The Dons lost a tough one on Wednesday night. After falling behind 0-2 with 30 minutes left in the second half, they had hope they could come back when Aliye Wingate was able to score on a direct kick roughly 30 yards out to make the score 1-2. Minutes later, Sasha Sadoff made an incredible weak side pass to Lara…
After giving up a penalty and a goal from a corner kick early in the match the Don’s began battling back. Lyla Cox did well in her goalkeeping debut. Our freshmen showed their great development this season with strong performances by Ella Alpert and Mia Sides. The second half was all Acalanes with the Dons outshooting the Knights about…
Great week for Frosh-Soph Women’s Soccer! On Monday, January 28, the Frosh-Soph women’s soccer team played a tight game at home against Campolindo. Victoria Flint scored, with an assist from herself. When the keeper deflected the first shot, Victoria gained control of the ball again and made the goal to win the game, final score 1-0. Saturday, February 2 brought another win for the…
The Dons celebrated their wonderful seniors (Malika Haji, KK McDonagh, Maddie Zuber, Emma Workman, Lara Dissman, Sasha Sadoff, and Ava McKay) on a rainy Friday night at their last regular season home game. In the first 10 minutes, Maddie Zuber scored off a great pass from Megan Go to put the Dons up 1-0. Several minutes later, Lara Dissman was…
The JV Women’s Soccer team cruised to another victory bringing their record to 11 wins and 3 losses. The Dons dominated Friday’s game at home vs. Concord. Five early goals within the first 20 minutes by Maya Kelly (2), Emily Keeler (2) and Hallie Orear left the Minutemen stunned. The second half focused on ball control and ball movement. Coach…
The Dons traveled to Walnut Creek on Wednesday night to take on the Northgate Broncos. The Dons knew it was going to be a tough game as the Broncos have only lost one game all season, and are undefeated in League. The Broncos proved to be too much for the Dons with the final score 4-0. The Dons will celebrate…
JV Women’s Soccer dominated the Broncos at Northgate Wednesday night. At the final whistle the Dons had 8 goals in the net. These were spread amongst 5 players including Sammy Hess, Emily Keeler, Ella Alpert, Natalie Cohen and Keri Wendt. Highlights included a beautiful header goal by Keri off a Lue Van Handel corner. Defense was strong, taming the…
On Monday night, the Dons hosted their cross-town rivals, the Campolindo Cougars. The Cougars have a slight edge in the league standings, so this was set up to be a very hard fought, tough match up. It didn’t disappoint! The first half was dominated by the Dons with several great shots on goal and scoring opportunities that put pressure on…
On Saturday, January 26, the Frosh-Soph Women’s Soccer team went against the Berkeley Yellowjackets and the College Park Falcons. The Lady Dons played extremely hard in the first game against the Yellowjackets, but ultimately lost 0-3. Sigourney Heaton did an amazing job at the net, but the other players – Elle Casselman, Elise Flagg, Victoria Flint, Sofia Gonzalez, Jessie Lim, Della Pascucci, Mia Sides, Maya Stelzer, and Lauren Yee – also deserve…
The Dons hosted Berean Christian on a very chilly Friday night. The Dons came out strong, attacking often and early, but the half ended with no score. With 3 minutes left to play in the second half, Aliye Wingate played Sasha Sadoff on the left wing. Sasha beat her opponent and crossed the ball into a very crowded center in…