BELTON, Texas - The UT Dallas volleyball team hit .625 with no errors in the fifth set to defeat Mary Hardin-Baylor at 20-25, 25-20, 25-18, 19-25, 15-5 at the Mayborn Campus Center Saturday.

The host Cru (9-3, 2-2) took the first set easily but the Comets (5-4, 2-1) rebounded to take sets two and three with little trouble in the battle of the last eight American Southwest Conference Championship finalists. After UMHB won the fourth set, UTD jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the deciding frame. Senior outside hitter Abby Jones recorded six of the 10 kills for the Comets in the final set.

For the match, UTD hit .205 with 67 kills, seven aces, nine blocks and 105 digs. UMHB, who received votes in this week's AVCA Top 25 Poll, hit .161 with 55 kills, three aces, seven blocks and 116 digs.

UT Dallas Notes
- Jones led all players with a career-high 21 kills and came up with 23 digs.
- Senior middle blocker Karle Lynd hit .444 with a career-high 13 kills and four blocks.
- Freshman Gabi Engels had 12 kills and hit .314. 
- Junior setter Emma Sevening had a career-best 32 assists, while junior Izzy Sundquist posted her first double-double with 21 assists and 11 digs.
- Senior Madison Ball recorded a career-high 27 digs, while Rachel Baxter recorded 20.
- Freshman Lauren Johnson led the Comets with five blocks.

Mary Hardin-Baylor Notes
- Kaylie Vasil led the Cru with 16 kills and had 18 digs.
- Hannah Frasca also had a double-double with 15 kills and 19 digs.
- Maddie Gillispie came up with 27 digs and Alyssa Christiansen had 26. 
- Ella Brunson recorded 25 assists and 11 digs.

Up Next
UT Dallas continues their four-match road stretch to open ASC play at East Texas Baptist in Marshall on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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— UTD Comets (@UTDCOMETSPORTS) September 17, 2022