Category: Sports
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Esports teams lose out at Midwest tournament
For the first “League of Legends” tournament this year, UTD’s “League of Legends” A and B teams advanced to quarterfinals in the Wichita Esports Convention during the first weekend of February but ultimately lost to semi-professional teams. WEC features a range of different competitions and bills itself as a “Midwest pipeline for collegiate and amateur…
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Upset in Arizona for men’s baseball
Men’s baseball opened the 2019 season with a close loss to California Lutheran University at the Cactus Classic in Arizona. The team left the invitational with an overall score of 1-3 after facing off against three more schools. The Comets suffered an 8-5 defeat against CLU despite a strong opening in the top of the…
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Long-time chess team coach set to retire
After 20 years with the UTD chess team, coach Rade Milovanovic is retiring. Before the season began in the fall of 2018, Milovanovic notified the team he would be retiring to spend more time with his family. Milovanovic started working with the UTD chess program in 1999, shortly after immigrating to the U.S. from Yugoslavia…
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Men’s basketball maintains winning streak
The men’s basketball team has been off to a strong start this season, remaining undefeated since Dec. 8. On Thursday, the team took home a narrow victory against Belhaven University in Mississippi, with a final score of 72-71. Sophomore guard Javon Snow said the team’s overall dynamic is a factor in its continued success. “It’s…
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Two players receive ASC East Division honors
Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams are on the road to the finals of the American Southwest Conference, with a player from each team individually recognized by the league. Interdisciplinary junior and forward Hans Burwitz along with mathematics sophomore and forward Katie Gunther were announced the ASC East Division players of the week on…
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Men’s basketball opens season with wins
The men’s basketball team entered the season with high hopes after falling short in the American Southwest Conference tournament last year. It has been four years since the team won the ASC Tournament and last entered the NCAA Divison III Nationals. The team lost in the semifinal match of the ASC Tournament after finishing the…
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Alum becomes one of few Texas women in football
While football is considered to be a male-dominated sport, North Dallas High School has veered away from the traditional rules of the game by appointing a female coach to lead the men’s football team. A multisport athlete and former sports video coordinator, Desiree Allen BA ’99 is the only female coach of the men’s football…
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Esports teams prepare to open spring tryouts
With tournaments and skirmishes continuing throughout the month, including its first tournament out of state, the esports teams are already planning for the spring semester. Both teams for “Overwatch” and “League of Legends” have played locally in tournaments and TESPA events against teams all over the country. The “League of Legends” teams went to Tulsa,…
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Pre-season polls bring hope for basketball
The women’s basketball team holds a strong position after initial polls from the American Southwest Conference and National Collegiate Athletic Association ranked the team as the most likely to win the regional tournament. In the 2017-2018 season, the team qualified for the semifinals of the ASC Tournament. Its victories last season allowed it to participate…
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Volleyball, soccer teams lose out at ASC
Men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball advanced to the American Southwest Conference championships last week but ultimately lost, concluding a series of high-stakes seasons. Head volleyball coach Marci Allison began the volleyball program at UTD and has coached the UTD volleyball to five ASC championships. “Every year the conference is starting to become better…