University of Texas at Dallas Athletics

SOPHONORE MIDFIELDER LUCA FOSCHI recorded a goal and an assist as the Comets were 1-1 in Lone Star Conference action. On Wednesday, he scored the game-winning goal in the 78th minute in a 2-0 victory at Lubbock Christian. Foschi then assisted the first goal of the game on a corner kick in the 44th  minute in Saturday's 2-1 loss to #2 Midwestern State.

SECOND-YEAR SETTER ABBY GENTNER averaged 4.56 assists, 0.44 aces and 3.22 digs per set as the Comets went 1-1 on the road. She posted a double-double in each match, moving into 10th place on UTD's career list with 25. She recorded 19 assists and 15 digs in Friday's five-set loss at Midwestern State, then followed with 22 assists, three aces and 14 digs on Saturday in a four-set victory at Lubbock Christian. Gentner also moved into eighth place in school history with 970 career assists.

SETTER/RIGHT SIDE SCARLETTE YOUNG was the catalyst for the Comets' offense as they went 2-1 at home. The third-year transfer hit .250 and averaged 3.38 kills, 5.38 assists and 3.08 digs per set and recorded two triple-doubles. In Wednesday's four-set victory against St. Mary's, Young hit .340 with 20 kills, 20 assists, 12 digs and five blocks. She then had 10 kills, 21 assists and eight digs against #7 Angelo State and finished with her nation-leading fifth double-double of the year on 14 kills, 29 assists and 20 digs in a five-set win against UT Permian Basin.

FRESHMAN ANVESHA GULHANE was the runner-up and helped the Comets to a team victory at the West Texas A&M Fall Invitational in Amarillo last week. She shot a 67-60-71=208 (-5), breaking the 54-hole program record. Falling in a playoff for the medalist title, Gulhane made eight birdies and a pair of eagles during the three rounds.

FRESHMAN ABHAY DUGGAL led UT Dallas to a fourth-place finish at the season-opening Dunning Invitational last Monday and Tuesday. The Spring, Texas posted an impressive collegiate debut, placing seventh with a 67-70-76=213 (-3) with 14 birdies. Duggal's 36-hole score of 137 was tied for the fifth-best in program history. 

FOURTH-YEAR MIDFIELDER KALEY ROBISON recorded a goal and an assist, helping the Comets to a pair of Lone Star Conference victories last week. Robison, from Argyle, Texas, drilled a corner kick that led to a goal just 25 seconds into the second half in UTD's 7- 0 win over Eastern New Mexico on Wednesday. She scored the game-winning goal in the 53rd  minute to defeat UT Permian Basin 2-1 in Odessa on Saturday.

SECOND-YEAR OUTSIDE HITTER JANE BURKHARDT led the Comets to two road wins to open Lone Star Conference play. She hit a career-best .422 with 20 kills, tied for second-most in a three-set match in program history, in Friday's sweep at Oklahoma Christian. Burkhardt then recorded 18 kills in Saturday's four-set victory at Cameron. For the week, she hit .313 with 5.43 kills per set.

SENIOR FORWARD AVERY BRAZZELL scored a goal in both of UTD's road victories. He scored the second goal of the game in the 49th minute of Thursday's 4-0 win at Sul Ross State. Brazzell added the second goal of Saturday's 3-2 win at Texas A&M International in the 14th minute. He has scored in three straight games and leads UTD with five goals on the season.

JUNIOR GOALKEEPER RYDER CLABORN stopped a season-high five shots, including three in the second half, as UTD defeated Northeastern State 2-1 on Thursday. He came up with big saves in the 69^th and 77^th minutes to preserve the victory for the Comets. 

THIRD-YEAR DEFENDER EMMA BEST helped the Comets pick up two more shutouts, moving the total to six shutouts to start the season. Playing all 180 minutes at center back, she limited opponents to nine total shots, three on goal, as UTD opened conference play with a 0-0 draw with Angelo State and a 3-0 win at Sul Ross State. Best has played all 540 minutes in 2026.

UT DALLAS FIRST-YEAR RUNNER JOAN JERONO shattered the 5K school record by 24.5 seconds, finishing second at the UT Tyler Cross Country Invitational. She finished in 18:11.4, just 4.5 seconds off the lead. Jerono helped the Comets place third out of seven teams.

THIRD-YEAR FORWARD OSI IYAMAH scored a goal in each of the Comets' two wins in Hawaii. He scored the first goal of the game in the 36th minute in a 4-2 victory at Hawaii Pacific Friday. Iyamah ended the weekend with a goal in the 83rd minute in the Comets' 2-0 shutout of Chaminade on Sunday. He leads UTD with three goals on the season.

SENIOR FORWARD GABBY THOMPSON scored three goals as the Comets went 2-0 in the Aloha State to open the 2026 campaign. She found the net twice in Thursday's 3-0 victory at Hawaii Pacific, with a goal in the eighth minute and another in the 69th. Thompson added a penalty kick goal in Saturday's 3-0 shutout at Chaminade.

SENIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER LAURA SEE hit .360 with 2.30 kills and 1.00 blocks per set as the Comets opened the season 2-1 at the Bettye Wallace Invitational. She recorded five kills and four blocks in Friday's sweep over Arkansas-Fort Smith, then hit .467 with seven kills and two solo blocks against Augustana (S.D.). See ended the weekend with 11 kills and four more blocks in a four-set victory against host Henderson State.