SAN ANTONIO, TX (10.31.15) - On the final day of the regular season, the No. 19-ranked UT Dallas volleyball team extended its winning streak to 20 straight matches after a pair of sweeps on Saturday at the Trinity National Tournament, including a 3-0 win over No. 12-ranked Southwestern as the Comets avenged one of its two losses on the season.

The Comets (now 27-2) kicked off Saturday with a 3-0 win over Simpson, earning a 25-11, 25-18, 25-14 win over the Storm. UTD then handled Southwestern, 25-17, 25-22, 25-22, in the regular season finale. The Comets will now host the American Southwest Conference Tournament, Nov. 5-7, at the UTD Activity Center.

Senior setter Kayla Jordan was named MVP of the weekend event while teammate Abbie Barth was named to the All-Tournament Team.

UTD 3, Simpson 0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-14)
Barth led UTD with 11 kills, hitting .588, along with five digs and a pair of blocks. Kristyn Schott added 10 kills, hitting .588 as well, with 10 digs. Jordan finished with 33 assists, 11.0 per set, while libero Fayna Zeng had a team-best 11 digs.

The Comets hit a season-high .407 for the match, committing just five errors on the afternoon. UTD collected three blocks and had five aces in the win.

UTD 3, Southwestern 0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-22)
In a battle of two of the top three teams in the latest NCAA Division III West Regional Rankings, the Comets upset Southwestern in three sets to avenge a five-set loss to the Pirates earlier in the season.

Holyn Handley led the Comet offense with 12 kills, hitting .286, while adding 18 digs and two blocks. Schott recorded her second "double-double" of the day with 11 kills and 18 digs. Jordan distributed 40 assists, 13.3 per set, to improve her NCAA D-III leading 11.90 assists per set entering the postseason. Zeng had a match-best 24 digs to lead five Comets with double-figure digs.

The Comets hit just .179 for the match but limited Southwestern to just a .092 team hitting percentage. UTD had six blocks and six aces in the win.