The defensive hardiness of the Appalachian State Mountaineers proved too much to overcome in a 2-0 Warhawks loss.

The loss came on Junior Day as juniors Amanda Borstelmann, Jenna Pillon and Lauren Palmer were honored.

Borstelmann notched three goals, five assists and 11 points in her career.

Fellow teammate Pillon is second all-time in program history with 17 goals and fourth in points with 40.

She’s also scored five career game-winning goals which ranks her second in school history.

Defensive Palmer has struck in two goals in her career. She’s taken five shots on goal this season.

The Warhawks started off the game with some quality chances, however Appalachian State’s Jane Cline netted the first goal of the match.

The goal came on a chip in from Cline after a deflected pass from Sam Childress.

The Mountaineers out shot the Warhawks 9-4 in the first and held a 5-1 advantage in cornerkicks.

The second half the Warhawks struggled to generate offense while Appalachian State came out firing.

In the 69th minute Cline tallied yet another goal to make the final score 2-0.

The goal came on a low blast from 25 yards out which was  assisted yet again by Childress.

The Mountaineers would out shoot the Warhawks 14-4 in the period.

ULM held a slight edge in corner kicks at 2-0.

Coach Roberto Mazza noted the team’s offensive struggles.

“One of our biggest struggles this year has been finding the back of the net in conference play,” Mazza said.

The Warhawks also had trouble keeping possession of the ball when they were on the attack trying to score.

Every time the Warhawks had a chance to score Appalachian State’s defense had an answer.

“I didn’t think we generated enough passes to get our offense going, we just need to be able to connect and move forward,” Mazza said.

Goalie Brooke-Lynn Scoggins registered 11 saves in the loss.

ULM falls to 6-5-1 at home this season.

The Lady Warhawks look to bounce back this Sunday at home, against in-state rival ULL, at 1 p.m.

ULL will be the team’s final conference game as well as final game of the season.

The Warhawks lost last season to the Cajuns 4-1 in Lafayette.

The Sunbelt Conference Championships wil be held Nov. 4-8 in Atlanta, Georgia, if the Warhawks were to get in.