Last two games of the 2021 season were back to back with Senior Night on Wednesday. The Lady Dons took on Miramonte at home. Tied early in the second half, the Mats went on a 9-0 scoring running that was hard to overcome. Great effort from Sophomore Emily Du and Freshman Natalie Lyon each scoring 12 points and Senior Grace…
The Lady Dons had their home rematch against the Campo Cougars. This battle was all about defense. The Dons’ trapping style defense shut down Campo’s offensive firepower. (Campo scored 75 points against the Dons on Monday.) Incredible effort from Sophomore Emily Du, Senior Gabby Schneider, Freshman Kelly Todhunter and a breakout performance from Freshman Natalie Lyons adding 9 big points…
The Lady Dons took on St. Patrick’s of Vallejo in a hard fought battle at home yesterday. The Dons struggled early to find their rhythm in the first half. With great adjustments at half time, our defense led by Freshman Jenna Steele held off St. Patrick’s best player. This allowed our offense to go to work. Sophomore Isabella Aris-Dumas had 12…
The Lady Dons took on their cross town rival Campo Cougars in Moraga. Freshmen Jenna Steele and Kelly Todhunter, along with Sophomores Emily Du and Isabella Aris-Dumas. turned in a great effort on both ends of the floor. Isabella scored 12 points and Senior Grace Gebhardt added 30 points in a losing effort. Final score Campo 75 Dons 60. Next…
Lady Dons took on Alhambra in a hot Acalanes gym. Sophomore Emily Du got off to a great start with a quick six points and finished with 11 points. Alhambra kept fighting and tied up the game 24-24 at half time. The Dons slowly pulled away in the second half as Senior Grace Gebhardt scored 26 points. Acalanes won 51-38. …
Despite 28 points from senior Grace Gebhardt, the Dons fell to Clayton Valley on Thursday night. The Dons were in a giving mood, and the Eagles snatched more than their share of turnovers. Our girls will be back at it on Saturday at 2pm at College Park.
In the season opener and Acalanes coaching debut for our new Head Coach Margaret Gartner and her experienced Assistant Coach Scott Espinosa-Brown, the Lady Dons took on the Las Lomas Knights. A swarming full court press from the Dons posed problems early on for the Knights. Our offense found its rhythm with our young squad hitting eight 3’s in the…
Acalanes 58 Tamalpais 31 The Lady Dons were victorious in Round 1 of NCS playoffs. After a slow start, the girls turned it on in the 2nd quarter and never looked back in a 27-point rout. The victory brings the girls’ record to 21-6 on the year an sets up a massive 2nd round match-up against a very solid Redwood…
Acalanes 75 Las Lomas 38 The Lady Dons completed their regular season with a blow-out of Las Lomas to finish 10-0 in league. It was the 2nd year in a row the girls won the Diablo Athletic League. The Dons jumped out on the visiting Knights and never let up the entire night in a game which was pretty much…
Acalanes Dons 34, Las Lomas Knights 14 The Dons ended their season with a resounding win over the Knights. Acalanes led throughout the game and in the 3rd quarter allowed no points for Las Lomas. All seven of the Dons’ girls scored, led by Rebecca Christie with 16 (including two 3’s), Lucy Gellman with 5 and Nikki McCarthy with 4. …
