Volleyball Recap: Berkeley Takes a Loss

Yellowjackets

Previous 5 Games

10/23/25 @ Castro Valley	0-3
10/22/25 vs Alameda	3-1
10/17/25 @ Bishop O'Dowd	3-2
10/15/25 vs Piedmont	3-0
10/11/25 vs Las Lomas	1-2

It was a good run, but Berkeley unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-match winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Castro Valley Trojans, falling 3-0. Considering the last time the Yellowjackets couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.

While Berkeley ultimately came up short, they really made Castro Valley work, particularly in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 26-24, 25-19.

Liliana Sanger paced Berkeley's offense, picking up six kills. Sanger got some help from Stella Chen-McDermott and her nine assists. Sanger was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.

Castro Valley was led to victory by Courtney Seiji and Niya Guzman. Seiji had 16 digs and four assists, while Guzman had six digs. That's the most digs Seiji has posted over her last seven matchups.

Berkeley's loss dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Castro Valley, they pushed their record up to 19-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.

As of now, neither Berkeley nor the Trojans have any future games scheduled.