On Saturday afternoon the Acalanes Dons traveled to Benicia High School down multiple players and faced a very physical Benicia Panthers squad. With only one substitute in the second half of the game, the resilient Dons pulled away for a 3-0 victory. Acalanes opened the scoring with an impressive free kick from Sofia Cerruti that was barely deflected by the…
In a battle of the top two teams in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League, the JV Girls Soccer team lost 1-0 to the College Park Falcons on Thursday night. The teams played to a 1-1 tie in the last affair and were once again evenly matched in the sequel. The Dons saw strong midfield play from Zoya Acuna and Lily…
Tuesday 1/17, the Dons welcomed the Windsor Jaguars to our home pitch. From the start, I am pleased to report that Acalanes dominated possession, but these Jaguars did put up a fight! Off the top I’ll call out some great defense by Lidia Stahl and Sof Cerruti, as well as impressive stops & ball movement by Mollie Schofield and Lily…
On a beautifully dry evening at Acalanes, the Dons took on the girls of Windsor High School in an action packed game featuring multiple shots on goals and near misses by Addie Bailey, Tatum Zuber, and Emmi Cronin. A soaring shot by Addie struck the top post and a face-off between Emmi and an out of position Windsor goalie was…
Girls Varsity Soccer Jan 3 vs Alhambra Jan 5 vs Campolindo Jan 10 vs Las Lomas Boys Varsity Soccer Jan 3 vs Miramonte Jan 12 vs Clayton Valley Jan 14 vs Berean Christian
This past Thursday, 1/12, the JV Girls had a well deserved break from the rain and traveled to Clayton Valley High School to take on the Ugly Eagles (yes, that really is their mascot). From the start, we knew this might be tight competition, given CV had almost as many wins as the Dons going into this game. Just before…
The Acalanes GIrls Varsity Soccer team took on the Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles Thursday evening. The Dons battled through a scoreless first half with the defensive line working hard. A penalty in the 2nd half led to a free kick by the Ugly Eagles that was deflected into the back of Dons’ net with 31 minutes to play. Shot…
On Thursday night the JV girls’ soccer team hosted the Campolindo Cougars. It was a defensive battle in the pouring rain with the Dons coming up victorious 1-0. The lone goal of the contest came early in the second half. Zoya Acuna raced to a deflected ball and fired it over the goalie’s head to give the Dons the lead.…
Acalanes Girls Varsity Soccer pulled off a fantastic win Tuesday night, beating the Las Lomas Knights 1-0. It was a great battle with both teams going the length numerous times only to be denied by tenacious defense. Senior Jacque Peacock notched the game’s lone goal midway through the first half by creating her own breakaway. She intercepted a Las Lomas…
Frosh Girls Soccer continued their winning streak on Saturday with another shutout win, this time a 2-0 victory over Piedmont. The first half was a tightly matched game with lots of battles in the midfield and more than a few saves by our goalie #14 Maya Shoenhair. With only a few minutes remaining in the first half, #10 Kate Uffelman…
