Category: Sports
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Volleyball team wins ASC Championships
The volleyball team concludes their year with an 18-10 overall record, after winning the program’s record-setting seventh ASC Title and advancing to the second round in the NCAA D-III championships. After an injury-laden first half of the season, the Comets battled their way into the second seed for the Conference postseason with an 8-for-10 October.…
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The best and worst of esports today: 11/15/21
Collegiate Smash Trophy is claimed yet again Some connection issues here, some close fights there, but in the end, the UTD Smash team proves once again that they stand on top of the collegiate crew battles smash scene. With the lack of an “official” crew scene from CSL this semester, the Collegiate Smash Brothers league…
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The best and worst of esports today
Esports runs the largest tailgate at UTD Going off the front page, the team ran a massive tailgate event in the SU green, attracting at least 400 checked in Comets to get half a McDonald’s sandwich and a CokeZero to celebrate Zach “grafetti” Rendulic’s victory at the summer Brag House tournament. Digs at free food…
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Women’s Volleyball serves up wins to end the season
UTD Volleyball clinched the No. 2 seed in the American Southwest Conference postseason tournament with a three-match sweep of ETBU on Tuesday, Oct. 26. The team will use the remainder of their schedule to prepare for the postseason – beginning Thursday, Nov. 4 – where they hope to take on No. 1 seed Mary-Hardin Baylor…
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PC bangs provides a dedicated space for aspiring esports players to say ‘GG EZ’
With a return to in-person operations, many student organizations, gaming or otherwise, have flocked to a rarer sight in America but a staple of Korean gaming culture: the local PC bang. UTD’s local PC bang is the GG EZ Gaming Café, home to PCs loaded with a variety of games available for play on an…
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Coach check-in: Terry Butterfield
In this week’s Coach Check-in, I sat down with Terry Butterfield, men’s basketball head coach, to discuss the makeup of the team’s roster and what preparation for the season is going to look like. So, first off, with the season starting in a couple weeks, what does preseason preparation for the team look like? “Well,…
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Coach check in: Hemal “Hemal” Salvi
Today on Coach Check-in, I sat down with head League of Legends coach Hemal “Hemal” Salvi to discuss the beginning of the team’s season and its future. I cast y’alls game the other day, and I saw that you were in the midlane. How did that happen? So in the tournament we’re in, basically our…
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Comets clash with DFW’s best smashers
Comets can return to on-campus Smash Ultimate battles against top players in the DFW area with the return of Comet Clash to the SU on Sunday evenings. The student-organized Comet Clash Smash tournament returns after spending time at the Blackstone Launchpad and waiting out the brunt of the pandemic. The on-campus local provides a cheap…
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Best Of Five: The best and worst of esports today
It’s a good day to be a fan of UTD esports. The Overwatch team is putting up undefeated scorelines, the Rocket League team is off to the races and the Smash team is showing results at Comet Clash, Freaks, Low Tide City and more. Let’s dive in! Comets beat the Chads 2-0 In what could…
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Ex-pro coach comes to collegiate OW
From college to the Overwatch League and back again, UTD’s new head Overwatch coach has proven he can compete professionally while also furthering his education and the Overwatch team’s experience. Christopher “Bani” Benell, MBA student and new head coach of the Overwatch team, is the former Washington Justice coach and a previous Houston Outlaws support…