ABILENE, Texas - The UT Dallas women's basketball earned its fifth consecutive victory by defeating McMurry 66-60 at Kimbrell Arena Saturday afternoon.

The Comets (9-5) led the War Hawks (7-2) 23-19 at halftime and would build as much as an 11-point advantage in the third quarter. 

Trailing 49-41 early in the fourth, McMurry went on a 15-0 run to go up 56-49 with 5:04 remaining. UTD trailed 59-54 at the 3:23 mark and ended the game on a 12-1 run to escape Abilene with the six-point victory. Junior forward Addy Self put the Comets up for good with a pair of free throws with 36 seconds left. She added two more free throws, along with Anna Yellen's one and a pair from Cierra Trigg to ice the game.

UTD shot 34.8 percent (23-for-66) from the field, 4-for-26 from three-point range and 16-of-25 at the free throw line. They also had 35 rebounds, 10 assists, seven turnovers, two blocks and six steals.

McMurry shot 43.2 percent (19-of-44) overall, 3-for-19 from outside and 19-of-26 at the stripe with 37 boards, 12 assists, 18 turnovers, two blocks and five steals.

UT Dallas Notes
- Freshman center Ellery Sample came off the bench for 15 points, four offensive rebounds, two assists and a block. She was 6-for-7 from the field.
- Self finished with 14 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals.
- Senior guard Alex Bowman added 13 points and seven rebounds.
- Anna Yellen made a trio of three-pointers en route to 10 points, four boards and a pair of steals.
- Senior guard Trystan Clark led UTD with three assists.
- Junior Amanda Crowninshield had four points and a season-high six rebounds. 
- The Comets improve to 9-0 on the season against NCAA Division III teams.

McMurry Notes
- Kylie Flippin led the War Hawks with 13 points and eight rebounds.
- Emily Holland came up with 12 points, five rebounds and three assists.
- Helena Chadwick posted 10 points and six boards.
- Joradan Gillespie added nine points and five rebounds off the bench.

Up Next
UTD will start the American Southwest Conference portion of the schedule on Saturday, January 11 when they play East Texas Baptist in Marshall at 1 p.m.