“Oh, the weather outside is frightful…” but so are our lady Dons! On Wednesday night the Varsity Girls Soccer team traveled into Cougar territory to take on Campolindo. It was a foggy night where parents in the stands couldn’t even see our team on the far sideline, but could clearly see the Dons in white dominating the game. The first…
In their fiercest competition yet, our Dons braved frenemy territory, tundra conditions, and fascinating game adjudication to come up even in the end. Acalanes controlled the opening minutes, but it was Campo with the first shot on goal, just wide. Some smart playmaking from Audrey Tseng (#4), Courtney Hamill (#10), Casey Lerch (#11), and Alexa Wall (#22) elevated the momentum…
As the Friday Night Lights became increasingly obscured by the descending fog – and the metal bleachers less accommodating – our fighting Dons kicked off against Maria Carrillo. Not a lone young woman facing a blue wave, it turns out, but a scrappy team from up north in Santa Rosa ready to take on their opponents. And ready they were……
On a foggy evening in Lafayette, the Varsity Girls Soccer team ground out a hard-fought 2–0 victory over the visiting Maria Carrillo Panthers, improving to 2–0 on the young season. The Panthers’ sideline brought plenty of energy with their chants of “Let’s go Pumas!”, but the Dons composure and steady pressure ultimately tipped the match. The opening half was a…
Welcome to the 2025-26 Varsity Girls Soccer Season! Coming off a 10-4-6 season last year highlighted by a road NCS Playoff victory over perennial powerhouse Carondelet, this years team has a mix of familiar faces from last year and a group of new players looking to fill the big shoes of the seniors who graduated. Against that backdrop, the team…
The tone was set from the jump as Acalanes grabbed control of the game and never let go. The first shot of many came at the seventh minute, was pushed out by the Dougherty Valley goalie, and followed up by an open goal shot just over the cross bar. Great play by our tenacious Dons. The Dons continued to work…
The Dons had a fantastic season where they finished as Co-Champions of the DAL and played Division 1 in NCS for the first time in school history, making it all the way to the Semifinals after eliminating the #1 ranked team. To add to their success, Acalanes tied for the most players from one team being selected for All League…
On Wednesday February 26, the Acalanes Dons players, coaches, and a ton of family and fans traveled to Pleasanton for the Division 1 NCS Semifinal match versus the Amador Valley Dons. It was a battle of the Dons! This year’s team went further than any other team that came before them at Acalanes. Yes, they are Co-Champions of DAL, but…
This Saturday evening, February 22, the ACA Women’s Varsity Soccer team faced the #1 seed Carondelet Cougars on their home pitch in Walnut Creek for the Quarterfinal match of the NCS playoffs. This highly anticipated match drew quite the crowd of DONS supporters to show up and stick around, not letting the unanticipated rain dampen their Acalanes spirit! The Cougars came out fighting,…
Last Saturday morning was the final girls frosh soccer game against Campolindo and the ladies did not disappoint. To be honest, nothing would be more fitting than to throw up a touchdown on the cross-town rivals, Campolindo, to end the year. And a touchdown is exactly what they did, beating the Cougars 7-0 at their place. And these goals were…