Water Polo- Women's

2004 Acalanes Fall Sports Schedules (Tentative)

Waterpolo (Men's and Women's)

JV
10/2/2004 - Saturday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM - Tournament (@ Acalanes)

VARSITY, JV, FROSH
9/22/2004 - Wednesday 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM - vs Northgate High School (@ Acalanes)
9/29/2004 - Wednesday 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM - vs Miramonte High School (@ Acalanes)
10/6/2004 - Wednesday 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM - vs College Park High School (@ College Park)
10/13/2004 - Wednesday 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM - vs Concord High School (@ Concord)
10/20/2004 - Wednesday 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM - vs Alhambra High School (@ Alhambra)
10/27/2004 - Wednesday 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM - vs Campolindo High School (@ Acalanes)
11/2/2004 - Tuesday 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM - vs Las Lomas High School (@ Las Lomas)

VARSITY
11/6/2004 - Saturday TBA - NCS
11/10/2004 - Wednesday TBA - TBA - NCS
11/13/2004 - Saturday TBA - TBA - NCS (TBA)

The Don's Women's Water Polo Team looked sharp in their pre-season tournament showing in Reno at the Silver State Shootout losing only once in a hard-fought 4-3 game against Kerns High in the tournament championship game . The Lady Don's carried a 4-0 record into the final game against Kerns having disposed of Foothill in their 10-3 semi-final win earlier on Sunday. Leigha Winters, Michelle Roses, and Jenna Lambert scored for Acalanes in the final, and senior Nicole Hughes had another awesome performance scoring 14 goals in the first four wins. Kelly Jenkins-Stark and Kristina Langer also had big games for the Don's. The team will travel to Rocklin on Friday for the 10th Annual Sierra Shootout tournament. They look to improve on the 10th-place finish last year, and seem to have the team to do just that. See the results from Reno tournament from Saturday and Sunday below.

Women's Water Polo Box Scores 9/11/04

PREP GIRLS
Silver State Shootout Championship Game

Kerns-Utah 4, Acalanes 3
Kerns 0 2 2 0 -- 4
Acalanes 1 1 1 0 -- 3
At Idlewild Pool, Reno

Scoring: K -- n/a; A -- Leigha Winters, Michelle Roses, Jenna Lambert. Saves: K -- n/a; Alissa Skuce (A) 4.

Record: Acalanes 4-1.

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Semifinal

Acalanes 10, Foothill 3
Foothill 0 1 1 1 -- 3
Acalanes 2 2 5 1 -- 10

Scoring: F -- n/a; A -- Nicole Hughes 5, Kelly Jenkins-Stark 4, Leigha Winters. Saves: Foothill -- n/a; Alissa Skuce (A) 5.

Record: Acalanes 4-0.

Women's Water Polo Box Scores 9/10/04

Reno Silver State Shootout Saturday 9/11/04 Results

Acalanes 7, Del Campo 4
Acalanes 2 3 1 1 -- 7
Del Campo 2 1 0 1 -- 4
Scoring: A--Nicole Hughes 4, Michelle Roses 2, Leigha Winters. Saves: Alissa Skuce (A) 6, Taylor Stern (A) 1.

Acalanes 6, Washington 3
Acalanes 0 0 3 3 -- 6
Washington 1 1 1 0 -- 3
Scoring: A -- Nicole Hughes 5, Michelle Roses. Saves: Nicole Hughes
(A) 2, Alissa Skuce (A) 4.

Acalanes 14, Marist 2
Acalanes 6 3 4 1 -- 14
Marist 0 2 0 0 -- 2
Scoring: A -- Kristina Langer 5, Taylor Stern 4, Alison Chew 3,
Shanna Hoversten, Gina Panacci. Saves: Anni Poth (A) 3.

Records: Acalanes 3-0.

Nicole Hughes once again led the Don's in scoring in Rocklin this weekend at the Sierra Shootout Tournament that say Acalanes finish in 8th place with a 2-3 record. Hughes scored 17 goals in the two-day tournament earning her All Tournament Team Honors. Michelle Roses and Kelly
Jenkins-Stark were named Outstanding Players for the tournament. The Don's will open DFAL play Wednesday when they host Northgate at 5:00pm.

Women's Water Polo Tournament Results 9/18/04

Water polo
PREP GIRLS
Sierra Shootout
Seventh place Campolindo 7, Acalanes 3
Acalanes 1 0 0 2 -- 3
Campolindo 3 3 1 0 -- 7

Scoring: A -- Nicole Hughes, Michelle Roses, Kelly Jenkins-Stark. C -- n/a. Saves: Alissa Skuce (A) 4; C n/a.

Record: Acalanes 6-4.
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College Park 12, Acalanes 8
College Park 5 3 3 1 -- 12
Acalanes 1 2 2 3 -- 8

Scoring: CP -- Lauren Seidemann 4, Melissa Seidemann 3, Laura Wood 2, Jayme Farrell-Ranker 2, Mary Kennedy. A -- Nicole Hughes 5, Kelly Jenkins-Stark, Leigha Winters, Taylor Stern. Saves: Ebey Curran (CP) 9, Alissa Skuce (A) 5.

Women's Water Polo Tournament Results 9/17/04

Sierra Shootout Quarterfinal St. Francis-Sacramento 5, Acalanes 4
Acalanes 1 0 0 3 -- 4
St. Francis 1 3 0 1 -- 5
At Sierra College, Rocklin

Scoring: A -- Nicole Hughes 2, Michelle Roses, Jenna Lambert. SF --
n/a. Saves: Alissa Skuce (A) 9.
Records: Acalanes 6-2.

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Pool play

Acalanes 7, Napa 2
Napa 0 0 1 1 -- 2
Acalanes 3 2 2 0 -- 7

Scoring: A -- Nicole Hughes 5, Kelly Jenkins-Stark 2. N -- n/a.
Saves: Alissa Skuce (A) 5, Anni Poth (A) 1.

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Acalanes 9, Deer Valley 5
Deer Valley 0 0 2 3 -- 5
Acalanes 2 4 1 2 -- 9

Scoring: A -- Nicole Hughes 4, Michelle Roses 2, Kelly Jenkins-Stark, Alissa Skuce, Taylor Stern. DV -- n/a. Saves: Skuce (A) 2, Anni Poth (A) 1.

Both the Men's and Women's Water Polo teams opened their DFAL season with wins over Northgate on Wednesday. The Men won 13-8 final and Women completed the sweep with a 10-8 final. Jay Warner and Steve Andron each scored four goals to lead the Men and Nicole Hughes has six goals to lead the Women's team. Goaltender Phil Jones had 9 saves to help the Men's cause.

The Don's Women's Water Polo team looked sharp in their non-league match against Marin Catholic on Monday winning 9-4. Nicole Hughes led the team scoring five goals, with Michelle Roses adding two for the team. Acalanes will play against Miramonte on Wednesday and this was a great way to prepare for that tough DFAL match-up. Read the feature article from the Contra Costa Sun dated 9/29 below.

Women's Water Polo Feature Article 9/29/04

Hughes is driving force for Acalanes

By Jennifer Starks

Go ahead.

Hound Acalanes High School water polo standout Nicole Hughes around
the cage. Send defenders her way. Dons coach Dan Bledsoe expects that to happen. And, while he won't be specific, he has a plan of attack in place for when it does.

"That's one of the things we're working on," Bledsoe said. "The first things teams do is key on Nicole. We're working on ways for when they do that, she can draw and we can get goals from other kids. In certain situations, she can run and in others, she can create. For teams to stop us, they have to stop the entire team, not just one player."

That's a dangerous proposition, especially when you consider just
how good that "one player" is. Hughes is a scoring machine. Need proof? In two pool-play games at the Sierra Shootout, Hughes knocked in a total of nine goals to help Acalanes pick up a pair of wins. Then, in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League opener against Northgate, Hughes found the back of the net six times to propel her team to a 10-8 victory.

"She's phenomenal," Bledsoe said. "She's everywhere for us. Attacker, hole set. She's everywhere. She's doing whatever the team needs her to do in order to make a difference. We could not do what we're doing without her."

Hughes is just one of many returners from last year's team which advanced to the North Coast Section quarterfinals. Of its 14
players, half are seniors, including Alissa Skuce, Leah Winters, Kelly Jenkins-Stark, Michelle Roses, Jenna Lambert and Hughes.

Skuce gave up her spot in the field and is now minding the cage for
the first time. Apparently, she's a quick study, as she had five saves against Northgate.

"The hardest part about being a goalie is directing the defense," Bledsoe said. "She's a natural field general. (Alissa) volunteered to fill the spot, so she's losing the opportunity to do what she's been doing for three years."

The Dons are also getting a nice lift from freshman Taylor Stern, whom Bledsoe refers to as "a very pleasant surprise." Stern stepped right in and earned a spot in the starting lineup. She scored three goals in the win over the Broncos.

Acalanes is now turning its attention toward today's game against Miramonte. Both squads finished 3-3 in DFAL play last year, behind College Park and league champ Campolindo. According to Bledsoe, all four teams remain dangerous, which should make for a compelling league race this time around.

"Miramonte, College Park, Acalanes and Campolindo all have strong teams and the ability to beat each other," Bledsoe said. "The whole league is up this year."

The Don's Women's Water Polo Team remained hot with a win over Miramonte on Wednesday, while the Men's Team dropped their game. See the results below.

Two of the top DFAL teams squared off on Wednesday and it was the Don's that came away with their first league loss falling to 2-1 while College Park remained undefeated at 3-0. College Park build up a big lead, but the Don's outscored their opponent 5-1 in the fourth quarter before losing by the final of 8-7. Goaltender Alissa Skuce made six saves to keep the Don's in the game while the Don's scored on seven of nine shots against College Park, but just could not tie the score late. Acalanes will play a non-league game this Friday against a tough Monte Vista club.

Women's Water Polo Box Score 10/6/04

DFAL College Park 8, Acalanes 7
College Park 2 3 2 1 -- 8

Scoring: A -- Nicole Hughes 2, Jenna Lambert, Lizzy Flower, Taylor Stern, Michelle Roses, Kelly Jenkins-Stark. CP -- Melissa Seidemann 5, Laura Wood, Jayme Farrell-Ranker, Mary Kennedy. Saves: Alissa Skuce (A) 6, Ebey Curran (CP) 2.

Records: Acalanes 9-5, 2-1 DFAL; College Park 9-5, 3-0 DFAL.

Nonleague, 10/8/04

Monte Vista 12, Acalanes 1

Records: Acalanes 9-6; Monte Vista 11-1

Both the Men's and Women's Water Polo teams came away with wins on Wednesday against Alhambra and have identical 3-1 DFAL records as a result. Steve Andron scored three goals to lead the Men and Nicole Hughes had five goals to lead the Women. See the results below. Check out the Women's Galley for some new pictures by clicking here.

Acalanes is really going for the area's best teams in the nonleague matches, but came up short against Carondelet on Thursday, losing 9-2. See the results below.

The Don's lost to Campolindo in Water Polo Wednesday evening, but it took a last-second goal in the third overtime period to end the 13-12 thriller. The Don's Women's team lost 10-2 despite putting 17 shots on the Campolindo goaltender, but scoring only twice on goals by Jenna Lambert and Nicole Hughes. Both of our teams missed an opportunity to move into second place in the DFAL and are 3-2 in league play.

The Acalanes Water Polo Teams swept Las Lomas on Tuesday. The Men's team won 10-7 and the women's team following suit with a 10-5 win. Jay Warner led the the Men with four goals and Nicole Hughes scored five goals to lead the Women. See the results and standings below.

Women's Water Polo Box Score 11/2/04

Acalanes 4 1 2 3 -- 10
Las Lomas 2 2 1 0 -- 5

Scoring: A -- Nicole Hughes 5, Alisssa Skuce, Kelly Jenkins-Stark, Jenna Lambert, Sara Caldwell, Leigha Winters. LL -- MeganMacKenzie, Caitlin Casey, Kristen Forbes, Shelley Harpe, Lia Breunig. Saves: Liz Godfrey (LL) 8, Alissa Skuce (A) 7, Anni Poth (A) 2.

Records: Acalanes 14-10, 4-2 DFAL; Las Lomas 0-6.

Women's Water Polo DFAL Standings as of 11/3/04

PREP GIRLS
DFAL
W L GB
College Park 5 1 --
Campolindo 5 1 --
Acalanes 4 2 1
Miramonte 4 2 1
Alhambra 2 4 3
Northgate 1 5 4
Las Lomas 0 6 5

Both the Acalanes Women and Men's Water Polo teams advanced to the NCS second-round following convincing wins in the first-round on Saturday. The Women got things started with their win over Washington High by a 9-2 final featuring a four-goal game by Nicole Hughes and two goals by Kelly Jenkins-Stark. Alissa Skuce had ten saves and Anni Poth one save for Acalanes. In the Men's game, Steve Andron and Nick Ferrif each scored three goals to help them to a 14-4 win over Marin Catholic. Phil Jones helped the Don's with eight saves in the game. Both team will play Tuesday in the second-round, but the Women will be without one of their standouts Jenna Lambert who was lost for the season with a shoulder injury on Thursday. See the summaries, results and NCS schedules below.

Women's NCS Water Polo Results and Schedule

PREP GIRLS
NCS playoffs

Saturday's first-round (11/6/04)
San Ramon Valley 24, No. 16 Marin Academy-San Rafael (8-2) 3
Sir Francis Drake-San Anselmo 7, No. 9 Clayton Valley (16-9), 4
College Park 12, No. 13 Northgate (16-9) 6
Carondelet 12, No. 12 Amador Valley (14-11) 5
Monte Vista 20, No. 15 James Logan (11-14) 2
Acalanes 9, No. 10 Washington (19-7) 2
Campolindo 10, No. 14 Bishop O'Dowd (19-8) 1
Miramonte 17, No. 11 Alhambra (17-8) 5

Tuesday's quarterfinals
No. 8 Sir Francis Drake-San Anselmo (25-0) vs. No. 1 San Ramon Valley (23-2), at Miramonte HS, 8:15 p.m.

No. 5 Carondelet (13-9) vs. No. 4 College Park (16-9), at Soda Aquatic Center, Campolindo HS, 4:30 p.m.

No. 7 Acalanes (15-10) vs. No. 2 Monte Vista (22-3), at Miramonte HS, 5:45 p.m.

No. 6 Miramonte (14-11) vs. No. 3 Campolindo (16-7), at Soda Aquatic Center, 5:45 p.m.

The Don's Women's Water Polo team lost to Monte Vista, the #2 seed in the NCS playoffs on Tuesday night by a 12-1 final. The smothering defense of Monte Vista kept the Don's in check and only a lone score by senior Nicole Hughes was recorded by Acalanes. Besides Hughes, fellow seniors Alissa Skuce, Anni Poth, Kelly Jenkins-Stark, Leigha Winters, Jenna Lambert, and Michelle Roses played their last game for Acalanes that had a 15-11 overall record this year. Good Luck and congratulations. See the summary and results below.

Women's NCS Playoff Summary and Box Score 11/9/04

Monte Vista 12, Acalanes 1: The No. 2-seeded Mustangs (23-3) snapped a 1-1 tie, scoring 11 unanswered goals en route to stopping the No. 7 Dons in a quarterfinal at Miramonte High School.

"I was very pleased," Monte Vista coach Todd Halvorson. "Our goal was to contain Nicole (Hughes). With her covered, everyone else had to score."

Hughes scored the Dons' lone goal with 6:02 to go in the first period, tying the match 1-1.

The Mustangs took over from there, getting goals from six players. Monte Vista outshot Acalanes 28-18. Mustangs goalkeeper Casey Hines recorded 14 saves, while Alyssa Skule had six for the Dons (15-11).

Quarterfinals Monte Vista 12, Acalanes 1
Acalanes 1 0 0 0 -- 1
Monte Vista 4 2 3 3 -- 12
At Miramonte HS in Orinda

Scoring: A -- Nicole Hughes. MV -- Rory Stanton 3, Georgi Cappelletti 2, Stephanie Schnugg 2, Katherine Stanton 2, Jessica Steffens 2, Robyn Shutt. Saves: Alyssa Skule (A) 6, Casey Hines (MV) 14.

Records: Acalanes 15-11, Monte Vista 23-3.

Senior Nicole Hughes, the offensive leader for Acalanes all season was honored as the Co-MVP of the DFAL in their recently announced All-DFAL team. Hughes shares the honor with fellow senior Diana Pivicek from Campolindo. The Don's added five players to the team with Kelly Jenkins-Stark making the first team and Alissa Skuke, Jenna Lambert, Michelle Roses and Leigha Winters making the second team. Congratulations to all six ladies on a great season.

Women's Water Polo 2004 All-DFAL Team

PREP GIRLS
All-DFAL

CO-MVP
Nicole Hughes (Acalanes) Sr.; Diana Pivicek (Campolindo) Sr.

FIRST TEAM
Monica Russell (C) Sr., Lauren Seidemann (College Park) Jr., Alisha Khan (C) Jr., Haley Mullins (Miramonte) Sr., Katie Fogel (Alhambra) Sr., Laura Wood (CP) Jr., Jessica Wilson (C) Jr., Kelly Jenkins-Stark (Aca) Sr., Jayne Farrel-Ranker (CP) Sr.

SECOND TEAM
Ebey Curran (CP) Jr., Alissa Skuke (Aca) Sr., Lindsay Sandberg (C) Jr., Katie Ure (M) Jr., Libby Trenkwalder (Northgate) So., Jesse Temple (C) So., Jenna Lambert (Aca) Sr., Melissa Seidemann (CP) Fr., Michelle Roses (Aca) Sr., Sarah Ivry (M) Jr., Rene Flemming (Alh) Sr., Leigha Winters (Aca) Sr.

The Don's Women's Water Polo team landed two players to the All-East Bay/North bay Water Polo Teams. Nicole Hughes was selected to the First Team and Kelly Jenkins-Stark was selected to the Third team respectively. Congrats to these fine student/athletes.

Women's Water Polo 2004 All-East Bay/North Bay Teams

All-East Bay/North Bay

MVP
Jessica Steffens (Monte Vista), Sr.

FIRST TEAM
FIELD -- Kirsten Auker (SRV), Jr., Nicole Hughes (Acalanes), Sr., Annie Keating (Sir Francis Drake), Sr., Jenny Knutson (Bishop O'Dowd), Jr., Meghan Moore (SRV), Jr., Monica Powers (Carondelet), So., Monica Russell (Campolindo), Sr., Stephanie Schnugg (MV), Sr., Lisa Smith (SFD), Sr., Jessica Steffens (MV), Sr. GK -- Casey Hines (MV), Sr., Betzy O'Neill (SRV), Sr., Diana Pivecek (Cam), Sr.

SECOND TEAM
FIELD -- Jayne Appel (Car), Jr., Gina Devecchio (Clayton Valley), Sr., Katie Fogel (Alh), Sr., Lindsay Kiyama (CV), Sr. Alisha Khan (Cam), Jr. Cari MacPhail (SRV), Sr., Halley Mullins (Miramonte), Sr. Ann Marie Scott (SRV), Sr., Lauren Seidemann (College Park), Jr., Rory Stanton (MV), Sr.

THIRD TEAM
FIELD -- Jayme Farrel-Ranker (CP), Sr., Kelly Jenkins-Stark (Aca), Sr., Carrie Kosnik (MV), Jr., Kristen Langford (CV), Sr., Erica Leima (Amador Valley), Sr., Tracie Robertson (Washington), Sr., Devin Sloan (SRV), Sr., Jessica Wilson (Cam), Jr., Cory Winther (Novato), Jr., Laura Wood (CP), Jr. GK -- Dominique Bonilla (Berkeley), Jr.

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2003 DFAL All-League Teams- Women's Waterpolo

All-DFAL
MVP
Heather Stuart (Campolindo), Sr.

FIRST TEAM
Monica Russell (Cam), Jr.; Camille Karimzad (Cam), Sr.; Alisha Khan (Cam), So.; Lauren Sanguinetti (Miramonte), Sr.; Katherine Asch (M), Sr.; Jessica Soza (Las Lomas), Sr.; Nicole Hughes (Acalanes), Jr.; Lauren Siedemann (College Park), So.; Laura Wood (CP), So.; Meaghan Perrelli (Northgate), Sr.

SECOND TEAM
Michelle Roses (Aca), Sr.; Kelly Jenkins-Stark (Aca), Jr.; Haley Mullins (M), Jr.; Katie Ure (M), So.; Missy Knight (LL), Sr.; Rebecca Rogers (LL), Sr.; Elissa Malmquist (Cam), Sr.; Jessi Wood (CP), Sr.; Jaime Farrell-Ranker (CP), Jr.; Veronica Campbell (CP), Sr.; Stephanie Abed (Alhambra), Sr.

2003 NCS All-League Teams- Women's Waterpolo

PREP GIRLS
All-North Coast Section
MVP
Stephanie Schnugg (Monte Vista), Jr.
First team
Jessica Kim (San Ramon Valley), Sr.; Jessica Steffens (MV), Jr.; Kelly Pearce (Carondelet), Sr.; Courtney Jenkins (California), Sr.; Jessica Soza (Las Lomas), Sr.; Nicole Hughes (Acalanes), Jr.; Lauren Sanguinetti (Miramonte), Sr.; Patricia Burdick (Ygnacio Valley), Sr.; Meghan Moore (SRV), Sr.; Sarah Stimson (MV), Sr.; G Heather Stuart (Campolindo), Sr.

Second team
Aislen Wray (Clayton Valley), Sr.; Annie Keating (Sir Francis
Drake), Jr.; Carina Degenkolb (Berkeley), Sr.; Danielle Bastier
(Marin Catholic), Sr.; Emily McCullough (MV), Sr.; Katherine Asch (Mira), Sr.; Lauren Seidemann (College Park), So.; Lindsay Moffatt (Deer Valley), Sr.; Meagan Cotruvo (Car), Sr.; Monica Russell (Cam), Jr.; G Rachel Nau (Car), Sr.; G Veronica Campbell (CP), Sr.

The Contra Costa Times published their annual "All-Times" teams for the Fall Sports season for the 2003 season, and the Don's received several top honors including Top Women's Golfer and Top Women's Golfing Coach honors. Also making top teams were Acalanes student/athletes in Women's Golf, Women's Cross Country, Women's Water Polo, Men's Water Polo and second-team honors when to two Don's Football players. Read the capsules from the Contra Costa Times dated 1/10 below and congratulations to Coach Tim Scott and our Acalanes Student/athletes for being recognized for their outstanding efforts.

All-Times Women's Water Polo Team Member

Posted on Sat, Jan. 10, 2004

All-Times girls water polo team

Nicole Hughes
• SCHOOL: Acalanes
• POSITION: Driver
• YEAR: Junior
• THE SKINNY: Hughes was the driving force behind the Dons on both ends of the pool. Offensively, she scored 83 goals and had 14
assists. Defensively, she snagged 96 steals and prevented 41 shots. Oh, and she drew 21 kickouts.

• WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW: Hughes and Heather Stuart were rival goalies on their Golden Bear club team before Hughes switched to the field.

Women's Varsity Coach	Dan Bledsoe	925.935.2600 (W) 925.363.4561 (H)
Women's Assistant Coach	Sarah Stretch

Water Polo	2004 Women's Water Polo Team

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Date	Opponent	Acalanes	Opponent	DFAL
9/22	Northgate	10	8	1-0
9/29	Miramonte	9	6	2-0
10/6	College Park	7	8	2-1
10/20	Alhambra	11	8	3-1
10/27	Campolindo	2	10	3-2
11/2	Las Lomas	10	5	4-2

	NCS Playoffs
11/6	Washington	9	2	4-2
11/9	Monte Vista	1	12	4-2

Team	Wins	Loses	GB
Campolindo	6	0	-
College Park	5	1	1
Acalanes	3	3	3
Las Lomas	3	3	3
Miramonte	3	3	3
Northgate	1	5	5
Alhambra	0	6	6