THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The UT Dallas volleyball team opened the Cal Lu Fornia Invitational with a three -set loss to #4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Gilbert Arena Friday.

The Athenas (6-2), who eliminated the Comets (0-6) in the Second Round of last year's NCAA Championship Tournament, took the first set 25-11. Set two was close early, with CMS up 11-10, before closing out the frame on a 14-5 rally for the 25-16 victory.

The Athenas closed the match by hitting .481 in the third game and won 25-13.

Overall, the Comets hit .079 with 26 kills, one aces, three blocks and 29 digs. CMS hit .385 on 44 kills and added five aces, four blocks and 53 digs.

UT Dallas Notes
- Freshman outside hitter Bailey Schievelbein led the Comets with eight kills and also came up with five digs.
- Avery Pickard had three kills, an ace and six digs.
- Sophomore Rockie Collier hit .429 with three kills.
- Emma Sevening had 14 assists and four digs.
- Freshman Mari Hernandez led UTD with eight digs.
-  Laura See and Gabi Engels each had a pair of blocks.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Notes
- Brenna Ball hit .563 with 11 kills.
- Jenna Holems added 10 kills with eight digs.
- Gerogia McGovern recorded a double-double of 32 assists and 11 digs.
- Dede Carranza also came up with 11 digs.

Up Next
UTD will face UC Santa Cruz at 6 p.m. and host Cal Lutheran at 9 p.m. CT on Saturday.