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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

The Comets fell to Southwestern in the regional final of the NCAA tournament held on campus from Nov. 11 to 13. Photo by Roman Soriano | Mercury Staff.

November madness

November 15, 2016

As players from Southwestern University hoisted the NCAA regional trophy high in the air atop the green and orange “Comets” logo at the midcourt of the Activity Center gym, UTD’s volleyball team...

Photo by Roman Soriano | Mercury Staff.

Volleyball advances to third round of NCAA tourney

November 12, 2016

UTD’s volleyball team advanced to the third round of the NCAA D-III Tournament for the first time after defeating no. 25 Hendrix College Warriors 3-2 (20-25, 25-21, 20-25, 27-25, 12-15). The Comets improved...

Photo by Yash Musalgaonkar | Mercury Staff.

UTD volleyball beats down Whitworth to advance in tourney

November 12, 2016

The volleyball team got off to a fast start in its NCAA tournament appearance by taking down Whitworth 3-0 (25-20,25-13,25-19) in front of a raucous home crowd to improve to 31-2 on the year. Coming into...

Head coach Marci Sanders (third from right) has led UTD’s volleyball team since its inception in 2004. The team’s 300th win on Oct. 21 marked a milestone for the program. Sanders credits the success to creating a “winning culture.” Photo by Ankith Averineni | Mercury Staff.

Volleyball coaches lead team to 300 wins

November 1, 2016

The UTD volleyball team won its 300th game in school history under the guidance of the same duo that coached the program to its first victory 12 years ago. Head coach Marci Sanders and assistant coach...

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...

Volleyball crushes Wiley in season opener

September 3, 2015

The volleyball team opened the season with a strong showing on Sept. 2, taking down Wiley College 3-0. Despite some unforced errors in the first set, the Comets still won 25-15. A versatile attack led...

Head volleyball coach Marci Sanders (bottom center) poses with members of the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball team in Peru after its first-place finish at the Pan American Cup on June 21.

Head volleyball coach wins gold medal in Peru

July 6, 2015

Staff member for U.S. Women’s National volleyball team returns to UTD with plans to implement strategies, poise for school squad After serving as a staff member on the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball...

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...

UTD coach selected to assist U.S. collegiate national volleyball team for second time

April 28, 2014

For the second year in a row, head volleyball coach Marci Sanders will be an assistant coach to the U.S. Collegiate National Team. USA Volleyball selected 36 athletes to participate in the U.S. Collegiate...

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