Defense Dominates as Women’s Lacrosse Advances to ASUN Championship with 10-4 Win over Lindenwood

Thursday, April 30

Jacksonville, Fla.

3 PM

University of Delaware

13-4, 8-0

Lindenwood

8-11, 4-4

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Lindenwood (Mo)	1	3	0	0	4
Delaware	4	1	2	3	10

Defense vs. Lindenwood - ASUN Semifinals

Defense Dominates as Women’s Lacrosse Advances to ASUN Championship with 10-4 Win over Lindenwood

4/30/2026 7:03:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The top-seeded University of Delaware women's lacrosse team shut out fourth-seeded Lindenwood for the entire second half, pulling away for a 10-4 victory on Thursday afternoon in the Atlantic Sun (ASUN) Conference semifinals. The Fightin' Blue Hens improve their winning streak to 12 games and sit at 13-4 overall, while Lindenwood finishes its season at 8-11.

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Ella Rishko led Delaware's offense with four goals and an assist, while stuffing the stat sheet with six draw controls, three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Jaclyn Marszal added two points on a goal and an assist.
Mary Matey scooped a career-high five ground balls.
Sydney O'Donnell finished with a career-high five caused turnovers and Kennedy Radziul added three.
Steph Marszal made eight saves in goal, tying a career high with a .667 save percentage.
The Blue Hens held a 10-6 advantage at the draw control, including an 8-2 mark after the first quarter.
UD's defense forced 25 Lindenwood turnovers and held the Lions to just 14-of-24 in clearing attempts, while Delaware was 20-of-22 in that category.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The game started in a downpour and offense was hard to come by. E. Rishko opened the scoring just over five minutes into the game as she caused a turnover in the midfield and took it all the way herself.
A turnover on the defensive end led to another UD fast break and Lulu Rishko capitalized off a Grayson Buono feed to make it 2-0.
Following a Lindenwood score, E. Rishko cashed in on her second of the quarter. Porter buried a free-position goal in the final minute to give UD a 4-1 lead after the first quarter.
The Lions cut the lead to one before E. Rishko completed her first-half hat trick from the 8-meter.
Lindenwood scored again before halftime as the Blue Hens went into the break with a 5-4 lead.
Julia Ciufo scored off a rebound early in the third quarter to stretch the lead back to two.
J. Marszal added one from in front of the crease to make it a 7-4 game at the end of three quarters.
McKenzie Didio buried a J. Marszal feed just 29 seconds into the fourth quarter to continue the run.
Following a 35-minute weather delay, Riley Sturtevant and E. Rishko capped the scoring to provide the 10-4 final.

GAME NOTES

It is Delaware's first conference tournament victory since 2009.
The 13 wins are the most by a UD team since the 1999 season.
Delaware improved its winning streak to 12-consecutive games, the longest streak in a single season in program history. Delaware won 18-straight games between the 1982-83 seasons.
E. Rishko surpassed the 50-goal mark for the season, becoming the first Blue Hen to reach 50 goals since Jenn Rinnander in 1994.

UP NEXT
The top-seeded Blue Hens will play in the ASUN Championship game on Saturday, May 2. The game will start at 1 p.m. and be broadcast on ESPN+. They will play the winner of the second semifinal between No. 2 Jacksonville and No. 3 Liberty.

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