![Junior libero Crew Hoffmeier serves the ball during a Nov. 11 match against Ball State University at John E. Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana. NIU volleyball finished its 2023 campaign with a final record of 8-22, a record that Sports Reporter Skyler Kisellus believes doesnt define the team and its future. (Amber Pietz | Ball State Creative Services)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AP1_6174-1200x800.jpg)
COLUMN: Volleyball played better than its record
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| November 30, 2023
![From left: NIU senior opposite/outside hitter Emily Dykes (12), junior middle blocker Charli Atiemo (11) and sophomore outside hitter Nazli Güvener (17) look on during Friday’s match against the University of Toledo at Victor E. Court. The Huskies fell in four sets to the Rockets, extending their losing streak to six consecutive matches. (Josephine Dunmore | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/nazli-n-co-1200x800.jpg)
Huskies scorched by Rockets, lose sixth-straight
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| November 4, 2023
![From left: Junior middle blocker Charli Atiemo, graduate student outside hitter Katie Erdmann, junior setter Sophie Hurt, graduate student right side hitter Isabelle Percoco, junior outside hitter Nikolette Nedic and sophomore middler blocker Savanah Brandt celebrate after a rally against Eastern Michigan University on Friday at Victor E. Court. The Huskies look to get back in the win column after falling short against Western Michigan University on Tuesday. (Skyler Kisellus | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/vb-skylerpski-1200x800.jpeg)
Huskies to attempt bounce-back in Central Michigan
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| October 19, 2023
![Graduate student outside hitter Katie Erdmann, junior middle blocker Charli Atiemo, senior opposite/outside hitter Emily Dykes, senior setter Ella Mihacevich, junior libero Crew Hoffmeier and junior defensive specialist/libero Jada Cerniglia celebrate after a rally in Friday’s morning match between NIU and the University of Dayton at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Huskies fell to Dayton in three sets before sweeping the University of North Dakota in the following match for their first shutout victory of the season. (Logan Colglaizer | UNI Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/VB-courtesy-1200x800.jpeg)
Volleyball bags first sweep, snaps six-game skid
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| September 16, 2023
![Graduate student outside hitter Katie Erdmann, junior libero Crew Hoffmeier, junior middle blocker Charli Atiemo, sophomore defensive specialist Olivia Hogan, junior defensive specialist Jada Cerniglia and senior setter Ella Mihacevich celebrate after a rally during Friday’s season-opening match against Chicago State University at the NIU Convocation Center. The Huskies were defeated 3-2. (Scott Walstrom | NIU Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/16-1200x800.jpg)
Volleyball readies for Chi-town showdowns
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| September 5, 2023
![NIU volleyball head coach Sondra Parys talks with her team courtside during the Huskies season-opening match against Chicago State University on Aug. 25 at the NIU Convocation Center. Parys earned her first win as an NCAA Division I head coach Friday, a 3-2 victory over the University of North Carolina Wilmington. (Scott Walstrom | NIU Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Parys-2-1200x800.jpg)
Volleyball’s Sondra Parys bags first win as head coach
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| September 1, 2023
![Senior setter Ella Mihacevich rises up to hit the volleyball in a Saturday matchup against the University of Illinois. (Scott Walstrom | Courtesy of NIU Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/8-1200x800.jpg)
Volleyball begins Parys’ era winless
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| August 27, 2023
![Middle blocker Savanah Brandt joins NIU volleyball as its first addition under new head coach Sondra Parys (Courtesy Belmont Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0681-1-900x600.jpg)
NIU volleyball adds Belmont transfer Savanah Brandt
By Northern Star Sports Staff
| January 25, 2023
![A graphic featuring a photo of NIU men’s basketball playing against Central Michigan University last week on Tuesday at the NIU Convocation Center. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Sports-between-the-semesters-900x600.png)
IN PICTURES: Sports between the semesters
By Sean Reed, Photo Editor
| January 16, 2023
![NIU President Lisa Freeman, NIU volleyball head coach Sondra Parys and NIU Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Sean Frazier hold an NIU volleyball jersey bearing the No. 7, representing Parys status as the Huskies seventh head coach in program history. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MG_0765-900x600.jpg)
NIU welcomes Sondra Parys to Huskie country
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| January 12, 2023
![Former Loyola University Chicago assistant coach Sondra Parys was hired to lead NIUs volleyball program Thursday. (Loyola Chicago Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/RCA6502-900x600.jpg)
NIU tabs Sondra Parys to lead Huskie volleyball
By Northern Star Sports Staff
| December 15, 2022
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