Shenandoah SU 9-5, 4-1

Washington and Lee WLU 12-2, 7-0

Shenandoah SU

9-5, 4-1

Final

Apr. 08, 2026

Washington and Lee WLU

12-2, 7-0

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Shenandoah SU	2	2	1	1	6
Washington and Lee WLU	4	2	2	2	10

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 4/8/2026 10:23:00 PM | Matt McIntosh '23

Women's Lacrosse Drops First ODAC Game of the Season to No. 6 Generals

LEXINGTON, Va. - In a rematch of last season's ODAC Championship, the Shenandoah University women's lacrosse team fell to the No. 6 Washington and Lee University 10-6 on the road in an ODAC game on Wednesday.

The Hornets (9-5, 4-1 ODAC) picked up hat tricks from Natalie Opatovsky and Emily Ransom, but the Generals (12-2, 7-0) were able to hold the lead for nearly the entire game, outside of a tie early in the contest.

RECAP

Both teams turned over the ball on their first possessions, with the Hornets getting a caused turnover from Nicole Graham. On the Generals' second possession, they scored the opening goal of the game. Alex Ripkin won the ensuing draw control, leading to a penalty on the hosts and a goal from Emily Ransom, tying the game.

Washington and Lee scored two goals to go up 3-1 prior to Natalie Opatovsky earning her first goal of the day. The Generals added a goal late in the first, but Ransom struck early in the second to keep SU's deficit at one, 4-3.

Two goals by the Generals in less than a minute span put them up by three, their largest of the first half. Ransom's third goal of the half, along with caused turnovers by Graham and Ellie Schwartz, helped cut the Hornets' deficit back to two at halftime, 6-4.

Defense continued to be strong for both teams in the third quarter, as it took over six minutes for the first goal to be scored in the quarter, with the Generals striking for a 7-4 lead. Minutes later, Ayla Jantz found Opatovsky for the fifth SU goal.

The Generals proceeded to go on a 3-0 run for over the next 13 minutes of game time. Opatovsky ended the W&L run with her third goal of the night off an assist from Addison Harmel, making it 10-7, which would stand to be the score for the remainder of the game.

The Hornets won seven draw controls, led by four from Jantz. Harmel and Graham tied for the team-high in caused turnovers with three each. Graham also led the Hornets in groundballs with four.

UP NEXT

Shenandoah is at the University of Lynchburg this Sunday at 1 p.m. for the battle of the ODAC Hornets.

#GoSUHornets

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Scoring Summary
Scoring Play	Home Team Score
1st Period		SU	WLU
11:43	WLU - Lara Baki	0	1
10:45	SU - Emily Ransom	1	1
06:14	WLU - Katie Reed Assisted by Kelly Polacek	1	2
05:05	WLU - Sophie Edwards Assisted by Kelly Polacek	1	3
02:13	SU - Natalie Opatovsky	2	3
00:25	WLU - Kelly Polacek	2	4
2nd Period		SU	WLU
11:48	SU - Emily Ransom	3	4
09:14	WLU - Hannah Van Son	3	5
08:25	WLU - Emma Marsh	3	6
02:17	SU - Emily Ransom	4	6
3rd Period		SU	WLU
08:43	WLU - Lara Baki Assisted by Hannah Russell	4	7
04:57	SU - Natalie Opatovsky Assisted by Ayla Jantz	5	7
01:33	WLU - Emma Marsh	5	8
4th Period		SU	WLU
12:16	WLU - Lara Baki	5	9
09:41	WLU - Lara Baki	5	10
05:50	SU - Natalie Opatovsky Assisted by Addison Harmel	6	10