SILVER CITY, N.M. - The UT Dallas volleyball team shook off a rocky start to defeat Western New Mexico 17-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-13 at Drag's Court in a Lone Star Conference match Thursday night.
The host Mustangs (13-11, 7-6 LSC) hit .313 on 15 kills and held the Comets (12-9, 8-4 LSC) to a .000 percentage and eight kills in the opener.
UTD jumped out to a 16-11 advantage in the second and held off WNMU to knot up the sets. With the Comets up 19-16 in the third, they proceeded to rattle off five consecutive points, which included back-to-back service aces from
Abby Gentner. A kill by
Scarlette Young finished off the set and put UTD in control.
The Mustangs led 5-1 early in the fourth, but the Comets scrapped back to tie it up at 10-10. UTD finished off the match on a 15-3 run. They hit .333 with 15 kills in the final set and held WNMU to a -.034 percentage on five kills.
For the match, the Comets hit .190 with 46 kills, five aces, 64 digs and six blocks. The Mustangs hit .164 with 43 kills, three aces, 13 service errors, 51 digs and 10 blocks.
With the win, the Comets are tied for fifth place with fie matches left in the regular season. The top eight teams make the LSC Championship Tournament.
UT Dallas Notes
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Jane Burkhardt hit .333 with 19 kills and six digs.
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Lila Westphal hit .545 on six kills to go with five digs.
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Lashae Goffney added six kills.
- Young had five kills, 23 assists, two blocks and six digs.
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Laura See recorded five kills and three blocks. She moved into sixth on UTD's career list with 262 total blocks.
- Gentner finished with nine assists, two aces and 10 digs.
- Libero
Avery Gray led the Comets with 13 digs.
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Maya Rhamy came up with 11 digs.
Western New Mexico Notes
- Jade Rampton led the Mustangs with 14 kills and four blocks while hitting .370.
- Daphne Posthumus ahd nine kills, four blocks and nine digs.
- McKenna Alvarez-Mittelsted added seven kills.
- Savanna Haefs recorded 23 assists and Hannah Haggard had 11.
- Mikelle McAfee added 12 digs.
Up Next
The Comets will go to Alpine, Texas on Saturday for a 2 p.m. match at Sul Ross State.
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