Weekly Recap Sept. 21–27
Rocket League
Saints fall one game short of qualifying for CRL, going 7-2 in qualifiers
• Match 1: Saints dominates their first game of the qualifier vs Rollins College, 2-0, with 6-1 and 5-0 wins
• Match 2: Cruising to another 2-0 win, this time over Lackawanna College, the Saints advance to Winners Round 4 with 3-1 and 5-1 victories
• Match 3: Dropping the first game to University of Illinois 4-0, the Saints fought back in a nail biter series winning 2-0 and 2-1 to advance to the Winners Quarter Final
• Match 4: Saints hit a speed bump against University of North Carolina at Charlotte losing 3-0 by scores of 4-2, 3-2 and 5-0 dropping them to the losers bracket
• Match 5: Revenge is served to the UNC Charlotte B team as the Saints win 2-0 with scores of 4-3 and 2-1 to advance
• Match 6: Saints advance 2-1 over Ohio State after a last second goal in Game 3 to avoid OT. Saints dropped the first game 4-3, but storm back 2-1 and 1-0 to take the series and move on
• Match 7: In another close game, the Saints got by Kent State 2-1 to advance to the Losers Semi-Final. Saints won the first game, 4-1, dropped the second 2-1, and finished off the series with a 1-0 win
• Match 8: Saints continue their hot streak and close games with a 2-1 series win over Syracuse University. Saints take game one 3-2, lose 2-1, and come back to win Game 3 in overtime, 2-1 to advance to Losers Final
• Match 9: The Saints run falls one game short as they lose Game 5 to Florida Polytechnic University in a back-and-forth series. Final scores 3-1 FPU, 3-2 Saints, 2-0 FPU, 1-0 Saints, 4-1 FPU
CS:GO
Saints overcome Florida State, 16-12, in UCEA Preseason
• First Half: The Saints start strong on Inferno jumping to an early 6-0 lead and end the half up 9-6
• Second Half: The Saints struggled out of the gate going down 12-11, but come back with five straight round wins to finish the game and the higher-seeded FSU, 16-12
• Zapper came up big for the Saints dropping a game-high 38 frags
Overwatch
Dominant performance over Arkansas State University in UCEA Preseason
• Map 1 (Control): Quick 2-0 on Oasis never losing control of either point
• Map 2 (Escort): Dominate performance only allowing Arkansas to push the payload several meters on route to a clean 1-0 win
Rainbow 6 Siege
Saints stay undefeated with 2-0 win over Eastern Michigan University in Collegiate R6 Week 2
• Map 1: EMU took an early 3-2 lead on Club House but they couldn’t keep the momentum as the Saints storm back with 5 straight wins to take a 7-3 win
• Map 2: A close game to start, but the Saints took over and didn’t slow down on route to a 7-2 victory
Fortnite
Tough start for Saints in PlayVS Preseason
• Despite server issues, the Fortnite team was able to finish 47 out of 87 teams in the PlayVS Collegiate Preseason, playing in 5 of the 7 matches
• Over the 5 matches, the team finished in 18th, 21st twice and in 6th place twice
• The team averaged 3.2 elims,13.8 points and a placement of 14.4
League of Legends
Saints face first loss, losing 2-1 to Queen’s University in OPSE Preseason
• Game 1: Saints roll in game one with a 23/9/52 KDA in a 27 minute win
• Game 2: Queen’s turn the tables on the Saints in a dominate win, tying the series 1-1
• Game 3: Saints can’t claw back as Queen’s ends the series, 2-1, in just over 25 min with a team KDA of 24/5/35, handing the Saints their first loss of preseason
Hearthstone
Loses to Purdue and Miami University drop Saints to 0-2 in Tespa Open Division
• Game 1: Purdue sweeps the Saints 3-0.The Saints were unable to find success with their Priest deck as Purdue took the first two games with Rogue and Mage. In the third match, the Saints lost a tough match-up with their Turtle Mage Deck vs Demon Hunter
• Game 2: Miami (Ohio) takes down the Saints 3-1, dropping us to 0-2 in the first split of the Tespa Open Division
Call of Duty
Georgia Southern University sweeps Saints out of CCL Black Ops 4 Throwback Tournament
• Map 1: 250-170 on Frequency Hardpoint
• Map 2: 6-0 on Arsenal Search and Destroy
• Map 3: 3-1 on Arsenal Control
This week’s matches
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Monday
Fortnite PlayVS Regular Season
Hearthstone Tespa Open Division
Overwatch NACE Season Opener vs. Kettering University
Rocket League UCEA Preseason
Tuesday
CSGO UCEA Preseason
Rocket League NACE Season Opener Double Header vs. Kishwaukee College & Upper Iowa University
Wednesday
Overwatch UCEA Preseason
Thursday
Overwatch NACE Regular Season vs. Michigan Tech University
Hearthstone Tespa Open Division
League of Legends OPSE Preseason vs. Conestoga College
Rocket League UCEA Preseason
Friday
CSGO UCEA Preseason
Rainbow 6 Siege CR6 Regular Season
Saturday
Rocket League Spirit Esports Tournament