The University of Hawai'i needs offensive output from Bree and Britta, its two senior forwards, in its final homestand of the season.

Ambree Ako and Britta Bourne, four-season starter and one-season star, respectively, have shared the scoring load for the Rainbow Wahine this season, with 11 of the team's 16 goals.

But offense has admittedly been a problem.

"We've had our fair share of opportunities and I guess maybe it's just ... I don't know," Bourne said. "It's on us to get the job done and we both take it seriously and take responsibility for it."

Bourne, who transferred from Montana but sat out last season, has been a valuable partner for Ako up top, with the loss of Ako's running mate for three seasons, Taryn Fukuroku, the 2008 Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year.

"It's been hard to make that transition because (Fukuroku and I) knew how each other played and we complemented each other," Ako said. "I had to readjust how I played and learn how Britta played.

"We had to literally tell each other what we wanted to do in different situations. As time went on, we began to learn how each other played so it got a little better. Now we just have to finish some goals and we'll be good."

Both have the potential and ability to score. Ako will leave near the top of the program's record books in nearly all offensive categories. She is tied for third all-time in goals (27) and points (73) and tied for second in assists (19).

Bourne leads the team this season with seven goals and two assists for 16 points.

Hawai'i coach Pinsoom Tenzing says Ako "has a nose for the goal" and Bourne "was the hardest worker last year and maintained that this year."

But the duo's offensive output hasn't been consistent.

"They are just wonderful kids and my burning desire is for them to succeed," Tenzing said. "They are both good athletes and I hope they put it all together in the last four matches of the season."

Be it confidence, chemistry or connections with their teammates or each other, the Rainbow Wahine forwards have struggled to put the ball in the net.

"They are really, really wonderful kids," Tenzing said. "I'm sure they are trying to do the right things. Breaks have gone away from them, in that we've missed some crucial goals."

They are the stars of this year's eight-member senior class, which hopes to pick up a pair of much-needed wins this weekend in WAC play against Nevada tomorrow and Utah State Sunday.

"I have nothing but admiration for them," Tenzing said of his seniors. "They haven't had much playing time, but what coaches hate the most is kids complaining.

"And the numbers are big and if they were negative it could have been a crushing season. But no one is giving up. That is a credit to the senior class."

Both games are at 5 p.m. at the Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium. The seniors will be honored in a ceremony after Sunday's game.

Ako uses words like "crunch time," "crucial" and "critical." All three of Hawai'i's WAC losses have come by one goal.

"Those are heartbreakers," Bourne said. "It's one of those things where you stay up all night thinking about what you did and didn't do and it sticks in your mind."