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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

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March 30, 2015

A Run for the title

A Run for the title

March 30, 2015

New facilities needed to attract talent

March 30, 2015

This past year has been tremendous for the athletics department. The school has gotten two ASC tournament championships, advanced three teams to the NCAA tournament and hosted the first round of the national...

Sharath Raam|Courtesy
Members of the cricket team pose with the American College Cricket national championship trophy. The team won the competition despite only playing as an organized squad for a little over three months. Once the team becomes an official club, they plan to teach the game to novice players.

Cricket team wins nat’l tourney, plans to expand

March 30, 2015

Team plans to upgrade playing field, cultivate interest in sport among American students The cricket club was crowned as national champions at the national collegiate cricket championship held in Miami,...

Sophomore forward Madison Steele embraces her mother after UTD's 77-73 loss to George Fox.

Comets fall in NCAA Sweet Sixteen

March 13, 2015

Tears flowed from players and fans after UTD fell to George Fox 77-73 in the third round of the NCAA tournament on March 13. Coming into the game, George Fox boasted a 29-0 record, one of the best in...

Women's basketball must play stout defense to advance in NCAA tourney

Women’s basketball must play stout defense to advance in NCAA tourney

March 13, 2015

The women's basketball team has had an excellent season so far, but it will have to continue its hot streak of stout defense and ball movement if it wants to have a chance to advance to the next round...

Lina Moon | Mercury Staff

The Challenges for Women in Sports

March 9, 2015

Women face unequal access to jobs, lack of female role models in the field of athletics despite advances in gender equality The year was 1976 and for the first time, the state of Indiana was holding a...

Head coach Polly Thomason pumps up the crowd after UTD's 67-65 victory over UT Tyler in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

How Sweet It Is: Women’s basketball advances to Round of 16

March 8, 2015

For the first time in program history, the women’s basketball team hosted the first round of the NCAA tournament March 7-8. With two victories over Rhodes College and UT Tyler, the Comets advance to...

Women's basketball gets first ever NCAA tournament win

Women’s basketball gets first ever NCAA tournament win

March 7, 2015

In front of one of the biggest home crowds of the year, the women's basketball team took down Rhodes College 63-38 to pick up its first ever win in the NCAA tournament. Despite their large margin of...

Senior guard Madi Hess was one assist away from the program's first ever triple-double

Women triumph, men fall in ASC tourney

March 2, 2015

Women take home ASC crown  The women’s basketball team entered the ASC tournament with one of the best records in program history, going 21-4 in the regular season. After beating Concordia to close...

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