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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

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Outside hitter Holyn Handley goes for a kill against Wiley College on Sept. 2. Handley recorded four total kills for the match. The Comets defeated Wiley College in their season opener in straight sets, 3-0. Photo by Ankith Averineni | Mercury Staff.

Fall sports breakdown

September 6, 2016

The subtle changing of leaves means it’s time for UTD fall sports to start up again. Volleyball, women’s soccer and men’s soccer all have high hopes this season, but whether those hopes will yield...

Mechanical engineering senior Michelle Toro (pictured) and biomedical engineering senior Holyn Handley traveled to Brazil and Italy, respectively, to play volleyball for Team USA against local teams. Photo courtesy of Comet Sports.

Setting off abroad

July 5, 2016

Despite being on two different continents and separated by more than 5,260 miles, middle blocker Michelle Toro and outside hitter Holyn Handley have shared similar off-seasons — gaining valuable international...

Volleyball advances to NCAA round 2

November 13, 2015

The volleyball team took down the Whitworth Pirates in four sets (19-25, 25-22,25-15,25-17) on Nov. 13 to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament for just the second time in program history. Early...

Volleyball crowned conference champs

Volleyball crowned conference champs

November 7, 2015

For just the third time in volleyball history, the volleyball team has been crowned as the champion of the ASC. The team took home the trophy after being UMHB 3-0 (25-10, 25-19, 25-18) on Nov. 7 in front...

Sophomore setter Bethany Werner defends a ball as it floats over the net during UTD's conference opening win over ETBU.

UTD V-Ball comes out on top over ETBU in tight match

September 9, 2014

The volleyball team (7-2, 1-0 ASC) won its first conference home game against ETBU (1-8, 0-1ASC)  in five sets on Tuesday night, going 26-24, 23-25, 22-25, 26-24, and 15-11 in the last set. The game...

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