Jaclyn Marszal’s Eight Points Leads Women’s Lacrosse Past Saint Joseph’s 13-12

Wednesday, April 1

Newark, Del.

1 PM

University of Delaware

8-4

Saint Joseph's

5-7

Saint Joseph's

Delaware

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

Jaclyn Marszal’s Eight Points Leads Women’s Lacrosse Past Saint Joseph’s 13-12

4/1/2026 4:59:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. – Jaclyn Marszal led the way with four goals and four assists to propel the University of Delaware women's lacrosse team to a 13-12 victory over Saint Joseph's in a non-conference game on Thursday afternoon at Delaware Stadium. With the win, the Fightin' Blue Hens have now won seven-straight games and improve to 8-4 overall, while the Hawks fall to 5-7 on the season.

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Today was a very hard-fought battle against an incredibly tough opponent in St. Joe's," head coach Amy Altig said. "Jaclyn really stepped up for us offensively and Mary Matey made some key plays to help us earn the win. I'm proud of the determination our team showed today and excited to get back into conference play next week."

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

J. Marszal tied her season highs in goals and points, matching her eight-point performance against Lindenwood (March 21).
Sophia Muscolino finished with five points as she had a hat trick and dished out two assists.
Morgan Gore registered her fifth hat trick of the season and Callie Drab also had two goals.
Mary Matey had a career-high three caused turnovers and tied a personal best with five draw controls.
Ella Rishko also had five draw controls and three caused turnovers, and Molly Baumgratz finished with four draw controls.
Steph Marszal made one save in goal to earn her eighth win of the season.
Delaware held a 17-10 advantage in draw controls and forced 20 Hawks' turnovers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The game was back-and-forth from the beginning as the teams were tied after the first quarter. Muscolino scored UD's first two goals before Gore tied the game 3-3 with a woman-up goal in the final minute.
Gore and J. Marszal both scored in the second quarter, but the Hawks went into halftime with a 3-2 lead.
J. Marszal tallied her second and third goals of the game early in the third quarter, sandwiched around a Saint Joseph's goal to even the score at 7-7.
Gore completed her hat trick and Drab scored on a free-position attempt to put UD up 9-8 at the end of three quarters.
The teams went back-and-forth in the fourth quarter as J. Marszal and McKenzie Didio scored to keep UD up one, 11-10.
Muscolino and Drab tallied consecutive goals from the 8-meter to extend Delaware's lead to 13-10 with 3:47 left.
Saint Joseph's scored twice to pull within one, but the Blue Hens maintained possession for the final 1:54 to seal the win.

GAME NOTES

Delaware improved its winning streak to seven-consecutive games, the program's longest streak since opening the 2000 season with seven-straight wins.
The Blue Hens have scored at least 13 goals in seven-straight games, the longest streak by a UD team since 2000.

UP NEXT
The Blue Hens step back into conference play next week when they close out their five-game homestand with matchups against Kennesaw State (April 9) and Coastal Carolina (April 11). Opening draw in both contests is set for noon and the games will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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