University of Texas at Dallas Athletics

RICHARDSON, Texas - The UT Dallas volleyball team won its third straight match and sixth of the last seven by sweeping Texas A&M International 25-13, 25-20, 25-23 at the UTD Activity Center Friday evening.

With the win, the Comets (14-9, 10-4 Lone Star Conference) stay in a tie for fourth place in the LSC standings with three matches to play. The top nine teams qualify for the LSC Championship Tournament. 

The home team easily took the first two sets from the Dustdevils (8-17, 2-12 LSC), as the visitors from Laredo posted a negative attack percentage in each frame.

The third set was more even with 16 ties and six lead changes. TAMIU took a 22-20 lead before the UTD rattled off five of the final six points to end the match. Scarlette Young delivered three kills in the homestretch for the Comets. 

UTD hit .168 on 39 kills to go with six aces, 49 digs and eight blocks. TAMIU hit .030 with 26 kills, two aces, 41 digs and eight blocks.

UT Dallas Notes
- Young finished with a double-double of 13 kills and 13 assists. She also had two aces, four total blocks and eight digs while hitting .462.
- Outside hitter Jane Burkhardt recorded 14 kills, two aces, three blocks and six digs.
- Laura See had five kills and two blocks.
- Setter Abby Gentner recorded 14 assists and six digs.
- Libero Avery Gray came up with eight assists and a team-best 14 digs.
- Lila Westphal had five blocks. She is averaging 2.17 blocks per set over the last two matches.
- Maya Rhamy posted nine digs.

Texas A&M International Notes
- Andrea Nunez led the Dustdevils with eight kills and seven blocks.
- Mia Molina had seven kills and eight digs.
- Setters Giulia Gainelli and Izabela Tapia each recorded 10 assists.
- Fernanda Izar posted five blocks.
- Kaylee Rodarte added 10 digs.

Up Next
UTD will host Texas A&M-Kingsville at 1 p.m. on Saturday. They will honor the seniors before the match.

 

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