YOUR Acalanes Dons Volleyball team traveled to “The Matadome” on Tuesday AND Wednesday night to face Miramonte in what was likely, technically, the longest Dons volleyball match ever. Read on to learn more about this epic 27-hour battle! Act One – Tuesday: First Set: 2-4: Hayes Hollar deep ball kill to get the Dons offense going. 5-6: Point-saving…
9/29/18 Incredible teamwork by Isabelle Caipo, Aysha Craig, Parker Delaney, Sarah Haines, Valeria Hernandez, Samantha Hess, Claudia Lindgren, Gianna Manzone, Natalie Marsh, Taja Maycock, Kael Osbourne, Brooke Palma, Kira Wood and Rachel Zhang. The Dons battled in an all-day tournament winning second place in their division. Strong serving, blocks and a consistent defense brought it home for the Dons! Beating…
This weekend the JV team ventured to Pittsburg to compete in the East County Tournament. The Dons handled Branson in their first match 25-12 and 25-10. The match featured some dominating net play from middles Kylie Wood, Alara Rose and Aly Kirke along with great passing from libero Sydney Sowarby and DS Daisy Sibley. Match two was against Carondolet and…
YOUR Acalanes Dons Volleyball Team hosted Alhambra on “Think Pink Night” as the team raised funds for breast cancer awareness, and got their first league victory as well, led by outstanding overall play from Hayes Hollar, Madi Risch, Rachel Go and Senior Captain Elsa Clever. First Set: 4-0: Nice up from Olivia Elliott, a Hollar roll shot kill,…
The Dons shot out of the gate in their Dig Pink home match against Alhambra with early kills from Kylie Wood, Lauren Davis, and Audrey Passalacqua setting the pace behind strong serving and setting from Sarah Coons. They pushed the lead to 7-0 before Alhambra called timeout and earned their first point. The Dons made it 17-4 with libero Sydney…
This Tuesday, Acalanes Volleyball will be hosting a “Think Pink” Breast Cancer Awareness Day during our home volleyball matches vs Alhambra. Bake Sale and donations accepted! All proceeds benefit the Carol Ann Reed Foundation/Lafayette Womens’ Health Center. Please show up, wear pink, support the cause and root for the Dons! Freshman play at 4pm JV at 5pm, Varsity at 6:30pm. …
Your Varsity Volleyball Dons traveled to Northgate on Tuesday night to battle the Broncos. The horses came out strong and took advantage of our team’s mistakes, taking set one 15-25. In the second set, the Dons showed signs of life but were not able to keep up with the bucking Broncos, 19-25. Now with their backs against the wall, the…
The Dons traveled deep into Walnut Creek on Tuesday for their only game of the week at Northgate. After a shaky 5-5 start some journalists would blame on late homecoming activities, the team pulled away to make it 10-5. Aisha Mohanty started the rally with a strong serving run and set OH Makenzie Sauer up for several kills as well.…
The Freshman team won a hard-fought two-setter last Tuesday night with great serving. In the first game, the Dons fought hard with points going back and forth. Rachel Zhang, Aysha Craig, and Claudia Lindgren won service points to even the score early at 3-3. Great digs by libero Brooke Palma, and three consecutive aces by setter Natalie Marsh raised the…
YOUR Acalanes Dons Girls Volleyball Team spent most of Saturday battling against other regional teams at the annual SRV Invitational. After a slow start with tough losses against Carondelet and Northgate, the Dons bounced back and reeled off three straight wins against Heritage, Mission San Jose and Dublin, to finish the day at 3-2, winning the Silver bracket. …
