Friday afternoon’s home opener at the ULM Soccer Complex was full of highs despite a 3-2 loss for the Warhawks against Stephen F. Austin. 

Colorado native Karlea Fehr became the all time assists leader for the soccer program. At the start of the match, Fehr was one assist behind Chelsea Shriner who set the record of 13 assists in 2000-2002. 

When Fehr entered the game, the Warhawks were trailing 1-0. Fehr quickly set up sophomore Jenna Pillon who scored her fifth goal of the season in the ninth minute.        

Freshman Danielle LaFrance was set up for a corner kick by Fehr around the 28th minute making her second goal of the year and pulling the Warhawks ahead 2-1.

Fehr’s assist in the goal was the record-breaking number 14.        

“It feels really great! I mean, I couldn’t have done it without my team. I think everybody’s pushing really hard and I hope we keep playing like this”, said Fehr, a junior psychology major. 

The two teams battled it out in the second half, neither side willing to give in. 

ULM fought with an attempted corner kick by Fehr followed by an advantage kick by sophomore Mary Ashton Lembo. 

It wasn’t until the 81st minute that SFA’s Chelsey Raymond scored after a corner kick attempt by ULM, pulling the Ladyjacks into the lead 3-2. 

Despite the Warhawks’ fight to recover, the score stuck and the Stephen F. Austen Ladyjacks won the game putting ULM at 4-3.

ULM head coach Robert Mazza seemed pleased with the team’s effort.

 “We just left everything on the field. Stephen F. Austen is a fantastic team. They’ve had some amazing results this year, but if we continue playing like this we are going to be really good going forward,” Mazza said.

Goalies Katherine Werther, sophomore, and Sam Moreno, freshman, split the protection duties this game. Werther made four saves and Moreno made six.