The Girls Varsity soccer team visited Miramonte on Thursday night to face last year’s State Champions in a highly anticipated match. The weather cooperated with no rain. The Dons came out fired up and played extremely well, connecting passes and taking shots on goal. Within the first 7 minutes of the game, Tatum Zuber took a “moon shot” from 35…
JV Women’s Soccer team starts the season strong! The JV Women’s Soccer team won their first three matches against Piedmont, Hayward and College Park decisively with 15 goals for and 1 against. Goals were spread among 9 players (Lyla Cox, Emmi Cronin, Linnea Eaton, Sophi McKay, Kylie Quinn, Brooke Palma, Camryn Salazar, Lue Van Handel and Lauren Yee). These were…
In their first league game, the Dons lost a tough one to College Park on Tuesday night. Again, the weather was not ideal with a very steady rainfall. The Dons set the tempo in the first half, controlling possession, several great shots on goal, and kept the pressure on their offensive half of the field but couldn’t convert. At half,…
December 7: Acalanes vs. Las LomasThe Acalanes Frosh/Soph Girls’ Soccer Team headed out in the downpour this past Saturday to face Las Lomas. Kate Carter had her first-ever start in goal, making a fine first showing, aided by strong defense overall. Center back Gabriela Benveniste not only cleared an opponent’s shot off the goal line but also scored for Acalanes on…
The girl’s varsity soccer team traveled to Hayward on Friday night. The conditions were not ideal…heavy rain and wind. The Dons dominated possession and had several shots on goal. Hayward’s goalkeeper had some tremendous saves. Around the 28-minute mark, Junior Olivia Parnell sent a fabulous ball to the other side of the field where Senior Eliza Parry was able to…
The first game for the Acalanes Frosh/Soph team was on Saturday, Nov. 16th. With only a few practices under them, they played a solid game and lost to Clayton Valley by a close score of 1-0. The defensive players did a good job of disrupting the charges led by Clayton Valley and Alexandra Ames did an outstanding job of defending…
The Women’s Varsity Soccer team played their first game of the season against a very strong Piedmont team on Tuesday night. Freshman Tatum Zuber, in her debut as a Varsity Don, scored the first goal off a nice touch pass from Senior Natasha Malinovsky within minutes of the start of the game with a strong shot into the upper right…
The Dons prevailed on Wednesday night in the first round of NCS play. They toppled the Encinal Jets of Alameda 3-0. Sasha Sadoff broke the seal in the first half with a nice assist from Aliye Wingate. Shortly after, Lara Dissman scored to make it 2-0 at the half. In the beginning of the second half, Maddie Zuber connected off…
The Varsity Women’s soccer team will face the Encinal Jets of Alameda at home on Wednesday night at 5pm in the first round of NCS play. Come on out to support this incredible team! Go DONS!
The Frosh-Soph Women’s Soccer Team had a spectacular win over Miramonte in their final game of the season, Saturday, February 9. Goals were completed by Lauren Yee and Victoria Flint with assists by Maya Stelzer, Jessie Lim, Victoria Flint and Annalise Harhay. Sloan Nelick and Elise Flagg guarded the goal amazingly against the Miramonte threats. Everyone played so well it was difficult to not recognize the whole team! Final score, 3-1. This completes…