Volleyball Recap: Corinna Leaf and Rubi Silva Secure Win for Berkeley

Berkeley had won two straight road games and Neko Ikels did her part to make it three on Thursday. The Yellowjackets sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Alameda Hornets thanks in part to Ikels, who had 21 digs and two aces. She has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played.

Berkeley was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-18, 15-11.

Corinna Leaf

Attacks Kills

10/02/25 @ Alameda	10
09/30/25 vs Bishop O'Dowd	7
09/25/25 @ Piedmont	2
09/23/25 @ Encinal	4
09/11/25 vs Tamalpais	2
+ 11 more games

Leading Berkeley to victory were Rubi Silva and Corinna Leaf. Silva hit 71.4% for five kills and 16 digs and three aces, while Leaf had ten kills, eight digs, and two aces. That's the most kills Leaf has posted since back in October of 2024. Sasha Slaughter also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.

They weren't the only good servers: Berkeley was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. They are a perfect 4-0 when they serve at least ten aces.

Berkeley now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Alameda, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.

Berkeley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Castro Valley on the 7th. As for Alameda, they have also already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against Encinal on the 7th.