In an up-and-down season, University of Hawai'i women's soccer coach Pinsoom Tenzing is looking for consistency.

The Rainbow Wahine beat a ranked team at home, but it is their only win at home. They lost to previously winless Nevada last week on the road despite outshooting the Wolf Pack 16-5.

"We're seeing different things coming from our midfielders," Tenzing said. "We need to see more consistency."

Thirteen games into its 18-game schedule, the Western Athletic Conference season is just beginning for Hawai'i (4-5-4, 0-1-1 WAC), Tenzing pointed out.

"We have five left to play with three at home. All of that gives us a chance to turn things around," Tenzing said.

Tenzing maintains that the Rainbow Wahine have "played well the entire year," but haven't capitalized on their "multitude of chances."

He believes he has the "material" to solve the midfield inconsistencies with a lineup of Kristen Oshiro, Kristyn Shapka, Mari Punzal and Alexis Choi, who have been starting for most of the year. He hopes to see more stability out of that position to complement the talent of forwards Ambree Ako (five goals, two assists) and Taryn Fukuroku (three goals, four assists).

However, Ako has been hampered with a leg injury, and her former 'Aiea High teammate Tehane Higa, a senior defender and the team's co-captain, is still nursing an ankle injury.

"Ambree's still not 100 percent, and I can't keep her out," Tenzing said. "She's not able to do the next level thing she's able to do."

The Rainbow Wahine, who will play three straight WAC games at home, went 0-1-1 on their recent trip — losing 1-0 to Nevada and playing Fresno State to a 0-0 standoff in double overtime.

"We played really, really well," Tenzing said of the two road games.

Against Nevada, "we completely, completely outplayed them. It was a very sorry evening to play soccer, it was snowing, it was cold."

Against Fresno State, "we couldn't solve the problem of a stack defense. They had one striker up front, which told us they had no intentions of attacking. We outshot them but couldn't penetrate."

The Rainbow Wahine host San Jose State (4-7-3, 1-1-0) today at 5 p.m. at Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium. By comparison, the Spartans lost to Fresno State, 1-0, in double overtime and beat Nevada, 1-0, last weekend.

Hawai'i owns a 7-5-1 series record against San Jose State, but Tenzing said he is not sure what to expect from the Spartans, who have a new head coach in Jeff Leightman.

Tenzing noted San Jose State has a "different attitude" than in years past.

The Spartans beat Cal State Bakersfield, 3-0, Wednesday for their first two-game win streak in two years.

"Each game our momentum and energy is a lot better," San Jose State midfielder Lauren Sanchez said in a release following the Bakersfield game. "Early on our energy level was a problem, but as the season progresses we are raising our energy level and getting more comfortable with Coach Leightman's system."