RICHARDSON, Texas - The UT Dallas women's basketball team celebrated senior day by defeating East Texas Baptist 52-51 at the UTD Activity Center in front of a Homecoming crowd of 681 fans.

With the win, the Comets (16-9, 12-6 ASC) earned the fourth seed for the American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament and will host a Quarterfinal game against fifth-seeded Sul Ross State on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The winner will head to the semifinals on Friday at regular season champion Hardin-Simmons in Abilene, Texas.

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The Comets led the Tigers (19-6, 13-5 ASC), who will be the No. 2 seed in the tournament, 12-10 at the end of the first quarter. ETBU controlled the second quarter and led 26-21 going into halftime. UTD scored the first nine points of the third quarter to go up 30-26 but the squads were tied at 37-37 headed into the final period.

The Comets went on a 10-2 run to open the quarter, but the Tigers answered 10-2 run of their own to knot the game at 49-49 with just under four minutes to play. The teams exchanged jumpers for a 51-51 tie at the 1:49 mark.

The UTD defense forced a turnover with 18 seconds left and ETBU fouled senior guard Jordan Maxwell with 8.7 ticks remaining. The El Paso, Texas native made the first, but the Tigers rebounded the second and took a time out. The visitors from Marshall could not get a shot off before time expired and the Comets celebrated the one-point win.

The Comets shot 41.2 percent (21-for-51) from the field, 4-for-16 from three-point range and were 6-for-11 at the line. They also had 30 rebounds, 13 assists, two steals and 12 turnovers.

The Tigers were held to 39.1 percent (18-for-46) shooting, 4-for-11 from outside and 11-for-15 at the line with 34 boards, 12 assists, one block, seven steals and 14 turnovers.

UT Dallas Notes
- Seniors Maxwell, Diane Hurst, Lauren Fulenwider and Maddie Edler were responsible for 34 points and were honored after the game.
- Maxwell led the Comets with 15 points and dished out three assists.
- Hurst was also in double-digits with 10 points to go with three rebounds and three assists. 
- Fulenwider scored six points and had four assists. Edler finished with a three-pointer made.
- Junior guard Blythe Williams added six points and six rebounds.
- Sophomore guard Trystan Clark had four points and four boards.
- Kaylee Boykin came down with five rebounds.

East Texas Baptist Notes
- Jayla Hall led the Tigers with 16 points off the bench.
- Kenidi White had 10 points and three steals.
- Mollie Dittmar added eight points and three assists.
- Kaia Williams scored seven points.
- Michaela James led ETBU with six rebounds.

Up Next
UTD will make its 17th consecutive appearance in the ASC Championship Tournament when they play Sul Ross State Tuesday night at the UTD Activity Center.