UCLA’s volleyball offense is unpredictable. Its results are not.

Once again, the Bruins conquered the Outrigger Volleyball Invitational, this time defeating Hawaii in four sets, 25-19, 14-25, 25-19, 25-16, on Saturday night.

It was the Bruins’ fourth tournament title in a row and ninth in their 14 appearances. They went unbeaten in the three-day round robin event. The Rainbow Warriors finished 2-1.

The Bruins were outplayed in the second set and fell behind 15-12 in the third. After the media timeout, UH’s Jace Olsen was called for a back-row-attack violation when he tipped the ball over the net.

Olsen, the Warriors’ floor captain, argued in his own defense. The ruling was upheld.

"He was called for a back-row attack when he’s virtually standing on the ground," Wade protested.

Coupled with a previous call when a shot that struck the line judge was ruled a Bruins point, "we kind of lost our mojo," Wade said. "It totally switched the momentum. We have to take control. In the third set, we have to be more disciplined."

Instead, the Bruins scored four in a row to take a 16-15 lead. With setter Steve O’Dell sizzling two aces and freshman Jackson Bantle launching left-handed spin serves, the Bruins scored 13 of the final 17 points of the third set.

In the fourth, the Bruins turned upward — to 7-footer Robart Page — for offense. Page blasted seven kills (without an error) in nine swings in the fourth set. Four of his kills originated from behind the 3-meter line.

"It’s really easy to set him," O’Dell said of Page. "All I have to do is throw it up there and he pounds it."

Standing flat-footed, Page can touch 9-feet-1. As the NCAA’s only 7-footer, he probably should be typecast as a middle blocker or opposite attacker. But in UCLA’s self-styled "hybrid" offense, Page is the left-side hitter. Bantle, who started as the opposite beginning in the third set, is 6-1.

UCLA coach John Speraw said he decided to move Page from opposite to outside in the middle of the 2013 season.

"I felt he attacked the ball really, really well on the left side of the court," Speraw said. "We decided to run this hybrid offense."

In this scheme, Bantle handles most of the passing, freeing Page to swing away. Page finished with 16 kills, and was named the tournament’s most outstanding player.

Page also used his long forearms to produce eight digs. He passed eight serves without an error.

"I’ve never accepted being 7 feet," Page said. "I see it as a 6-3 person in a 7-footer’s body. That’s how I look at it. I don’t take ‘no’ for an answer."

Indeed, Page was denied in the second set. Three times he was blocked.

"We came out fighting in (sets) three and four," Page said.

O’Dell credited assistant coach Andrea Becker, who leads meditation and visualization sessions before each match.

"We do a lot of mental work," O’Dell said. "Win or lose, we want to enjoy the experience. We want to stay as a team."

Wade said the round-robin format proved beneficial. The Warriors open Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play this week in matches against Long Beach State.

"It’s still early," Wade said. "It’s only the middle of January. We beat a few teams ranked ahead of us and really at times played decent. We’re disappointed we didn’t win the match. But we’re not looking for the sharp objects."

Penn State finishes third

Nick Goodell, Peter Russell and Aaron Russell each registered double-digit kills to boost Penn State to a 28-26, 25-20, 25-19 sweep of Ohio State.

The Nittany Lions (1-2) finished third in the Outrigger Invitational.

The Buckeyes were winless in their three matches.

Key — s: games; k: kills; e: hitting errors; att: attempts; pct: hitting percentage; d: digs; bs: block solo; ba: block assists; pts: points (kills plus blocks plus aces). Service Aces — UCLA 6 (O’Dell 2, Stahl, Kersten, Quiroga, Bantle). Hawaii 1 (Timmer).  Service errors — UCLA 15 (O’Dell 3, Page 3, Rowe 3, Kersten 2, Quiroga 2, Stahl, Bantle). Hawaii 12 (Olsen 3, Ramos 2, Averill 2, Zarkovic 2, West, Timmer, Mol). Assists — UCLA 43 (O’Dell 37, Kersten 2, Quiroga 2, Sequeira 2). Hawaii 46 (Ramos 36, Kanetake 3, Zarkovic 2, Franciskovic 2, Sedore, Averill, Mol). T — 2:08. Officials — Dan Hironaka, Dickson Chun. A — 2,573