Women’s Lacrosse Remains Undefeated in ASUN with 14-13 Comeback Win Over Jacksonville

Thursday, March 26

Newark, Del.

Noon

University of Delaware

6-4, 3-0

Jacksonville

6-3, 2-1

Jacksonville

Delaware

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

Women’s Lacrosse Remains Undefeated in ASUN with 14-13 Comeback Win Over Jacksonville

3/26/2026 3:36:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware women's lacrosse team ended the game on a 7-2 scoring run over the final 22 minutes to come-from-behind to defeat Jacksonville 14-13 on Thursday afternoon at Delaware Stadium. With the victory, the Fightin' Blue Hens have now won five-straight games, improving to 6-4 overall and remaining undefeated in Atlantic Sun (ASUN) Conference play at 3-0. The Dolphins fall to 6-3 overall and 2-1 in conference action.

ON THE RECORD
"This game was hard fought from start to finish," head coach Amy Altig said. "Jacksonville is a team that knows how to win and we had to learn, adapt, and adjust throughout the whole game. Our team fought the mental battle and never gave up regardless of the score. Kara (Nakrasius) prepared our draw group to be dominant in all areas and Molly Baumgratz stepped up for us. This was a huge win for our program in a new conference and we are looking to capitalize on it and keep moving forward."

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

McKenzie Didio finished with a career-high four goals and five points.
Sophia Muscolino recorded her fourth five-point performance of the season with two goals and three assists.
Morgan Gore scored three goals and added an assist.
Jaclyn Marszal tied for a team lead with three assists.
Ella Rishko stuffed the stat sheet with a goal, an assist, nine draw controls, and tied a career high with four caused turnovers.
Mary Matey set a new career high with five draw controls and Molly Baumgratz also collected five draw controls.
Steph Marszal made five saves in goal.
Delaware finished with a 20-9 advantage in draw controls

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Blue Hens jumped out to a 4-0 lead halfway through the first quarter with two goals from Didio, and tallies from E. Rishko and Gore.
Didio completed her first-quarter hat trick to make it a 5-0 UD advantage with 2:57 left in the first quarter.
Jacksonville worked to tie the score with five-consecutive goals between the first and second quarters, but Muscolino buried a free position shot to put the Hens back up by one with 7:32 left in the second quarter.
The Dolphins scored twice to take their first lead, but Callie Drab found the back of the net from the goalmouth with 19 seconds left to make it a 7-7 game at halftime.
Four-straight goals to start the third quarter gave Jacksonville an 11-7 lead with 7:38 on the clock.
The Blue Hens started their comeback as Didio, Gore, and Maggie Porter scored three-consecutive goals to make it a one-goal game, 11-10, at the end of the third quarter.
Riley Sturtevant and Lulu Rishko each scored their first goals of the game to put Delaware back on top with 8:45 left in the fourth quarter.
After Jacksonville tied the game, Gore and Muscolino scored back-to-back goals a minute apart to put UD up 14-12 with 4:06 left.
The Dolphins made it a one-goal game, but Delaware's defense held strong in the final minute to seal the win.

GAME NOTES

Didio recorded her first-career hat trick in the first quarter.
Gore's hat trick was her fourth of the season and 10th of her career.
Delaware's 20 draw controls are a new season high and the most since winning 20 against Campbell last season.

UP NEXT
The Blue Hens will remain home at Delaware Stadium to host Stetson on Saturday. The game will start at noon and will be broadcast on ESPN+. Saturday's contest will be Delaware's Senior Day and Alumnae Game.

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