RICHARDSON, TX (09.11.21) - After a tough loss to Southwestern in its first match of the day on Saturday, the UT Dallas volleyball closed the UTD Fall Festival on a high note with a 3-0 win over Aurora.

The Comets (3-5) wrapped up their home tournament with a 2-2 mark and will now dive full on into ASC play with a Tuesday road match at McMurry. UTD opened league play Friday with a 3-0 win over LeTourneau to open the Fall Festival.

Allison Owen sparked the Comets with 11 kills, six digs and a block, while hitting at a .444 clip in the three-set victory. Catherine Croft added eight kills while Abby Jones had seven kills.

The Comets hit just .167 as a team in the sweep, but clamped down defensively with 64 digs (21.3 per set). UTD had seven service aces and seven total blocks.

LIbero Rachel Baxter led the squad with 18 digs while Erin Rogers had four blocks.