Dons and Dogs Go At It Again YOUR Acalanes Dons girls volleyball team rolled into Martinez seeking to avenge their earlier home loss to the Alhambra Bulldogs, hoping to make it three league wins in a row. Recap with Vocab below. First Set: 2-0: Dons lead early as Aly Kirke stuffs an overpass (“Yummy”) and delivers a block (“Roof”). 4-1:…
The JV volleyball team continued its march through the DAL, improving to 5-1 in league play. Acalanes took on Alhambra on Tuesday for the 2nd time this season. While the Dons beat the Bulldogs easily in their last matchup, this time Alhambra put up a good fight. Alhambra’s defense was strong and they were not letting any balls drop. Every…
YOUR JV Dons volleyball team is now 4-1 in league play after beating Northgate at home on Tuesday night. The first set was close as the Dons and Broncos were within 1-2 points of each other the entire set. The Dons were playing relaxed and confident, and defense was solid early on with libero Kira Wood and Tate Huisingh doing…
The Northgate Broncos galloped into Lafayette to face off with YOUR Acalanes Dons girls volleyball team, and both teams are 2-2 in League play so it’s an important match. Woo Howdy Let’s Ride! First Set: 1-2: Dons get on the board with Erin Meade’s hard hit. Not returned. 2 All: Dons tie it up as Lane Webster steps in to…
The Northgate Broncos come to Lafayette tonight for a Diablo Athletic League battle with YOUR Acalanes Dons. Freshman serve it up at 4pm, JV at 5pm, Varsity at 6:30. Bring the electricity Dons Nation! No power outage until midnight! #Donsshowup
Here is your play by play from Orinda, CA: Miramonte starts strong in the first set to take an early lead. Dons lay in the wait. and then start their attack with impressive hits by Emma Johnson, Tate Huisingh and Hanna Hageboeck. Hanna’s ace serve marks taking of the lead, and then the Dons begin the full on stomping of the first set. Strategic placements by Maya Paul and Gianna Manzone, a successful dump by setter Mara Korzeniowska, killer serves by Emma Johnson and Rachel Zhang help Dons widen the point gap on the Mats. Momentum remains all with the Dons as blocks and kills by Alara Rose and a defense that won’t allow Mats re-entry by Kira Wood and Chloe Wu. Emma Johnson‘s serving streak flattens the Mats as Dons dominate to close the first set 25-11. Second set, the Mats dust off and keep pace with the Dons as the score remains within 3 points all set. As Mats take the lead, the Dons welcome the return of Claudia Lindgren to the court after recovery of an injury. She wastes no time. A kill by Claudia ties up the set. Maya Paul‘s carefully placed tips and solid serving by libero Chloe Wu bring the Dons back on top. Emma Johnson and Hanna Hageboeck break the Mats defensive lines on several hits with sets provided by Natalie Marsh. Alara Rose provides some unreal hits. The Mats however stay focused and catch up to squeak out their 25-23 win for the second set. On to the third set, Mats get an early lead until Tate Huisingh ties up the set with a kill then proceeds to take the lead with her ace serve. After that, the Dons push forward with Kira Wood‘s expert digs, feeding to Rachel Zhangand Mara Korzeniowska‘s quick sets to Emma Johnson kills. Alara Rose‘s smart placement to the far corner of the court helps finishes up the 3rd set with Dons winning 15-11 to clinch the match.
Matadome 2019! Dons volleyball! Let’s Go! First Set: 2-3: Erin Meade kills one after a long rally, closing down the early Mats lead. 5-8: Meade curls a deep back row ball onto the line for a kill. WOO! 6-8: Alert Makenzie Sauer dig off a net-roller, which she follows up with an angle kill. 10-14: Now the Dons are trying…
Happy Homecoming Week! Come out and rock the gym tonight! Freshman play at 4pm, JV at 5pm, Varsity at 6:30pm. Lets sweep the Cougs!! #DonsShowUp Rosters and other info: https://sites.google.com/view/acalanesvolleyball/home
Deer Valley Tournament Report YOUR Acalanes Dons girls volleyball team embarked on another full-day event on Saturday out in Antioch and delivered another solid performance with 4 wins versus 1 loss (to eventual tourney champion Amador Valley) and a 5th place finish. It was a full team effort featuring several different rotations and player combinations in the final matches before…
The JV volleyball team traveled to Sonoma on Saturday for Sonoma High School’s annual Paganini Invitational. Dons dominated the long 10 hour day, going 6-0 to bring home the Championship. Things started out easy enough with some low key matches in the morning pool. First match was against Justin-Siena. Dons jumped out to an early 13-5 lead driven by an…
