Category: Sports
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Men’s basketball coach reflects on successful season
With the men’s basketball season off to a close, Coach Terry Butterfield reflected on the past year. The Comets wrapped up the 2022–2023 season with a loss at the American Southwestern Conference semifinals against East Texas Baptist on Feb. 24. In the end, the second seed Comets won 20 games in the regular season and…
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Women defend home court on homecoming
After a striking victory against Concordia, the Comets returned to the Activity Center to dominate the Feb. 16 and Feb. 18 homecoming games. The women’s basketball team now holds 12 wins and six losses in the conference season, bringing it to fourth place before the Feb. 21 ASC quarterfinals. Joe Shotland, the head coach for…
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Best friends depart from ball life
The Comets celebrated a successful season and paid homage to seniors at the Homecoming game on Saturday, Feb. 18. This senior bunch includes best friends Kyle Poerschke, Hunter Stevens, James Curtis and Will Isaac. Beyond their love for the sport, the seniors agree that the friendships they made with each other and the team are…
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Comet Men burn out again to ETBU in ASC championship home stretch
Fresh off a homecoming loss against East Texas Baptist, the Comets faced defeat at the hands of the Tigers at the semifinals, ending their season abruptly and cutting their championship run short. The Comets (20-6, 15-2 ASC) faced the number three ranked Tigers (22-5,14-4 ASC) for a shot to advance to the championship game on…
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Comets face international masters at ChessFest
UTD students competed in a chess simultaneous exhibition on Feb. 20 in the SU against two international masters. A simultaneous exhibition, or simul, is where several players all face one advanced player. The advanced player moves from board to board, making a new move in each game one by one. At the Feb. 20 event,…
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Varsity VALORANT team prepares for NECC bracket
After losing at the semifinals of the Red Bull Campus Clutch event last semester, UTD’s varsity VALORANT team plans to work together and learn from its mistakes in preparation for upcoming competitions. The Comets ended up in fourth place at the event last fall, which was their first season as a varsity team. The team…
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Queens of the basketball court commemorated at homecoming game
An audience of over 680 fans gave seniors Jordan Maxwell, Maddie Edler, Diane Hurst and Lauren Fulenwider a standing ovation in their final season with the women’s basketball team. Maxwell and Edler have both played for the Comets for the last four years. Coach Joe Shotland said that he hopes these leaders leave UTD knowing…
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Women’s tennis team crushes Crusaders, sweeps court in early season games
The UTD women’s tennis team started the 2023 season strong with a win against the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders on Feb. 11 at the Yvonne Li Tennis Center and continued scoring important victories in the following days. The Comets won all their singles and doubles, reaching a 9-0 victory against the Crusaders. Tennis coach…
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UTD chess team takes home plaque from KCF cup
The UTD chess team held its ground and secured a win at the third Annual Kasparov Chess Federation University Cup. UTD competed at the online international tournament from Feb. 4 to Feb. 5 with four teams — UTD A, B, C and D. Each team was categorized based on its average rating: U2400, U2200, U2000…
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Comets rocket through McMurry to make ASC playoffs
Racing toward the ASC Championship Tournament, the Comets dominated McMurry’s War Hawks on Feb. 6 at one of the final home games of the season before dropping their seven-game win streak to top-seeded Mary Hardin Baylor at an away game last Thursday. Before their loss to long-standing foe, Mary Hardin Baylor, the Comets stood at…