Lady Dons Varsity Soccer 2011-12

3 weeks ago the Lady Dons fell to the Willow Glen Rams by a score of 0-4 in the regular season opener. After facing several tough teams in close games over the past two weeks the Lady Dons opened up their second half of the season in style with a 2-1 win over the Rams. The game was physical and fast and the Rams kept the Dons goalie Allison Hadidian on her toes throughout the game. But Hadidian and the Don’s as a whole held tough. Senior Olivia Hadidian (#4) was responsible for both of the Lady Dons goals.

Its a great way to start the second half of the season!
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The last couple of weeks the Lady Dons have had a bit of a rough time. In the past 6 games Del Mar has come way with a 0-5-1 record bringing their overall record for the season to 4-6-3. But their record is not a very good indicator of how they have been playing. The Lady Dons have faced some very good teams in Willow Glen, Leland, Santa Teresa, Live Oak and Leigh, and in each of those games the Lady Dons have played very well, and were always a threat to their opponent. The games against Leland and Santa Teresa were decided by a single goal and were very exciting to watch. This past Tuesday against Leigh marked the midway point of the regular season, and the Lady Dons will now face each team again starting the Willow Glen on Friday.

With the second half of the season comes a second chance. The Lady Dons have an opportunity to show how they have pulled their young team together over the past several weeks and get back to their winning ways. Go Dons!

The Lady Dons took a bit of a hit this week in their first two regular season games. Wednesday against Willow Glen the Dons fell short in a tough 0-4 loss after the long Holiday break. Friday Del Mar faced off against Leland and held their own against an establish division “A” team, only getting a little loose early in the second half and allowing the Chargers to slip by and score. But The Dons didn’t let down after the score, holding Leland to only the one goal and giving themselves several scoring opportunities which unfortunately they were not able to convert into goals.

Before the holiday break the Lady Dons extended their undefeated streak with two ties , Cupertino 1-1, and Milpitas 0-0. Both games were fast paced and a step up in competition from the previous pre-season games. The Lady Dons rose to the challenge.

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The Lady Dons improved their pre-season record to 4-0 last week with wins over Lynbrook (1-0) and Evergreen (5-1). Ivy Nguyen was named player of the week for the Dons. Ivy scored the only goal in the game against Lynbrook, and payed a great aggressive game against Evergreen Valley. Veronica DelaCruz continued to lead the Dons in scoring with 4 goals against Evergreen. Olivia Hadidian also got in on the action scoring the Dons first goal of the game on Friday against Evergreen.

Del Mar will wrap up the pre-season this week with games against Cupertino and Milpitas before breaking for the holidays.

The Lady Dons of Del Mar have gotten off to a good start in the 2011-12 preseason, With a scrimmage win against Prospect and 2 pre-season wins this past week against Lincoln (1-0) and San Jose (14-0), the Dons are getting themselves ready for what is sure to be an exciting season. After a stellar 18-1-2 season last year in which the Lady Dons made it to the second round of the CCS playoffs, they have been moved up to the “A” division and will face strong schools such as Live Oak, Leigh and Santa Teresa. With the 14-0 pounding of San Jose Academy this Friday, the Lady Dons show they are ready to put point on the board and face whatever challenges lie ahead.
Go Dons!

This weeks highlights:
Dons score 14 against San Jose
9 players scored in the 14-0 win
Player of the week: #Veronica DelaCruz (Freshamn)

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Congratulations! to the 2010-11 Del Mar Lady Dons Soccer Team, on a GREAT season 18-1-2. It was a fantastic ride and we are all very proud of you!

With the only loss of the year coming today against Saint Ignatius in the second round of the CCS playoffs, the Lady Don’s Season can be considered nothing less than a great success, and has been incredible fun to watch. Thanks to all the Players, Coaches and Parents for making the 2010-11 season one to remember. Congratulations Again! and GO DONS!!!

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The Lady Dons made the most of their game in the first round of the CCS playoffs Wednesday against North Monterey County. The Dons met NMC at home and sent them back to Monterey with a 9-0 defete. The Dons were on fire and dominated the field. The first half saw the Dons jump out to a 3-0 lead with goals by the usual suspects Sulma Plancarte, 2 goals and Rachel Schauer with one.

In the second half the Don’s started to spread it around a bit, it started with a couple nice looking goals, one on a corner kick header by Sammy Steeves, and then the next by Zuly Huizachi, as she leapt over a sliding defender and took it to the goal on her own.

Just minutes later Sulma Plancarte was “mugged” in the box and Olivia Hadidian took full advantage with a great penalty kick that found net high and left of the goalie.

By the end of the game almost every memeber of the team had a hand (or foot) in scoring a goal.

GOALS:
Christina De la pena (1)
Olivia Hadidian (1)
Rachel Schauer (1)
Sammy Steeves (1)
Zuleyni Huizachi (2)
Sulma Plancarte (2)

ASSISTS:
Brenda Valine (1)
Samantha Steeves (1)
Emma Norman (1)
Zuleyni Huizachi (1)
Sulma Plancarte (2)
Sophia Brinton (1)

The Lady Dons meets No.4 Ranked St. Ignatius Saturnday (TBA)
Check out the match up on MaxPreps.com
Keep and eye on the CIF Playoff bracket here >>

After capping off their regular season against Mt. Pleasant Thursday night with a 4-1 victory, the Lady Dons (18-0-2) have their first CCS game Wednesday at home.

Player of the Year (as posted on MaxPreps website)
#24 Sulma Plancarte

“Sulma was not the leading scorer on our team, but she definitely lead the team in work ethic and hustle. A great team player, Sulma playing forward made it possible for our team to score over 80 goals this year. Teams that tried to mark her found out how difficult it is to keep Sulma away from the goal. Sulma is Player of the Year.”

Tuesday the Lady Dons defeated Oak Grove 4-0 at home, and cemented their position atop the BVAL-STAL league standings. The win was their 11th in League play and 17th overall.  The game was the last home game of the season and as such was Senior Appreciation Day. The Dons players and parents honored the 6 Senior Dons players, all of whom were vital to the Dons success this year.

Christina DeLaPeña
Zuly Huizache
Sulma Plancarte
Sammy Steeves
Rachel Schauer
Brenda Valine

Del Mer will travel to Mt. Pleasant Thursday evening for their last regular season game of the year, hoping to cap off the regular season undefeated. The next step will be to wait and find out about post season play.

Congratulations Dons on and awesome year! And we aren’t done yet!