University of Texas at Dallas Athletics

DALLAS - The UT Dallas volleyball team lost a three-set match to DBU, 32-30, 25-14, 25-20, at the Burg Center in Lone Star Conference play Friday night.

The Comets (14-11, 10-6 LSC) remain tied for fifth place in the league standings with one match remaining in the regular season. They will be one of the nine teams to qualify for the LSC Championship Tournament in San Angelo, Texas next week.

The first set featured 18 ties and eight lead changes between the Comets and the host Patriots (21-4, 14-2 LSC). DBU led 21-16 when UTD answered with a 7-1 run to go up 23-22. The Patriots scored the next two points, but the Comets held off set point after a kill by Jane Burkhardt to tie the game 24-24. From that point, the teams exchanged points until the home team recorded back-to-back kills from Aizlyn Dewberry to take the frame 32-30.

The Patriots hit .345 with 25 kills in the opening set, while the Comets hit .246 on 18 kills.

DBU hit .393 while taking the second set. They started the third off with a 10-2 advantage. Down 21-15, UTD rattled off four straight points, which included a pair of kills from Scarlette Young, to cut the deficit to 21-19. The Patriots ended the match on a 4-1 run.

The Comets hit .140 with 37 kills, two aces, 46 digs and seven blocks. The Patriots hit .314 with four aces, 65 digs and 13 digs. 

UT Dallas Notes
- Young recorded 12 kills and 13 assists for her 15th double-double of the season.
- Burkhardt posted 10 kills with seven digs. She moved into sixth in UTD's single-season kills list with 380. 
- Lashae Goffney had five kills and three blocks.
- Lila Westphal hit .364 on five kills.
- Setter Abby Gentner also had a double-double with 15 assists and 11 digs.
- Laura See led UTD with five blocks.
- Avery Gray came up with 15 digs.

DBU Notes
- Reagan Fifer hit .786 with 11 kills and three blocks.
- Lauren Witte had 12 kills, two aces and eight digs.
- Claire Conner recorded nine kills and 12 digs.
- Paiytn Winters had a double-double of 20 assists and 13 digs.
- Zoe Gun added 23 assists.
- Kalin Hubbard and Avery Keck each had eight blocks.
- Olivia Clayton led the Patriots with 14 digs.

Up Next
UTD will wrap up the regular season in Denton against Texas Woman's at 2 p.m. on Saturday.