Pride’s Road to the Championships Ends at Messiah

2026 Women's Lacrosse vs Messiah (Commonwealth Semifinal)

Widener WIDENER 10-8

Messiah MESSIAH 14-4

Widener WIDENER

10-8

Final

Apr. 29, 2026

Messiah MESSIAH

14-4

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Widener WIDENER	0	0	1	3	4
Messiah MESSIAH	3	5	3	3	14

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 4/29/2026 6:37:00 PM

Pride’s Road to the Championships Ends at Messiah

GRANTHAM, Pa. – A soaked Wednesday night would end the Widener Women's Lacrosse season in the MAC Commonwealth Semifinal against Messiah.

The 14-4 loss concludes the season 10-8 and 4-3 in conference play.

BY THE NUMBERS

Jessica Mantz, Gianna Scaliti, Alyssa Ruggiero, and Claire Lynch would hold a goal each.
Alex Krohn put up the sole assist.
Krohn, Ciana Suydam, Jarliah Ferko, and Kasey Thronton forced a turnover.
Madison Warlow registered 10 saves in the cage off 31 Falcons shots.
The Pride held 14 shots, wnet 10-of-12 in clears, and saw one free position shot.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Pride opened the 60-minute contest on the defensive as the Falcons strike first with 11:55. Warlow would pick up her first save two minutes in before the Falcons struck again. The Pride offense saw their first licks on a free position attempt. Thornton would force a turnover late into the first period to lead the defensive. Mantz saw a shot with 3:37 that wouldn't fall before Jarliah Ferko took a stab. With just over a minute, Scaliti rattled the crossbar as the first ended with the Pride down 3-0.
Warlow would open the second keeping the Pride in it with a save off a Falcons shot. The Pride called a timeout with 6:59 left to slow the fast-paced Falcons after they took a 5-0 lead. Thornton found a ground ball after Falcons post shot. A slow second period for the Pride would end down 8-0 after 30 minutes.
Ferko won the second half draw before the Pride turned the ball over. The Falcons continued to tack on points as they took a 10-0 lead with 12:35. Lynch would win the draw before another turnover crossed the stat lines. A Warlow save with 7:15 set the Pride up on the attacking ride. A Ferko forced turnover gave the Pride an attacking front as Ruggiero hit the post before scooping her own and putting the Blue and Gold on the board with 3:22 left. The score was 11-1. The Pride would run the clock out to end the third period down 11-1.
Scaliti opened the fourth with a shot that would be saved before the Falcons pushed the score to 12-1 with 13:13 left. Ciana Suydam forced a turnover on defense to snag a ground ball as well. Ava Leporati let one fly before the Falcons scored. A free position attempt would lead to a Lynch free position goal to move the score to 13-2. The attacking side would start to become alive as Scaliti scored off a Krohn pass with 3:32 left in the game. Out of the Pride timeout, Rylie Christy would win the draw before Mantz scored an unassisted goal with 2:40 remaining to make the score 13-4. Ruggiero won the proceeding draw. The final minutes would run out as the game would end with a 14-4 score favoring Messiah.