Team Effort Leads Women's Basketball to Win in Season Premiere

Dickinson DC 1-1,0-0 Centennial

Shenandoah SU 1-0,0-0 ODAC

Dickinson DC

1-1,0-0 Centennial

Final

Nov. 11, 2026

Shenandoah SU

1-0,0-0 ODAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dickinson DC	14	11	18	9	52
Shenandoah SU	17	15	12	18	62

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 11/11/2026 10:55:00 PM | Matt McIntosh '23, '26

Team Effort Leads Women's Basketball to Win in Season Premiere

WINCHESTER, Va. - The Shenandoah University women's basketball team began its 2026-27 season with a 62-52 home win over Dickinson College on Wednesday night in a non-conference game.

Four separate players dropped at least 10 points for the Hornets (1-0), led by a career-high 19 points from Taylor Moran in the victory over the Red Devils (1-1).

RECAP

Shenandoah took a four-point lead to begin the game, but the Red Devils fought back to take a 7-6 advantage. Layups from Taylor Moran, Addisyn Banks, and Skai Bayless pushed SU back in front with half of the opening quarter left. Dickinson cut its deficit to one on multiple occasions, but five more points from Moran had SU leading 17-14 at the end of the first.

Dickinson's defense held Shenandoah to one basket in the first four minutes of the second quarter, helping the visitors regain the lead, 20-19. Moran converted a free throw to tie the game, and a Bayless steal transitioned to a three-pointer from Maddie Belan, which gave the lead back to Shenandoah, 23-20.

Starting with Moran's free throw, the Hornets ended the first half on a 13-5 run, for a 32-25 halftime lead. Moran led all scorers with 17 points at the break.

At the start of the third quarter, the teams traded baskets, with Shenandoah's lead only growing to nine, 38-29. Dickinson began to chip away at its deficit and eventually took the lead, 43-42, with 1:11 left in the frame. Banks and Belan each hit a shot from the charity stripe for another lead swap in the game, with SU leading 44-43 at the end of three.

More free throws from Banks and Belan were the only points in the early going of the fourth, before Dickinson made the first field goal for either team in the quarter nearly three minutes in. Coming off the bench, Anaya Wilson provided a pair of baskets that extended SU's lead back to eight with 5:50 remaining.

With now under three minutes to play, Dickinson made it a two-possession game, but Bayless responded with a three-pointer from the top of the key which proved to be the dagger. SU's defense held Dickinson from a field goal in the final 4:20 of the game.

Shenandoah had nine steals as a team, led by three from Moran and Bayless. The Red Devils turned over the ball 21 times, compared to only 13 on SU's side.

Behind Moran's 19 points, Bayless had 13, Banks provided 12, and Belan chipped in 10. Bayless led the team with seven rebounds, while Banks dished out a team-high six assists.