RICHARDSON, Texas - The UT Dallas volleyball team earned a 25-17, 25-22, 20-25, 25-23 victory against Hardin-Simmons in the annual Gold Match Saturday afternoon at the UTD Activity Center.

The Comets (4-3) made a statement in the first set, hitting .242 on 15 kills while the Cowgirls (8-4) were limited to eight kills and an .031 percentage.

HSU led 12-9 early in the second frame, but UTD picked up momentum with a 9-2 run to take the lead for good. The Cowgirls rebounded to take the third set.

In the fourth, the visitors from Abilene, Texas led 12-11, but the Comets answered with a 7-2 rally and controlled the set the rest of the way.

UTD hit .161 overall with 53 kills, 11 aces, six blocks and 74 digs. HSU hit .148 on 46 kills, six aces, 13 blocks and 72 digs.

The match saw 23 ties and 11 lead changes across the four sets.

UT Dallas Notes
- Setter Sydney Sabin recorded a career-high 25 assists to go with eight digs.
- Freshman outside hitter Emma Mischel came up with the first double-double of her career on 13 kills and 12 digs.
- Sophomore middle Laura See had another impressive performance hitting .421 with 11 kills and five total blocks.
- Bijou Duff added seven kills and Lauren Petty had six.
- Alina Strickler recorded eight kills, two aces and 10 digs.
- Sophomore libero Mari Hernandez led the Comets with 20 digs and a career-high six aces.
- Kira Braun had 18 assists and a pair of service aces.
- The Comets improve to 26-11 all-time against the Cowgirls.

Hardin-Simmons Notes
- Liz Underwood led all players with 19 kills to go with 13 digs, six blocks and three aces.
- Abbi Allen posted seven kills, three blocks and eight digs.
- Ali Meyer recorded a double-double of 22 assists and 10 digs.
- Jadyn Hernandez led HSU with eight total blocks.
- Libero Ari Villanueva added 13 digs and eight assists.

Up Next
- UTD will go on the road Friday, September 27 to Longview, Texas to face LeTourneau at 6 p.m.