cats look to EArn FaLL winning record

By PALOMA LEONE-GETTEN the daily northwestern @pleonegetten

Northwestern volleyball will have the chance to gain its second consecutive winning season this fall. The 2022 Cats went 18-14 (7-13 Big Ten), earning their first winning season since 2014 and finishing 10th in the conference. However, those wins were earned with the help of several players who have since left NU. One of the most notable is outside hitter Temi Thomas-Ailara, who ended the 2022 season ranked second in the Big Ten in kills. Thomas-Ailara, who received Big Ten Player of the Week honors three times last season, will spend her final year of eligibility as a Wisconsin Badger.

But with transfers Lauren Carter, Maddy Chinn, Ellie Husemann, Julia Sangiacomo and Rylen Reid joining the Cats, the gaps in the lineup may be filled. On the younger side, first-years Gigi Navarrete and