Water Polo- Women's

The Don's Women's Water Polo won their games on Friday but lost both on Saturday in the Silver State Shootout tournament this past weekend. The Don's Taylor Stern scored nine of the teams 13-goals on Friday but missed the Saturday games to attend a relatives wedding. See the game results below.

Women's Water Polo Game Results 9/8/05

Prep girls Silver State Shootout Round-robin

Acalanes 6, Foothill 4 (Friday 9/9)
Foothill 1 1 1 1 -- 4
Acalanes 0 1 2 3 -- 6

Scoring: A -- Taylor Stern 4, Kate Warner, Lizzy Flower. Saves: Molly Quinn (A) 4. Records: Acalanes 1-0, Foothill 0-1.

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Friday Acalanes 7, Ygnacio Valley 4 (Friday 9/9)
Ygnacio Valley 0 0 2 2 -- 4
Acalanes 3 1 1 2 -- 7

Scoring: A -- Taylor Stern 5, Kate Warner, Lizzy Flower. Saves: Molly Quinn (A) 6. Records: Acalanes 2-0, Ygnacio Valley 0-2.

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St. Mary's 4, Acalanes 2 (Saturday 9/10)
St. Mary's 1 2 0 1 -- 4
Acalanes 0 0 0 2 -- 2

Scoring: A -- Lizzy Flower, Kristina Langner. Saves: Molly Quinn (A) 3. Records: St. Mary's 3-0, Acalanes 2-1.

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Clayton Valley 5, Acalanes 3 (Saturday 9/9)

Clayton Valley 1 0 2 2 -- 5
Acalanes 1 1 0 1 -- 3
At Idlewild Pool, Reno

Scoring: A -- Kate Warner, Kristina Langner, Valerie Lew. Saves: Molly Quinn (A) 6. Records: Acalanes 2-2, Clayton Valley 3-1.

The Don's suffered two loses in early pool play on Friday in the Sierra Shootout Tournament. Acalanes lost to Clovis by a 6-4 margin and to Drake High by a 12-5 final. See the game results below.

Women's Water Polo Game Results 9/16/05

Sierra Shootout Tournament

Clovis 0 2 2 2 - 6

Acalanes 1 1 1 1 - 4

Scoring: Acalanes- Lizzy Flower (2), Taylor Stern, Sara Caldwell. Saves: Acalanes- Molly Quinn (6).

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Drake 2 3 4 3 - 12

Acalanes 2 1 1 1 - 5

Scoring: Acalanes- Taylor Stern (3), Lizzy Flower, Shannon Pegnim. Saves: Acalanes- Molly Quinn (5).

Records: Acalanes 2-4

Despite a valiant comeback effort by Las Lomas in the 4th-quarter, the Don's Men's Water Polo Team hung on for a 10-9 win in their DFAL opener on Wednesday. Nick Ferrif scored 5 goals, Jake Norton 3 goals, and Steve Andron 2 goals for the Don's in their win. Robert Graves had 5 saves for Acalanes. The Women's Team lost their game by a 9-5 final. Read the summary and see the results below.

Women's Water Polo Game Results 9/21/05

Las Lomas 9, Acalanes 5

Las Lomas 3 2 2 2 -- 9
Acalanes 1 1 2 1 -- 5

Scoring: LL -- Shelley Harper 4, Jen Thomas 3, Mary Banfield, Megan MacKenzie; A -- n/a Saves: LL -- Lia Bruenig (LL) 7.

Records: Las Lomas 3-2, 1-0 DFAL; Acalanes 0-1 DFAL.

Both the Men's and Women's Water Polo team played non-league games on Thursday and came up short on the scoreboard. See the results below.

Women's Water Polo Game Results 9/22/05

Nonleague Marin Catholic 8, Acalanes 7

Marin Catholic 2 1 4 1 -- 8
Acalanes 1 2 2 2 -- 7

Scoring: MC -- n/a. A -- Taylor Stern 3, Sara Caldwell, Lizzy Flower, Valerie Lew, Kate Warner. Saves: Wesley Bird (A) 8.

Men Water Polo Crushes Northgate in DFAL Match 17-10, Women Lose by 10-1 Final!

Acalanes moved to 2-0 in DFAL with their lopsided 17-10 win over Northgate on Wednesday. The Don's spread out the scoring as ten players were able to find the back of the net.

Women's Water Polo Game Results 9/28/05

Northgate 10, Acalanes 1

Northgate 1 2 2 5 -- 10
Acalanes 0 0 1 0 -- 1

Scoring: N -- Libby Trenkwalder 4, Beth Gordon 3, Kate Wood 2, Rebecca Hofer. A -- Shannon Pegnin. Assists: N -- Hofer 3, Trenkwalder 3, Kate Mounday 2, Madison Weber. Saves: N -- Weber 2.

Records: Northgate 7-4, 1-1 DFAL; Acalanes 0-2 DFAL.

Despite a strong effort, the Men' Water Polo team came up one-goal short in their key match-up with Miramonte on Wednesday in a 8-7 loss. The Women's team dropped their game 14-4 despite a three-goal game from Taylor Stern. In the Men's game, Miramonte overcame a one-goal deficit at the half and held off a valiant Don's attempt to tie the game late when the Don's hit the goal post several times. Steve Andron and Dino Sulprizio scored 2 goals each and Robert Graves had 9 saves for the Men's team. Read the game summary and see the results below.

Women's Water Polo Game Results 10/5/05

Miramonte 15, Acalanes 4

Acalanes 0 2 1 1 -- 4
Miramonte 4 2 4 5 -- 15

Scoring: A -- Taylor Stern 3, Kate Warner. M -- Emily Friedmann 3, Katie Ure 3, Kelly Fernbacher 2, Kendelle Weikert 2, Kim Brown, Hayley Chritton, Monica Griffith, Katherine Klein, Ali Lowery. Saves: Molly Quinn (A) 6; McKenna Farrar (C) 2.

Records: Acalanes 0-3 DFAL; Miramonte 8-7, 2-1 DFAL.

The Don's young Women's Water Polo team is in a building year and is looking to improve as the season goes on. Yesterday they ran into the DFAL's top team in College Park (4-0) and came away with a 12-4 loss. Claire Pelpel, Shannon Pegnim, Kate Warner, and Taylor Stern scored goals for the Don's.

Women's Water Polo Game Results 10/12/05

College Park 12, Acalanes 4

College Park 4 5 3 0 -- 12
Acalanes 0 1 1 2 -- 4

Scoring: CP -- Laura Wood 4, Melissa Seidemann 3, Elizabeth Stitt 2, Lauren Seidemann, Kristin Strong, Teresa Lutz. A -- Claire Pelpel, Shannon Pegnin, Kate Warner, Taylor Stern. Saves: Rachel McCracken (CP) 5, Ebey Curran (CP) 4, Acalanes n/a.

Records: College Park 10-5, 4-0 DFAL; Acalanes 0-4.

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DFAL
W L GB
College Park 4 0 --
Campolindo 3 1 1
Miramonte 3 1 1
Northgate 3 1 1
Las Lomas 2 2 2
Alhambra 1 3 3
Las Lomas 2 2 2
Acalanes 0 4 4
Concord 0 4 4

The Don's got scoring from several players in their combined wins Friday against Campolindo and Berkeley as they took the first two matches in the Acalanes Tournament. Bryan Schnugg had four goals and Paul Burgin scored three in their win over Campo, and Steve Andron added three scores in the win over Berkeley. The Tournament continues Saturday at Acalanes. See the games results below. The Don's Women's team was defeated by College Park 9-2 Friday at the Western States tournament in Modesto.

Women's Water Polo Tournament Results 10/14/05

College Park 9, Acalanes 2

College Park 3 4 2 0 -- 9

Acalanes 0 0 0 0 -- 2

Scoring: CP -- Lauren Seidemann 3, Laura Wood 2, Teresa Lutz, Melissa Seidemann, Elizabeth Stitt, Kristin Strong. Saves: Ebey Curran (CP) 3, Rachel McCracken (CP) 2.

The Men's Water Polo team moved to 4-1 in DFAL play with a convincing win over Concord High on Wednesday by a 20-2 final score. It was a sweep for the Don's as the Women's team picked-up their first DFAL win with a 14-0 score. The Don's had an opportunity to play some of the non-regulars in the win and picked-up five goals from Joey Seroy and three more from Brendon Whitmore. For the Women's team that has been in a building year, the win was their first of the year and it came in a shutout rout. See the results below.

Strong First Half Yields Another Win for 5-1 Men's Water Polo, Women Lose 9-4!

The Men's Water Polo team continues their strong year with a 13-8 victory over Alhambra on Wednesday while the Women's team dropped their match 9-4. The Men remain in second place with a 5-1 record, tied with Campolindo. Paul Burgin led the Don's attack with five goals in the match. Acalanes will travel to Campolindo next Tuesday for a 6:00pm game to determine the two and three positions in the DFAL standings in their league finale. The Women fell to 1-5 in their rebuilding year.

Women's Water Polo Game Results 10/26/05

Alhambra 9, Acalanes 4

Alhambra 3 3 2 1 -- 9
Acalanes 1 0 2 1 -- 4

Scoring: Alh -- Jamie Moran 4, Samantha Capozzo, Rachel Gaines, Anni Shelton, Lauren Brown, Gerri Liberty. Aca -- n/a. Saves: Heidi Stratmeyer (Alh) 5, Acalanes n/a.

Records: Alhambra 14-9, 2-4 DFAL; Acalanes 1-5 DFAL.

Don's Men's Water Polo Team Finishes DFAL Season on Strong Note with Win over Campo!!

The Don's Men's Water Polo team completed their DFAL schedule with yet another impressive win, this time over Lamorinda rival Campolindo by a 10-6 final score. The Don's finished in second place with a 6-1 record, one loss back of undefeated Miramonte. Their showing in league play should yield a high pool pick in the upcoming NCS playoffs. Nick Ferrif had a great day scoring four of Acalanes goals and Bryan Schnugg collected three scores himself. Robert Graves and Drew Robinson combined for eight saves. The Don's Women's team completed their league season as well. The Lady Don's fell 8-2 to finish their league play with a 1-6 record in their rebuilding year. Shannon Pegman and Mandy Sheehan collected the goals for the Women's team.

Women's Water Polo Game Results 11/1/05

Campolindo 8, Acalanes 2

Campolindo 3 1 1 3 -- 8
Acalanes 0 0 0 2 -- 2

Scoring: C -- Jessica Wilson 2, Alisha Khan 2, Lindsay Sandberg 2, Monica Coughlin, Katie Carl. A -- Shannon Pegman 1, Mandy Sheehan 1. Saves: Molly Quinn (A) 5, Ann Everrett (A) 1, Stefanie Constable (C) 6.

Records: Campolindo 5-2 DFAL, Acalanes 1-6.

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Final DFAL
W L GB
College Park 7 0 --
Campolindo 5 2 2
Miramonte 5 2 2
Northgate 5 2 2
Alhambra 3 4 4
Las Lomas 2 5 5
Acalanes 1 6 6
Concord 0 7 7

In what was a rebuilding year for the Women's Water Polo program, one bright spot was the play of Taylor Stern who was recognized with a second team All-DFAL selection. Congratulations to Taylor!

Women's Water Polo 2005 All-DFAL Teams

All-DFAL

MVP
Melissa Seidemann (College Park)

FIRST TEAM
Ebey Curran (CP), Lauren Seidemann (CP), Laura Wood (CP), Katie Ure (Miramonte), Kelley Fernbacher (M), Libby Trenkwalder (Northgate), Kate Wood (N), Alisha Khan (Campolindo), Jessica Wilson (Cam), Jamie Moran (Alhambra).

SECOND TEAM
Beth Gordon (N), Madison Weber (N), Monica Coughlin (Cam), Lindsay Sandberg (Cam), Jessie Temple (Cam), Shelly Harper (Las Lomas), Elizabeth Stitt (CP), Emily Friedmann (M), Sarah Ivry (M), Monica Griffith (M), Taylor Stern (Acalanes).

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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 Game Summary 11/6/04

Acalanes 9, Washington 2: Nicole Hughes scored four goals and Kelly Jenkins-Stark added two more to lead the No. 7 seed Dons (15-10) to
victory at Miramonte. Acalanes led 7-0 at halftime over the No. 10 seed Huskies (19-7). The Dons play at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at Miramonte against No. 2 seed Monte Vista, which beat James Logan 20-2 on Saturday.

Women's NCS Water Polo Box Score 11/6/04

Acalanes 9, Washington 2
Acalanes 3 4 1 1 -- 9
Washington 0 0 2 0 -- 2
At Miramonte HS

Scoring: A -- Nicole Hughes 4, Kelly Jenkins-Stark 2, Shanna Hoversten, Gina Tanacci, Lizzy Flower. W -- Rembert 2. Saves: Alissa Skuce (A) 10, Anni Poth (A) 1.

Records: Acalanes 15-10, Washington 19-7

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.

Date	Opponent	Acalanes	Opponent	DFAL
9/21	Las Lomas	5	9	0-1
9/28	Northgate	1	10	0-2
10/5	Miramonte	4	15	0-3
10/12	College Park	4	12	0-4
10/19	Concord	14	0	1-4
10/26	Alhambra	4	9	1-5
11/1	Campolindo	2	8	1-6