Last week it was Pittsburg & Tonight The Lady Dons are ready to ‘bump, set, spike & DONinate’ the Las Lomas Knights at home at 6pm

Last Thursday, in their final non-conference game before league play begins, the Acalanes Girls Varsity volleyball team hosted Pittsburg High School.

In the first game, junior Hanna Hageboeck started the Dons’ scoring with a kill, and sophomore Jade Profilio aced her next serve.  Junior Katelyn Olin then delivered an ace.  Senior Aly Kirke’s kill gave the Dons a 7-5 lead.  Olin’s block followed by a kill from junior Ryann Jones helped the Dons maintain their lead at 12-10.

A well-placed floater by Hageboeck, another kill by Jones and a block and a kill off an overpass from Kirke gave the Dons an 18-14 lead. Sophomore Monica Dikova continued her service run with an ace, and kills by Jones and senior Emma Johnson gave the Dons a 21-14 lead.  Pittsburg fought back to tie it at 23 but after getting a side out, the Dons won the first game 25-23 with a Jones kill.

Game 2 saw more kills for the Dons:

1-0  Hageboeck’s clever floater

4-2  Profilio pass to senior Rachel Zhang who sets Olin for the kill

6-5 Jones kill

7-5 Jones ace

10-6 Ace for junior Georgia Winkles

11-9  Johnson kill

12-9 Olin kill

-3-9 Jones back row kill

14-9 Olin tip

15-11 Olin block, dominating the net

17-11  Jones kill

18-11  Profilio ace

19-11  Hageboeck kill

21-14 Jones tip

23-14 Jones kill

24-16  Kirke kill

25-17 Dons win!

Game 3

Jones back row kill, 1-0

5-5 Kirke kill

6-5 Junior Apple Walton kill

7-5 Winkles kill

8-5 Walton tip

9-6 Olin block

10-6 Olin kill

11-14 Pittsburg makes a comeback

14-16 Jones kill ignites crowd

15-16 Kirke kill

16-18 Jones kill down the line

17-20 Jones well placed hit

19-22 Olin tip

20-24 Olin kill

20-25, Pittsburg salvages a win

But the Dons closed the door in Game 4.  Here are some highlights:

7-4 Olin ace

9-4 Kirke block

10-4 Dikova ace

12-5 Jones ace

13-5 Kirke block

14-7 Johnson kill

19-8 Freshman Maelin Mason kill

21-13 Senior Gianna Manzone kill

23-14 Senior Bela Yanakieva kill

24-15 Johnson kill

25-15 Johnson kill for the match win!

See You Tonight- The Dons begin league play hosting Las Lomas on at 6pm at home!