BELTON, Texas - The UT Dallas men's soccer team earned its sixth American Southwest Conference championship Saturday night at the Cru Sports Plex.

The game against Concordia Texas (9-6-3) ended in a 1-1 double overtime tie before the Comets (10-6-4) prevailed in penalty kicks, 6-5 to add 2023 to its title banner that also includes 2004, 2007, 2015, 2016 and 2019.

After a scoreless first half, the Tornados got on the board in the 66th minute when Jose Aguirre converted a penalty kick. Senior defender Kayson Marriott evened the score on a header off a corner kick from junior Riley O'Donnell in the 74th.

Concordia managed a pair of shots in the final minute of regulation, including a leaping save from UTD junior keeper Micheal Hesse. 

Hesse made a pair of saves in the second overtime, while Tornado starting goalkeeper Brock Hendrickson made one. 

Officially a draw, the title went to penalty kicks to determine the conference champion and automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. 

The Tornados started off with a successful conversion from Richard Aguirre, followed by Kane Kidwell's attempt being good against new keeper Joshua Redding.

Hesse saved the next one, while Vaughn Morgan put the Comets up 2-1 in the best-of-five attempts. Jesse Garfias converted the third round attempt for Concordia, while UTD's shot was stopped. Theo Givens' shot went high in round four, while Luke Deats converted to give the Comets a 3-2 advantage. The Tornados saved the fifth round by a good attempt by Marco Casulli, while UTD's shot was save to force sudden death PKs.

Antonio Rios and Jose Aguirre each converted in the next two rounds for CTX, while Gavin Smith and Alex Mutalibov were successful for UTD, making it 5-5. Aidyn Ogle's eighth round shot for Concordia went off the right post while sophomore midifelder Aiden Currie converted to give the Comets to league crown.

Overall, the Tornados led 15-13 in shots, while the Comets had an 8-5 advantage in shots on goal. UT Dallas also led 8-5 in corner kicks and committed more fouls, 17-14.

Marriott was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, while Hesse, Kidwell and Benny Lube were selected to the All-Tournament Team.

UT Dallas Notes
- The Comets will make their seventh appearance in the NCAA Championship Tournament.
- Head coach Jason Hirsch has been part of all six ASC titles for the Comets - one as a player, one as an assistant and four as the head coach.
- Marriott's goal was his first of the season and fifth of his career.
- O'Donnell's assist was his fourth of the season. He also moved into a tie for eighth place on the Comet career points list with 66.
- Hesse recorded four saves in the game.
- Kidwell took three shots on goal, while Marriott and Luke Harris each had two.
- Marriott, Josh Zemanski and Cayden Casburn logged all 110 minutes.

Concordia Texas Notes
- Aguirre took three shots with one on goal.
- Hendrickson recorded seven saves in goal.
- Gustavo Hernandez, Cameron Burleson, Christian Barrillas and Ogle each took a shot on goal.
- Yael Sanchez and Burleson were the only Tornados to play all 110 minutes.

Up Next
UTD will compete in the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship Tournament, beginning Saturday, November 11. The selection show will air at 1 p.m. Monday on NCAA.com.