Wednesday was a beautiful fall afternoon – sunny and warm! The Dons came ready to play!

Q1 – Jess Gerhardt wins the sprint for the ball!  Amayel Guiro’s shot bounces off the post. MV took a few shots that went short, wide or bounced off the post. Santana Tamayo scores first for the Dons on a 5-meter shot.  They answer our score.  1-1.

Q2 – Jess wins the sprint again! Audrey Martin with a steal! Jess with a steal, a breakaway and a score!  Dons up 2-1! Mave McAlister had a great block on a 6 on 5 power play. MV took a beautiful high lob to score. Santana answered with a score of her own! Amayel took a shot, but her second shot went in! Santana tosses a short assist to an open Audrey for a quick score!  Dons up 5-2 at the half!

Q3 – Jess wins the spring again! Her shot was blocked though. They score, but then Jess and Kelsey both have steals! Leah Dong scores on a 5 meter shot – everyone cheered! She was so happy. Mave had a MONSTER block of their breakaway shot at close range! Dons took a couple of shots, then Mave came out of the goal for 7 on 6 play. Monte Vista got the ball and while Mave and Audrey were racing to cover the goal, their shot went off the post, allowing Mave time to get back in the goal! 

Q4 – Kelsey Gunderson wins the sprint – but it was forfeited by the other team – a first! No one from MV swam for the ball.  We had a steal, a couple of blocked shots. Then, Cade McAlister went to work. There was not a single time this quarter where Cade didn’t steal the ball!  She made it look easy – stealing the ball once, then MV scores on a beautiful high lob that went over Mave’s outstretched hands. Cade stole the ball again, took a shot that bounced off the post, then stole the ball again!  Jess took a shot that went high, Mave had a good block, and once again, Cade was all over MV on defense, blocking and stealing the ball for the fourth time!  Mave had one final block for the win.  Final score Dons 8 – MV 4.  GO DONS!!!  Next game is Wednesday, 10/30 at Campo.