Thanks For A Great Season!
Some of you may have noticed our sign downtown under the Pleasanton Sign! Thank you for a great season!
We look forward to seeing you next year!
U16 Hot Shots
The U-16 Hot Shots took 3rd place in the Walnut Creek Fall Classic. The team got off to a rocket start with a 7-1 win over a team from Danville. Scoring started early in this match up with the Hot Shots stampeding to a 3-0 advantage in the first 89 seconds. After a highly competitive game against the Walnut Creek Fury, the Hot Shots were in 1st place going into Sunday.’s play. After losing a heart-breaker to the Walnut Creek Swat 1-0, the team advanced to the playoffs against another Pleasanton team, the Ladyhawks, and won.
Offensively the team was led by Emily Santiago, Mrinalini Narayan, Kaitlyn Antilla and Chelsea Burke . Denell Jackson, April Maestas, Katie Zieker and Tayler Clopton anchored a stout defensive effort.
Senior captain Alana D’Onofrio was named to the First Team All-Big Sky Conference selection.
Senior captain Alana D’Onofrio was named to the First Team All-Big Sky Conference selection.
D’Onofrio was a part of a great defense this year that allowed only 0.94 goals per game. The captain fromPleasanton, Calif. was also named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week twice this season and recorded an assist against Southern Utah. Her first honor came on Sept. 10 as D’Onofrio help shutout UNLV.
“I think it is a deserving honor for Alana and our whole backline,” said head coach Andre Luciano. “Her work ethic and commitment to become one of the best defenders in the Big Sky was apparent on Sunday night.”
Alana played at the competitive level for the Pleasanton Rage for 9 years. She is a bio-med major/History minor graduating in May 2014.
