Women’s Lacrosse Scores 14 Unanswered Goals in 17-5 Route of Mount St. Mary’s

Saturday, March 14

Newark, Del.

Noon

University of Delaware

Mount St. Mary's

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

Women’s Lacrosse Scores 14 Unanswered Goals in 17-5 Route of Mount St. Mary’s

3/14/2026 3:08:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. – Sophia Muscolino and Ella Rishko had career performances and the University of Delaware women's lacrosse team scored 14 unanswered goals over the final three quarters on its way to a dominant 17-5 victory over Mount St. Mary's on Saturday afternoon at Delaware stadium. With the win, UD moves to 3-4 on the season, while the Mount falls to 4-4.

ON THE RECORD
"Today was another great team win for the Hens," head coach Amy Altig said. "Ten different goal scorers, Molly with nine draw controls, and the defense holding them to zero goals through the final three quarters was huge. The continued energy across our sideline was a big asset today. It's great to get another win before we start our conference play next week!"

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

E. Rishko tied a career high with eight points on four goals and a personal-best four assists. She continued to stuff the stat sheet with two ground balls, two caused turnovers, and two draw controls.
Muscolino set career highs with five assists and seven points, adding two goals.
McKenzie Didio, Lulu Rishko and Jaclyn Marszal all had a pair of goals, and Julia Ciufo had two points on a goal and an assist.
Maggie Craytor, Morgan Gore, Maggie Porter and Riley Sturtevant all found the back of the net as UD had 10 different goal scorers.
Molly Baumgratz led the draw with a career-high nine draw controls as the Blue Hens finished with a 14-10 advantage in the circle.
Steph Marszal made eight saves and a .615 save percentage, marking her fourth-straight game with a save percentage of at least .500.
Delaware's defense wreaked havoc all game, causing 10 turnovers and keeping the Mountaineers 15-of-20 on clear attempts. UD held the Mount scoreless for the final 45:16 of the contest.
The Blue Hens were a perfect 18-for-18 on clear attempts.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Delaware got a pair of first-quarter goals from E. Rishko and another from Craytor, but still trailed 5-3 after the opening 15 minutes.
The Hens started their run less than a minute into the second quarter as Didio scored off a feed from Muscolino.
L. Rishko scored back-to-back goals to tie the game and give Delaware the lead for good with 4:11 left before halftime.
Muscolino scored her two goals 43 seconds apart and Sturtevant added a tally with six seconds on the clock to give UD a 9-5 lead at the midway point.
Didio, E. Rishko and Gore all scored in the third quarter to make it a 12-5 game after 45 minutes.
Ciufo scored her first of the season to open the fourth quarter before E. Rishko added her fourth and Porter beat the possession clock with 5:10 remaining.
J. Marszal finished the scoring with her two goals to provide the final 17-5 score.

GAME NOTES

The Blue Hens set new season highs in goals (17), assists (11), and shots attempted (42).
It is the second time this season that Delaware has had 10 different goal scorers in a game (UMBC).
It was E. Rishko's fifth-consecutive game with a hat trick, matching the longest streak by a Blue Hen since 2019. She now has at least four points in four-straight games.
E. Rishko's eight points are the most since Delaney McDaniel also had eight in the 2024 season finale against Monmouth.
Muscolino's five assists were the most by a Blue Hen since McDaniel had five against UMBC last season.
Muscolino now has 16 points (5g, 11a) in four games since returning from injury.

UP NEXT
The Blue Hens will head out on the road to play their inaugural games in the ASUN conference. Delaware will play at Austin Peay on Thursday, March 19 and at Lindenwood on Saturday, March 21. Both games will start at 1 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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