Akron Blue Look to Conquer in SxC2024
Upon the recent success of the University of Akron Blue roster, this squad is eyeing yet another tournament win at the Saints x Colleague Invitational On March 10th.
It is no secret that Akron has been one of the hottest teams in collegiate Rocket League in recent weeks. The squad of Patty, Bullzzeye and tristn, made history at the beginning of February, by being the first CRL roster to qualify for the Rocket League Championship Series Regional event. While the results may have not gone in their favor during the event itself, Akron held strong against some prominent teams in the RLCS, including a game five loss to Spacestation Gaming. Just a few days later, The team won the Bluegrass Boost Battle hosted at the University of Kentucky, with the help of Milio from their Gold roster.
This team has enjoyed its fair share of success recently, and will be eager to have another opportunity to showcase who they are as a team.
“We are excited to compete against other top collegiate teams. With CRL Spring being delayed or not happening at all, we have been looking forward to a collegiate invitational to hopefully reprove ourselves after our placement in CRL Fall playoffs.” - Head Coach Huntley on the Invitational.
Akron will have some fierce competition to take down along the way. However, the veteran roster is hoping to have the experience needed in order to push the team deep into the bracket.