Shenandoah SHENANDO 2-0

St. Mary's (Md.) ST. MARY 0-3

Shenandoah SHENANDO

2-0

Final

Feb. 21, 2026

St. Mary's (Md.) ST. MARY

0-3

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Shenandoah SHENANDO	4	2	6	4	16
St. Mary's (Md.) ST. MARY	1	4	1	4	10

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 2/21/2026 8:41:00 PM | Matt McIntosh '23

Ransom Scores Seven Goals in Women's Lacrosse Victory

ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. - The Shenandoah University women's lacrosse team took to the road for the first time in 2026 and defeated St. Mary's College of Maryland 16-10 on Saturday afternoon.

Emily Ransom scored seven goals for the Hornets (2-0), which is the most by an SU player in a single game since 2023. Maddie Gaboury earned the win in the net against the Seahawks (0-3).

RECAP

Alex Ripkin began the day with a goal less than a minute into the contest. St. Mary's was able to even the game at one, but Addison Harmel gave the lead back to the Hornets just over halfway through the first. The Hornets led 4-1 at the end of the first thanks to Ripkin's second goal of the afternoon and Ransom's first.

Ransom then scored just moments into the second, putting the Hornets up by four. The Seahawks tallied the next two goals of the game, but Ransom put SU back up by three, with an assist from Cameryn Bowker. By halftime, SMC cut SU's lead down to one, 6-5.

Shenandoah added six goals to its total in the third quarter, including three goals in the first three minutes. Harmel scored the first pair of goals in the quarter for SU, with Ransom adding the third. Then, with 10:50 remaining, Ransom scored yet another goal to make it 10-5.

After the Seahawks added their lone goal of the third, Ransom recorded her sixth goal of the afternoon. Aylssa Webster won the draw control following Ransom's sixth, which directly led to Ayla Jantz scoring to put SU up 12-6.

In the fourth quarter, each team scored four goals, as Ransom and Ripkin scored for Shenandoah in the fourth.

Natalie Opatovsky and Webster each had two assists, tying for the team-high.

Talia Maria led Shenandoah with five draw control victories.

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Shenandoah returns home for a Wednesday ODAC game versus Eastern Mennonite University at 6 p.m.

#GoSUHornets

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Scoring Summary
Scoring Play	Home Team Score
1st Period		SHENANDO	ST. MARY
14:08	SHENANDO - Alex Ripkin	1	0
11:23	ST. MARY - Hope Harrison	1	1
07:10	SHENANDO - Addison Harmel Assisted by Sofia Albi	2	1
06:06	SHENANDO - Emily Ransom	3	1
03:04	SHENANDO - Alex Ripkin	4	1
2nd Period		SHENANDO	ST. MARY
14:15	SHENANDO - Emily Ransom	5	1
12:57	ST. MARY - Hope Harrison	5	2
11:10	ST. MARY - Gina Jaffurs	5	3
09:17	SHENANDO - Emily Ransom Assisted by Cameryn Bowker	6	3
08:33	ST. MARY - Katelin Scala	6	4
04:51	ST. MARY - Kayleigh Dragon	6	5
3rd Period		SHENANDO	ST. MARY
14:28	SHENANDO - Addison Harmel Assisted by Natalie Opatovsky	7	5
13:49	SHENANDO - Addison Harmel Assisted by Alyssa Webster	8	5
12:51	SHENANDO - Emily Ransom	9	5
10:50	SHENANDO - Emily Ransom Assisted by Alyssa Webster	10	5
10:07	ST. MARY - Hope Harrison Assisted by Grace Maurice	10	6
07:53	SHENANDO - Emily Ransom	11	6
06:37	SHENANDO - Ayla Jantz	12	6
4th Period		SHENANDO	ST. MARY
13:35	ST. MARY - Katelin Scala Assisted by Grace Maurice	12	7
12:44	SHENANDO - Alex Ripkin Assisted by Ayla Jantz	13	7
10:26	SHENANDO - Alex Ripkin Assisted by Natalie Opatovsky	14	7
09:55	ST. MARY - Sanne Elling	14	8
08:13	SHENANDO - Emily Ransom	15	8
07:04	ST. MARY - Hope Harrison	15	9
05:24	ST. MARY - Sanne Elling	15	10
01:20	SHENANDO - Alex Ripkin	16	10