SAN ANGELO, Texas - The UT Dallas volleyball season came to an end on Thursday after a 23-25, 20-25, 28-26, 25-16, 15-9 loss to DBU in the Lone Star Conference Championship Tournament quarterfinals at Stephens Arena.
The Comets, who were the seventh seed in the tournament, finish the year 14-13.
The second-seed Patriots (23-4) led 21-19 in the first set. UTD ended the game on 6-2 run, which three kills from
Jane Burkhardt, another by
Morgan Helms and a block from
Lila Westphal.
Down 13-9 in the second, the Comets took control with 6-0 rally and kept the lead the rest of the way.
The teams were tied at 22-22 in third before a block from
Lila Westphal and
Lashae Goffney and a bad set by DBU gave UTD a chance to serve for match point. A kill by Reagan Fifer and and a Comet attack error allowed the Patriots to tie the set 24-24. The squads exchanged the next four points, with UTD serving for match two more times. DBU kept the match going with three consecutive points to close out the third set.
The Patriots led the entire fourth set, then took control of the fifth by going up 5-1 and keeping the advantage to advance to the semifinals.
The Comets hit .140 with 58 kills, four service aces, 11 blocks and 79 digs. The Patriots hit .200 on 64 kills, six aces, 12 blocks and 78 digs.
UT Dallas Notes
- Burkhardt led the Comets with 15 kills and picked up 14 digs. She finished the season with the third-most kills in program history with 411 on the season. Burkhardt also broke the school records for 4.11 kills per set and 4.47 points per set.
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Scarlette Young recorded her seventh triple-double of the year with 13 kills, 20 assists and 13 digs. She also had two aces and three blocks.
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Laura See hit .429 on 10 kills and posted seven blocks. She moved into sixth place in UTD history with 98 consecutive matches played in her career.
- Goffney had nine kills and six blocks.
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Abby Gentner recorded 26 assists and nine digs.
- Libero
Avery Gray led UTD with 16 digs.
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Maya Rhamy added 15 digs.
DBU Notes
- Karly Wells recorded 29 kills.
- Claire Connor hit .440 with 14 kills and 15 digs.
- Zoe Gun had 30 assists and two aces.
- Paityn Winters posted 20 assists and 12 digs.
- Aizlyn Dewberry led DBU with eight blocks.
- Olivia Clayton recorded 16 digs.
