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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

Both men’s soccer and women’s volleyball achieved three-game winning streaks this season along with ASC honors for their offensive and defensive players. Photo by Nikita Bantey | Mercury Staff.

Volleyball, soccer gain winning streaks

October 15, 2018

The men’s soccer and women’s volleyball teams have earned player honors and American Southwest Championship victories as they move into the final stretch of matches before the championships. The...

The women's volleyball team won 3-0 against Heidelberg on Aug. 31. Photo by Achint Khanijo | Mercury Staff.

ASC poll predicts team success

September 3, 2018

Early preseason polls released by the American Southwest Conference put three Comet teams in high ranks as the teams prepare for the start of the season. The ASC released the preseason polls for...

UTD  joins 973 other schools whose teams maintained a GPA of at least 3.30. Photo by Madeline Ambrose | Mercury Staff.

Volleyball team receives fourth academic honor

August 20, 2018

The volleyball team received honors from the National Coaches’ Association with only two more weeks until the season starts. UT Dallas was one of the 973 universities that received the honor from the...

Niki Calverley, Brett Rose (above) and Chelsea Cragin were inducted into UTD's Hall of Honors on Nov. 9. Cragin and Calverley were the first inductees for women’s basketball and volleyball, respectively. Inductees are selected  biennally from a shortlist by the athletic department. Photo courtesy of Comet Sports.

Athletes inducted into Hall of Honors

November 15, 2016

For the first time ever, volleyball and women’s basketball were represented in UTD’s Athletic Hall of Honors as athletes from those teams were inducted into this year’s class. UTD’s Athletic Hall...

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...

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...

Tracking volleyball’s rise to prominence at UTD

July 5, 2016

The innermost layer of a volleyball is comprised of a rubber bladder, the second is made out of cloth and the third shell consists of 18 rectangular leather panels arranged in six identical sections. Just...

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...

UTD’s historic V-Ball season comes to close

UTD’s historic V-Ball season comes to close

November 16, 2015

The volleyball teams’ national championship hopes came to an end on Nov. 15 after the team fell 3-0 (16-25, 18-25, 27-29) to No. 9 Cal Lutheran in the second round of the NCAA tournament. After winning...

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