Our Acalanes Lady Dons hosted the Lady Dons from Amador Valley in the semi-final round of the CIF-NorCal Championships. Acalanes and Amador Valley had meant once this season, with Acalanes the victor with a slim margin, 9-7, early in the season. Our Lady Dons came out strong in the 1st, setting the tone for the rest of the game.

Our Dons started fast, with the 1st goal on a counter-attack with goalie Audrey Cox (Jr) placing a stellar pass to Heidi Heffelfinger (Sr) for a break-away goal. Heidi kept the pressure on AV, scoring her 2nd goal of the night on a great assist from Sarah Potter (So). With 2:26 left in the 1st, Heidi scored her 3rd goal, again on an assist from Sarah Potter.

Our Lady Dons kept the pressure on with a suffocating defense coordinated by Audrey Cox (Jr), credited with 10 saves, and 1 assist, to Heidi.

Acalanes took the game with a final score of 11-4. Star of the game, following a standout performance by Heidi on Tuesday, was Heidi, with 6 scores tonight (assisted by Sara Potter (3) (Jr), Olive Williams (2) (So), Audrey Cox (G) (1) , Sara Archer with 2 goals (both assists by Maize O’Hare), Sarah Potter with 2 goals (and 1 assist); and an exceptional play by Kira Weiss, stealing the ball from 2 defenders and scoring an individual goal near the end of the game. Great job Kira, great job Lady Dons!

The Lady Dons will have to travel for their next game. The Acalanes Lady Dons will be visiting the number 1 seed Arroyo Grande girls on Saturday, in Santa Maria.

Go Dons!