RICHARDSON, Texas - The UT Dallas women's basketball team celebrated senior day with a 65-49 victory over Concordia Texas at the UTD Activity Center Saturday afternoon.

With the win, the Comets (18-5) improve to 10-4 in American Southwest Conference play and take over sole possession of third place with two regular season contests to play. UTD could finish anywhere between second and fifth place after the dust settles next week. The top two seeds receive byes to the ASC Championship Tournament Semifinals on Friday, February 23, while the third and fourth seeds will host Quarterfinal match-ups on Tuesday, February 20.

The Comets dominated the opening quarter, outscoring the Tornados (4-18, 3-11 ASC) 23-3. The home team extended its lead to as much as 25 points in the third quarter before ending the game with a 16-point win.

UTD shot 38.5 percent (25-for-65) overall, 3-for-17 from outside and 12-of-21 at the charity stripe. They also recorded 41 rebounds, 16 assists, 14 turnovers, two blocks and 14 steals.

Concordia shot 29.5 percent (13-of-44) overall, 9-for-22 from three-point range and 14-of-21 at the line with 34 rebounds, eight assists, 27 turnovers, eight blocked shots and seven steals.

The Comets outscored the Tornados 38-6 in the paint and 26-3 off of turnovers.

After the game, center Mia Rudin, forward Talia Cloud and guard Blythe Williams were honored as part of senior day.

UT Dallas Notes
- Sophomore guard Amanda Crowninshield netted a career-best 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting. She also had four rebounds, four assists and four steals.
- Forward Alex Bowman had 13 points and pulled down four boards.
- Sophomore Raven Busby scored 11 points for her third double-digit performance. 
- Williams finished with five points, six rebounds and four assists.
- Center Kyra Samuels recorded five points and two blocks.

Concordia Texas Notes
- Jordan Bravo led all players with 23 points and nine rebounds. She was 5-for-10 from outside and 8-for-8 at the line.
- Daysha Tijernia scored 12 points.
- Haven Haynes recorded eight rebounds.
- Sam Ising blocked three shots.

Up Next
UTD will travel to Longview, Texas on Thursday for a 5:30 p.m. game against LeTourneau.