After securing victories against cross town rivals Campo and Miramonte, the 6-3-1 JV girls soccer team returned home on Monday to take on the 6-4-1 Alameda Hornets. Despite controlling the ball for a majority of the game, the game remained tied at 0-0 until the second half when the Dons offense was able to score a couple goals, and the…

Saturday night, January 25, the Acalanes Varsity Women’s soccer team traveled to Moraga to face the Cougars at Campolindo. The Dons came on strong, dominating possession and attacks from the get go. Reese Tierney sent a pass to Alex Salazar in the corner, but the cross was disrupted by the Campo defense. Our defensive back line, Tatum Keely, Edie Berzansky, Cassidy Smith and Tori Hiatt kept up…

Anything’s possible in a rivalry, especially when you’re playing on the road. (Even if the roadie in question is just a short trek up Moraga Road.) But great teams never let the moment get too big, which was the story on Saturday afternoon as the Frosh and the Furious took on the Cougars of Campolindo. Striker Svea Staino and wing…

Acalanes dominated the first 15 minutes of the match.  Our midfield and forwards kept up a constant attack on College Park’s defense not letting the ball into our defensive third.  Ruby Coy was a thorn in CP’s side pressuring and threatening to score.  Allie Schofield was the first player to find the back of the net making it ACA 1,…

You sensed this was the moment. Victory was hanging in the balance with under five minutes to play. After a hard-fought, scoreless match at Campolindo on Saturday evening against the archrival Cougars, it all came down to a single set piece. Caroline Tumilty raised her left arm, signaling her approach for a corner kick as rain and hail continued to…

This past Thursday night, January 23rd, the Varsity Women took on the Miramonte Matadors on our home pitch. Before most of us had even settled in for another frigid night on the bleachers, Alex Salazar sent a clean pass to Nicole Nguyen for a shot and goal #1 for ACA, just over 2 minutes into the match! Our defense was ready for Miramontes’ response, with Reese Tierney and Tatum Keely taking…

The Girls JV soccer team took on the Miramonte Matadors on Thursday evening and emerged with a 3-0 victory. Special shoutout to the team’s backline as they played organized, strong and little to no mistakes. Goalkeeper Maria Statkinova had a few saves, including a key save in the first half (top corner save) right after the Dons scored the first…

Friday night, January 17th, the Dons traveled to Northgate for a very chilly and challenging night of Varsity Women’s soccer. We knew going into this match-up that the Broncos had beaten Campo 5-1 and shut out College Park 2-0, and of course we had just shut out both Clayton Valley 2-0 and Benicia 4-0. The Broncos came out strong with…

On Friday, the JV girls soccer team hit the road to take on the 4-1-1 Northgate Broncos to kick off (pun intended) the three day weekend. Despite controlling the ball for a majority of the game, the Dons fell 4-1 as the team wasn’t able to convert opportunities, and conversely the Broncos seemed to cash in every opportunity they had.…