Cougars could not handle the Dons! The Freshman Girls Volleyball team maintained their undefeated status this week, handily beating Alhambra in two quick games on Tuesday and crushing the Campolindo Cougars, also in two games on Thursday. At Campolindo on Thursday, the girls brought their A game and an enthusiastic cheering section amplified by the Acalanes Boosters own Jane Smith. …
On Tuesday September 28, the Acalanes Girls Varsity volleyball team traveled to Alhambra High School to take on the Bulldogs. In the first game, the Dons pulled away early: 4-3 Junior Ryann Jones’ kill gives the Dons the lead, which they never relinquish 5-3 Sophomore Jade Profilio passes to Monica Dikova who sets Senior Aly Kirke for the kill 7-5 freshman Maelin Mason kill 8-6…
The JV Women’s Volleyball headed into Bulldog territory on Tues. evening to face Alhambra for league game #3. The first set was a satisfying 25-8 victory. The second set saw the Dons trailing the entire way. We saw some good serves by designated hitter/server Jasmine Frost and some strong rallies during setter Eva McGrath’s serving runs but the girls couldn’t…
The Broncos tried to buck our JV Women off their game on Thurs. night at Northgate. It was the second league game of the year and the Dons got off to a shaky start down 0-3. Middle blocker, Tea Smith served the Dons back to 3-3 with the help of fellow middle blocker, Sammie Thompson who gave a great performance in both sets. …
On Thursday the Acalanes Girls Varsity volleyball team traveled to Northgate -Varsity Team Bucks the Broncos for the WIN The Dons came ready to play in game 1: 1-0 Senior Rachel Zhang ace 2-0 3-0 Zhang ace again 4-0 5-4 Junior Hanna Hageboeck kill stops the Northgate rally 8-6 Junior KatelynOlin ace 9-6 Hageboeck Kill 11-7 Senior Aly Kirke block 12-8 Kirke kill 13-8 freshman Maelin Mason kill…SHE’S A…
Frosh Dons Storms Back for a ‘W’ Against Northgate In what can only be described as an intense battle, the Freshman girls volleyball team overwhelmed Northgate to take the win on Thursday afternoon. After losing the first set 21-25, the Dons fought their way to victory in overtime for the second set, winning 27-25. Acalanes won the tiebreaker handily 15-7…
On Tuesday, the Freshman girls were victorious in their first League game, defeating Las Lomas 2-1. Eliza Gullberg set the stage with some formidable serves at the outset. Las Lomas then chipped away at that lead and Acalanes was down 7-10 until Fiona Roux went on her first of several serving streaks, until the team lead 12-11. The girls demonstrated some fantastic team play…
The Women’s JV Volleyball team took on the Las Lomas Knights in their 2nd league game of the year. The powerhouse defender Mika Bocobo got on a serving run in the 1st set that set the tone and got the Dons to a 7-3 lead. Next server up “Frostie” Jasmine Foster who served a rocket that flew low over the net and…
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…
This Saturday, the Freshman Volleyball Team participated in the Stockton Classic Invitational, finishing an impressive 6th out of 16 – the highest rank of any of the participating public school teams. They started out the morning breezily winning their first set 2-0. In round two, their skills were no match for the tournament’s dominant team, and they lost 0-2. In…
