RICHARDSON, Texas - The UT Dallas men's soccer team defeated Dallas 4-0 at the UTD Soccer Field Thursday evening.

The Comets (2-3-2) scored just 3:58 into the contest. After a foul by the Crusader's (1-5-1) keeper, Hamza Syed quickly reset and passed to Cole Morgan, who put UTD up 1-0. 

In the eighth minute, junior keeper Michael Hesse picked a UD header out of the air after a corner kick. He then tossed the ball almost to midfield where a darting Riley O'Donnell took control and raced down the left side of the field and blasted a shot from the left corner of the box, giving the Comets a 2-0 lead.

O'Donnell added his second score of the game in the 55th minute on a shot from the right side. The final goal came in the 76th minute when freshman Ben Paranidharan scored from the right side of the box after the UD keeper and a defender came away from the goal. O'Donnell set up the goal with a pass.

The Comets outshot the Crusaders 28-8 overall and 13-2 on goal. UTD led in corners 11-2 and UD committed more fouls, 11-4. Both teams were issued a pair of yellow cards.

UT Dallas Notes
- O'Donnell's five-point performance was the second of his career and it was the fifth time he scored twice in a match.
- Paranidharan netted his first collegiate goal.
- Morgan's goal was his second of the season and his first career game-winner.
- Hesse recorded two saves and the first assist of his career.
- The game was the second shutout of the season for UTD and Hesse's fifth career in goal.
- Eliott Detroyat made his collegiate debut Thursday night.
- UT Dallas moves to 7-0 all-time with five shutouts against Dallas. The series dates back to 1998.

Dallas Notes
- Luke Wilmington and Clayton Porto recorded the shots on goal for the Crusaders.
- Uday Agarwal had five saves in the second half, while Caden Esquivel recorded three in the first.
- Victor Salvo and Evan Corsigilia each took two shots.

Up Next
The Comets will be back in action on Saturday night when they host Austin at 7 p.m.