On Tuesday September 28, the Acalanes Girls Varsity volleyball team traveled to Alhambra High School to take on the Bulldogs.  In the first game, the Dons pulled away early:

4-3 Junior Ryann Jones’ kill gives the Dons the lead, which they never relinquish

5-3 Sophomore Jade Profilio passes to Monica Dikova who sets Senior Aly Kirke for the kill

7-5 freshman Maelin Mason kill

8-6 Mason again

14-8 Junior Hanna Hageboeck kill

15-9 Junior Katelyn Olin kill off Senior Rachel Zhang’s set after digs from Profilio and Junior Georgia Winkles

16-9 Jones kills the overpass

17-9 Kirke kills the overpass

18-9 Olin ace

19-9

20-9 Kirke kill

21-9 Jones kill

22-9 Jones kill

24-11 Senior Bela Yanakieva kill

25-11 Dikova ace for win

Game 2 was much closer:

1-0 Zhang tricks the Bulldogs for the kill

3-2 Dikova ace

8-7 Jones kill

8-8 Jones ace

9-8 Mason kill

11-12 Olin kill

12-12 Mason kill

18-15 Jones kill

19-18 Junior Apple Walton kill

20-18 Jones ace

21-18 Mason kills the overpass 

22-20 Dikova pushes one to an empty spot 

23-21 Mason kill

24-22 Olin with the left handed tip

25-22 Alhambra error gives the Dons the win

Leading 2-0, the Dons then went for the sweep in Game 3:

1-0 Zhang ace

3-3 Johnson kill from the back row

4-4 Jones kill off diving set from Zhang

6-9 ace from Junior Mara Korzeniowska!

8-11 Kirke kill

9-11 Winkles ace

11-11 Junior Maya Paul kill

14-14 Olin tip

15-14 Profilio ace

17-15 Olin kill

19-16 Korzeniowska ace

20-18 Kirke kill

23-22 Paul tip

24-22 Olin kill

25-22 Alhambra error gives the Dons the match win 

The Dons improved to 2-1 in league play. today, Thursday they travel to Campolindo to face the first-place Cougars.