second MPSF loss last week, at No. 1 in this week's USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association top-15 poll.

"We're playing at a real high level," UH outside hitter JosŽ JosŽ Delgado said. "The chemistry is getting better and better every single match."

The Warriors also are doing well in physical education, with left-side hitter Delano Thomas and opposite hitter Pedro Azenha powering over and through the Cardinal's block.

"Pedro and Delano are the big guns," Delgado said. "They're fun to watch."

Thomas, an All-America middle blocker last season, slammed 17 kills and hit .652. UH coach Mike Wilton said Thomas has answered doubts about his ability to adapt to his new position.

"The evidence would appear to be in," Wilton said. "Delano was unstoppable."

So, too, was Azenha after "he got warmed up," Wilton said. Azenha buried 16 kills.

The Warriors committed 14 attack errors last night and 23 in the two matches. Entering the series with a hitting percentage of .330, the Warriors hit .491 against Stanford.

"Maybe it was a matchup deal," Wilton said. "We played some pretty OK volleyball both nights."

Once again, it appeared the Warriors' success began with primary passers Delgado and libero Alfred Reft. They were able to parlay jump serves into high passes near the net for setter Brian Beckwith and then his replacement, Kimo Tuyay. With Stanford planting its block in the middle, the UH sets went outside to kill-hungry Thomas and Azenha.

"It was a good job by our guys," Wilton said.

By the middle of the second game, Wilton looked to his bench. Tuyay, a co-captain who was the starting setter the previous three seasons, replaced Beckwith. In Game 3, Matt Bender came in for Azenha.

"Every single guy who played brought fire," Delgado said. "Everyone enjoyed being on the court. They had a smile. Whoever came in stepped it up. We had a lot of fun."

The majority of the announced crowd of 561 appeared to be rooting for the Warriors. Many of the Stanford supporters were in Berkeley for the men's basketball game between Stanford and California.

"It was kind of like playing in Honolulu," Wilton said. "There were so many people who looked like they were from Hawai'i."

The Warriors will meet for breakfast at 9 this morning, then depart for Stockton. If the weather is nice, Wilton said, the team will visit Golden Gate Park.

"There are a lot of stores there, amusement things, and a lot of people who paint their body gold and act like statues," Wilton said. "It's kind of a fun deal. We want to go there and check out the populace."

Wilton said the Warriors will not practice today.