Category: Sports
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Forward by Day, DJ by Night
Men’s soccer forward Jovi Munoz helped lead UTD to ASC gold with two game-winning goals in the ASC semi-finals and finals. From the field to the booth, Munoz is a multihyphenate student and recent conference MVP. Munoz, a supply chain junior said he has been playing competitive sports since the fifth grade. In all four…
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Victory amidst Adversity
The men’s basketball team had a rocky start to their season with a loss to UT-Arlington followed by a player collapsing on the court during a game. The team, which has a 2-1 overall record, is still recovering from the loss. Junior guard Curtis Allen was injured ten minutes into the team’s game against Redlands…
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Been There, ‘Run’ That
Cross-country starts season off strong with fi rst, second place at recent ASC championship At around 6:30 every morning while the campus and sun still lie dormant, the UTD cross-country team warms up and prepares for the day’s training. This is the same routine that the team had leading up to their most recent ASC…
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‘Unfinished Business’
Comets redeemed themselves with eight-game win streak in ASC championship After losing the first set (25-20) to the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, the Comets (24-4) began their climb to ASC victory. The ASC championship rounded out an eight-game winning streak for the Comets who shut down UMHB to take the team’s sixth ASC championship and…
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Volleyball Wins Sixth ASC Title
The UTD volleyball team won its sixth straight American Southwest Conference East Division title at the second ASC Crossover Tournament of the season. The team kicked off the first of two ASC crossover tournaments with a Sept. 27 game against Sul Ross State, which the Comets won 3-0. Throughout the season, the Comets have been…
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Men’s Golf Has Sub‘par’ Season
The men’s golf team closed out their fall season on Oct. 22 at the ASC preview where they placed seventh overall. The Comets played four tournaments this season from Sept. 9-Oct. 22 placing sixth, fourth, ninth, and seventh. The average team score for the season was 305.11, with total scores ranging from 878-601 across the…
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North Texas at ‘Mercy’ of Overwatch Teams
On Sept. 21-22, the UTD Overwatch esports team won second place at the Battle4TX event hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington. Battle4TX is a tournament between 16 Texan colleges for the title of Champion of Texas in Overwatch, the first ever hosted by UTA. In their playoffs run, UTD beat Texas State University…
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Soccer Teams Open Season with Success
The UTD men’s and women’s soccer teams are currently leading successful seasons with overall records of 8-3-2 and 11-0-1, respectively. The women’s and men’s teams played the University of Mary Hardin Baylor, a longstanding rival to the Comets, on Oct. 3 and Concordia on Oct. 5. The women’s team won 2-1 against UMHB and the…
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Golf Team ‘Aces’ Season Opener
Freshman breaks records by winning first tournament, scoring eagle in second Freshman Karen Alvarez had a strong start to her first collegiate golf season, placing first at the team’s opening tournament before matching a school record with a score of 70 in the second round of another invitational. Alvarez took the top spot at the…
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The Race Home
Collegiate cross-country teams from across Texas compete at UTD for first time For the first time in team history, the university’s D-III cross-country teams hosted a home meet in Richardson for a collegiate race. The UTD Cross-Country Invitational, held at the Practice Tee Golf Center near campus on Sept. 14, made program history as the first home meet. The men’s team took second place with 63…