Dons continue DAL run, travel to Campo on Wednesday
On Tuesday, October 22, the Acalanes Dons hosted the Miramonte Matadors for Senior Night. Dons seniors Kennedy Cornish, Olivia Elliott, Kaylin Hiatt, Parker Jung, Madi Risch, Lane Webster and Kylie Wood and their families were honored before the game, and the seven seniors started their final regular season game at Acalanes.
The Dons jumped out to a lead in Game 1 and never relinquished the lead:
1-0 Webster Ace!
2-0 Risch Kill
3-1 Elliott tip
4-1 Risch beats the block
5-1 Risch ace
6-3 Cornish kill
7-3 Wood kill
8-5 Junior Elena Needs crashes the senior party and gets a kill
9-5 Elliott ace
10-5 another ace
11-5 one more ace!
12-8 Webster getting up for the roof!
13-9 Wood and Risch for the block
14-9 Cornish dumps the overpass
16-10 Risch kill
Timeout Miramonte
17-10 Elliott kill
18-10 Webster kill
19-12 Elliott tip
20-14 Elliott through the block
21-16 Webster dumps it
22-16 Risch ace
Timeout Miramonte
25-18 Risch with athletic off balance kill for win!
In Game 2, the Dons got off to a slow start but came back:
1-5 Risch kill to stop Mats’ run
2-5 Risch kill
5-7 Junior Annika Olson blocks for point
6-7 Elliott kill
7-7 Elliott with block
9-9 Elliott ace
10-11 Webster kill
13-12 Risch tip gives Dons lead
15-13 Cornish kill
17-14 Risch monster kill
18-16 Elliott kill
20-16 Cornish ace
Timeout Miramonte
21-17 Elliott kill
22-17 Olson kill
23-17 Webster block
24-17 Risch back row kill
25-17 Miramonte service error, Dons go up 2-0!
To their credit, the Matadors keep fighting in Game 3:
1-0 Elliott kill
2-0 ” “
4-5 Sauer kill
6-7 Wood kill
7-7 Elliott ace
8-8 Wood kill
10-11 Risch kill
13-14 Cornish kill
14 up Cornish ace
15-16 Wood kill
16 up Wood kill
16-19 Acalanes timeout, time to regroup
19-21 Cornish with well placed shot
20-22 Miramonte service error
21-22 Sauer kill after long rally!
Timeout Miramonte to try to put a stop to momentum shift
22-22 Miramonte error after digs by Dons
22-24 Timeout Dons
22-25 Miramonte wins
Game 4
1-0 Cornish kill
3-0 Miramonte positioning error
4-0 Cornish tip
5-0 Webster ace
6-0 Cornish kill
7-1 Olson kill
8-4 Cornish kill
10-4 Cornish ace
12-9 Wood kill
14-10 Olson kill
16-11 Olson block
16-16 timeout Acalanes
17-17 Risch serves for Dons
19-17 Risch still serving
20-17 Sauer kill with Risch on a service run; timeout Miramonte
21-18 Sauer kill
23-22 Elliott kill to stop Mats’ run
24-23 Wood block!
25-23 Wood and Risch combine for block! Dons win in a fitting ending, with two seniors forming a phalanx at the net!
The Dons now have a 6-game win streak and are 15-5 overall and 6-2 in league. The Dons travel to Campolindo to play the first place Cougars on Wednesday, October 23, and to Northgate on Thursday, October 24. Both games will start at approximately 6:15 p.m., at the conclusion of the JV games. Come out to support the Dons as they take on Campo!