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  • Men’s soccer falls in NCAA second round

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    For the first time in program history, the men’s soccer team hosted the NCAA tournament from Nov. 15-16. Even though it hosted, the team wouldn’t have entered into the tournament if it were not for some very beneficial circumstances. After losing in the ASC tournament final to Hardin-Simmons on Nov. 9, it looked like the…

  • Updates

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    TEAMS FALL IN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS The women’s soccer team and volleyball season came to a close in the ASC tournament on Nov. 8. The women’s soccer team was taken out 2-0 against the eventual conference champion Hardin-Simmons in the semifinals. The volleyball team, on the other hand, made it to the championship match against Mary…

  • Basketball by the numbers

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  • Men work to bring inexperienced players up to speed

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    After a season that saw the team go 27-4, win the conference championship and advance to the NCAA tournament, a shroud of inexperience surrounds the 2014-15 men’s basketball team. The team lost several of last year’s key contributors, including Kyle Schleigh, Dmitriy Chernikov, Carter Nash and Chris McOmber. Combined, those four contributed to 1,323 of…

  • Women look to build on teamwork to take on tough ASC

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    The women’s basketball team is looking to rebound it it’s quest to claim the ASC title after it’s season ended abruptly in last year’s conference semifinals. The team, which went 21-6 last year, is returning nine players including three starters from last years squad. The ASC preseason poll picked the Comets to finish second in…

  • Alumnus arrested and charged with cyberstalking

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    Alumnus arrested in connection to wrongful acquisition of sexually explicit photos; suspected victims include former students Nicholas Rotundo, a 2013 management information systems graduate, was arrested on Oct. 4 after the FBI accused him of obtaining inappropriate photos and videos of numerous women, including several former and current UTD students. According to affidavits from the…

  • Broadcast group grabs award in NYC

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    Radio UTD wins Best Use of Limited Resources award Radio UTD won Best Use of Limited Resources at the annual College Music Journal conference in New York on Oct. 23. Members of the station, also nominated for Best Student Run Internet-Only Station, attended the event with hundreds of other college radio DJs from around the…

  • V-ball player kills program kill record

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    Senior middle blocker Taylour Toso broke the program kill record on Oct. 24 in the volleyball team’s game against UMHB. The Comets won the match in three sets, going 25-16, 25-14 and 25-13. The previous record of 1, 264, held by former player Dana HIlzendager, had stood for the last two years. Toso, who finished…

  • SG Report

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    Residential affairs committee chair Akshitha Padigela announced the committee is looking into rent-a-room services for dorms on campus. This will allow visitors on campus to rent out a vacant dorm room for a short period of time, similar to a hotel service. SG president Brooke Knudtson said the idea arose from the UT System school…

  • Soccer teams reach season midpoint

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    Coaches point out highlights, areas for improvement as postseason approaches, playoff race starts to heat up With the midway point for conference play drawing near, the men’s and women’s soccer teams are aiming to be consistent as they set their eyes on postseason play. Both teams stand near the top of the ASC, with the…