Thursday evening, the Dons traveled across town to challenge the Knights on their home pitch. Acalanes started off strong with several goal attempts by Zoya Acuña, beautiful drives down field and crosses by Dani Green, & the usual solid defense by Sof Cerruti & Edie Berzansky. Thanks to a beautiful pass from Zoya, Dani scored the Dons’ first goal of…
A handball at the 23 minute mark in the first half, a booming free kick by Tatum Zuber bouncing off the fingertips of a Las Lomas goalie, and a charging Jacque Peacock sweeping in to kiss the ball into the net spelled impending doom for the Knights of Las Lomas. A relentless battle ensued in the second half with Alex…
After a 1-0 win earlier in the month, the Dons completed the sweep and defeated the Cougars 3-0 on Tuesday night at Campolindo. On a cold night in Moraga, Acalanes started the game fast and aggressive, attacking the Cougars defense early in the first half. Just two minutes into the game Dani Green intercepted a goal kick and the ball…
Riding a 4 game winning streak, the Dons entered their game with Campolindo tied with their rival atop the league table. Unfortunately, Acalanes let a 2-0 late lead slip and would settle for a 2-2 draw. Senior Jacque Peacock started off the scoring for the Dons 18 minutes into the first half, driving down the right side and sending a…
Acalanes played host to Lamorinda rival Miramonte on Saturday afternoon and handled the Mats with a 3-0 victory. The Dons controlled the entire contest with play on the Miramonte side of the field for almost all of the game. The Dons were on the attack throughout the first half with strong shots from Lily Polkinhorn, Zoya Acuna and Mollie Schofield.…
It was all smiles and pageantry on senior night as the Acalanes seniors and their parents took center stage in celebrating our 12 seniors: Addie Bailey, Alexa Malinovsky, Camryn Salazar, Catherine Judson, Chloe Quintella, Emma Hunt, Emmi Cronin, Gianna Intagliata, Jacque Peacock, Kendal Geddes, Tatum Zuber, and Taylor Carlin. With a Senior starting lineup against the Miramonte Matadors, injured Emma…
Frosh girls continued their winning streak against Miramonte on Saturday with an early morning 2-0 victory. The first goal of the game came off of a corner kick by team captain #3 Stella Pacheco. The ball rolled right past two confused defenders and into the back of the net, ending the first half with Acalanes in the lead 1-0. Our…
This past Thursday evening 1/26, Acalanes welcomed Alhambra High School Bulldogs to our home pitch. From the kickoff, the Dons dominated possession, with an out of the gate drive down field to goal by Dani Green within 1 minute of the start! Our offense was relentless, with consistent ball movement downfield by Elodie Jensen, an attempt on goal by Addie McShane, then goal #2…
Acalanes girls varsity soccer won its second league game of the week, beating Alhambra 2-0. Despite lots of pressure by Acalanes and most of the action taking place in the Alhambra side of the field, the score at halftime was 0-0. That changed five minutes into the second half when senior Addie Bailey punched in a goal with her left…
Acalanes girls varsity soccer beat the Northgate Broncos 3-0. The win moves the Dons into the top 3 in league. The Dons got on the board 25 minutes into the first half off senior Addie Bailey’s perfectly placed blast just between the goalie and right post. Bailey was set up by crisp passes from sophomore Nicole Nguyen and senior Jacque…
