It was the kind of night when the ball bounced in and out of the goalkeeper's hands directly to the foot of a University of Hawai'i women's soccer player right in front of the goal.

But she still couldn't score.

Hawai'i outshot San Jose State 18-4, but it was one of San Jose State's four shots that resulted in the lone score of the game.

The Spartans won their sixth straight game, beating the Rainbow Wahine, 1-0, in the Western Athletic Conference opener for both squads last night at the Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium in front of 872 fans.

"The story of our life, right now," Hawai'i captain Mari Punzal said. "I think we need more composure and I think we need more intensity. We look at the clock and even though there's 22 minutes left we should look at it like it was two minutes. Because I feel like I wasn't playing with enough intensity during the game."

Hawai'i (4-7-1, 0-1-0 WAC) seemed to be controlling offensively in the first half, but it was San Jose State (6-4-0, 1-0-0) that broke through with a goal by sophomore midfielder Shanelle Furner, who headed in a cross by sophomore defender Angela Santoro from the right side in the 29th minute.

It was the Spartans' first shot of the game, compared to eight taken by the Rainbow Wahine to that point.

"And we outplayed them as well, but these things happen. Those miracle goals (by opponents) kill us," Hawai'i coach Pinsoom Tenzing said.

The Spartans averaged 16.44 shots per game heading into last night's game, but were held to four, three on goal. The Rainbow Wahine took 18 shots, seven on goal, led by nine shots by senior forward Britta Bourne.

"This is soccer, sometimes. Honestly I thought Hawai'i did a great job and deserved better," San Jose State coach Jeff Leightman said. "I think we got the goal we needed and kind of hung on a bit. The first half we were an absolute disaster and then the second half it was a bit more of an even match."

Tenzing acknowledged that in the second half Hawai'i was "chasing the goal and I don't blame them for that either."

Hawai'i plays Fresno State (2-8-0, 0-0-0) tomorrow at 5 p.m.