Ella Rishko

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

Photo by: Nick Vuylsteke

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

Photo by: Max Pletch, Towson Athletics

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

Position:
Attack
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Cape Henlopen
Hometown:
Rehoboth Beach, Del.
Prev School:
Virginia Tech
Major:
Civil Engineering

HONORS & AWARDS

2026 ASUN Offensive Player of the Year
2026 All-ASUN First Team
2026 Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team
ASUN All-Tournament Team
ASUN Defensive Player of the Week (3/30/26)
Conference USA Academic Honor Roll
Earned invite to US Women's U20 National Team tryouts
ACC All-Academic Team 2023
ACC All-Freshman Team 2023
ACC Offensive Player of the Week (4/11/23)
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

2026 SEASON

ASUN Offensive Player of the Year; All-ASUN First Team
Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team
Team captain
Appeared and started in all 18 games
Tallied a team-high 53 goals and 15 assists for a team-high 68 points
Finished with a team-leading 36 caused turnovers and 29 ground balls
Set the program single-season record with 99 draw controls
Led all attackers national in caused turnovers per game (2.00)
Ranked first in the ASUN in goals per game (2.94), second in shots per game (6.33), shots on goal per game (4.61), and caused turnovers per game (2.00), third in points (68), fourth in points per game (3.78), and fifth in draw controls per game (5.50)
Had 16 multi-point games, 13 hat tricks, and five five-point performances
Scored six goals against Stetson (3/28)
Had four goals and four assists for eight points against Mount St. Mary’s (3/14)
Had nine draw controls in four different games
Had six caused turnovers against Kennesaw State (4/9)
ASUN All-Tournament Team
ASUN Defensive Player of the Week (3/30)
Conference USA Academic Honor Roll

2025 SEASON

Appeared and started in all 16 games
Led the team with 36 goals and added nine assists for 45 points
Had a team-high 55 draw controls, 16 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers
Had 11 multi-goal games and eight games with at least three points
Recorded five goals and an assist against Wagner (3/1)
Had four goals and two assists against Elon (4/4)
Had four goals and an assist at Campbell (4/11)
Had three goals and two assists against William & Mary (4/19)
Fall CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (High Honors)

2024 SEASON (at Virginia Tech)

Made 14 appearances, starting eight games for Tech
Finished the season with 25 points (17 goals, 8 assists)
Had six points (5 goals, 1 assist) and three ground balls at Mercer
Recorded four goals at Furman
Had two assists at Louisville
Had two points (1 goal, 1 assist) vs. Duke
Registered two points (1 goal, 1 assist) against Elon
Had two points (1 goal, 1 assist) at James Madison

2023 SEASON (at Virginia Tech)

Appeared in 18 games, making 16 starts
Recorded 50 points (44 goals, 6 assists)
Also had 22 draw controls and 12 caused turnovers
Sits tied for fifth in program history with seven goals in a single game, reaching the mark twice in her freshman season
First scored seven goals against Louisville, which earned her ACC Offensive Player of the Week, also tying a program record for most goals in an ACC game
Second performance of seven goals was in first round of ACC Tournament vs. Pitt, propelling Tech to an 18-6 victory, also tying ACC record for most goals in a tournament game
Registered five points (4 goals, 1 assist) vs. Boston College
Had five goals in 17-11 victory at Elon
Season-high five draw controls at Virginia
Named to ACC All-Freshman and All-Academic Teams
Earned an invitation to US Women's U20 National Team tryouts

Bio: Four-time state champion with Cape Henlopen High School... USA Lacrosse All-American... Daughter of Nelia Dolan & John Rishko... Younger sister, Lulu, joined Ella on the Hens roster... Older brother, Finbar, is a 2023 graduate of Delaware and currently attends graduate school at Newcastle University in England and plays lacrosse... Youngest sister, Mairead, plays lacrosse as well