Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles 44, Acalanes Dons 19 The Dons were not able to keep pace with the Ugly Eagles, especially after two girls were injured in the third quarter, which left only 4 players on the court. Surprisingly, the Dons best defensive quarter was the fourth one, in which they only allowed the Ugly Eagles to score 7. The…
Miramonte 52, Acalanes 20 The Dons were unable to keep up with the Matadors in their second match of the season. The Miramonte team features a roster of 14 girls, including their tall center #12 who was again their lead scorer with 14 points. Compared to last time, the Dons did a better job countering the Matadors’ press, but could…
Acalanes 71 Las Lomas 34 The Lady Dons went on the road and routed the Las Lomas Knights Monday evening. The girls raced out to an early lead, led by 20 at the half, and were never challenged throughout. Grace Gebhardt led the way with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 4 steals. Lauren Kobasigawa added 14, while Gabby Schneider scored…
Acalanes Dons 46, Las Lomas Knights 18 The Dons enjoyed their first win of the league season with a 46-18 victory over the Knights. Acalanes was able to mount an effective press on many plays, reversing the role it played against some recent opponents. The Dons outscored the Knights every quarter except the third one. Nearly all the Dons’ players…
Alhambra Bulldogs 36, Acalanes Dons 19, at Alhambra High School, Martinez The Dons were not able to catch up to Bulldogs after trailing each quarter. Acalanes had a relatively strong third quarter, scoring 10 points compared to 14 for Alhambra. The Bulldogs put on a strong press which they were able to continue most of the game with their roster…
Campolindo Cougars 46, Acalanes Dons 28 After a very difficult first quarter, where the Cougars led 10-2, the Dons improved their performance by the fourth quarter where they outscored Campolindo 12-9. The Cougars had two significant scorers that together made 36 of their 46 points. Acalanes lead scorers were Nikki McCarthy and Rebecca Christie with 8 each.
Acalanes 64, Northgate 36 The Lady Dons improved to 2-0 in league with a convincing 28 point victory over the visiting Broncos. After a close first quarter the girls broke it open in the 2nd quarter to go into the locker room up 17. The lead stretched well into the 30s in the 2nd half before the foot was taken…
Acalanes 65 Clayton Valley 56 The girls opened league play at home versus the team most think will be the toughest league opponent this season, Clayton Valley. After trailing the majority of the first half and going into halftime down 3, the Lady Dons exploded in the 3rd quarter. It was the girls’ best quarter of the season, as they…
Clayton Valley Ugly Eagles 48, Acalanes Dons 39 After trailing Clayton Valley by as much as 15 points the Dons rallied in the fourth quarter and got within 7 points of Clayton Valley. Despite outscoring them in the fourth quarter (12 points vs. 8), it was not enough to catch the Ugly Eagles, but did make for an exciting game. …
Miramonte 46, Acalanes 20 The Dons had a difficult game against the Matadors, falling behind in the second and third quarters after enjoying a 7-6 lead in the first quarter. In the fourth quarter they kept pace with Miramonte, with each team scoring 7 points. Nikki McCarthy was the lead scorer with 8 points, followed by Rebecca Christie with and…
