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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Heralding change: Kanute Drugan

Heralding change: Kanute Drugan

March 31, 2014

Highly acclaimed Kanute Drugan takes on women’s soccer coach role with novel strategic ideas for team Being named after legendary figures football coach Knute Rockne and King Canute can carry some high...

Senior defender Elizabeth Sohns (left) runs to reach the oncoming ball before her opponent from Texas Wesleyan. Sohns was named Academic All-ASC two seasons in a row in 2011 and 2012. As a student athlete, Sohns said she feels more connected to UTD because she is so involved with the university.

Seniors reflect on women’s soccer season

November 21, 2013

The women’s soccer team had a tough loss in the American Southwest Conference tournament finals on Nov. 10, but some seniors still look back fondly on their UTD soccer career as the season comes to a...

Christopher Wang | Staff

Keeping it down to Earth

November 4, 2013

With mud scuffs on his practice shirt and a blonde curl in his hair, UTD men’s soccer goalkeeper was made for the game. A Houston native, mechanical engineering senior Stephen Nicknish grew up playing...

Men’s soccer reaches top 10 ranking

October 21, 2013

The men’s soccer team extended its winning streak with a 2-0 win over LeTourneau on Oct. 11, a 4-1 win over UT-Tyler on Oct. 12 and a 6-2 win over Mary Hardin-Baylor on Oct. 17. The Comets (10-0-3,...

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Team follows easy win over LeTourneau with tougher back-and-forth struggles in matches against UT-Tyler, Mary Hardin-Baylor

Women’s soccer dominate LeTourneau, win 6-0

October 21, 2013

The women’s soccer team recorded a 6-0 win over LeTourneau on Oct. 11, a hard-fought 1-0 win against UT-Tyler and a heartbreaking 0-1 loss against Mary Hardin-Baylor on Oct. 18. The Comets (4-2) faced...

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Soccer set to kick off 2011 run

August 22, 2011

Returning core gives head coach luxury to adjust, experiment with starting lineup The UTD men’s soccer team has begun preparations for what head coach Jack Peel hopes to be the program’s fourteenth...

Eric Prince | Staff
Biochemistry senior Jarrod Payne said he hopes to recapture the ASC title during his final year on the team.

Payne seeks to reclaim ASC title in final year

August 24, 2009

As comfortable in the lab studying E. coli as he is on the field dishing tackles to opposition, biochemistry senior Jarrod Payne is one of the most experienced players in the Comets lineup. A defensive...

Eric Prince| Staff
Software engineering sophomore Yingsong Kaping practices Aug. 18 on campus.

Soccer teams hope to reach championships

August 24, 2009

The smell of fresh cut grass on the main soccer field across from the Waterview Park Phase III apartments means  one thing to the soccer buff: the new season is here. The men’s and women’s soccer...

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