Saints Esports Weekly Recap, Week 9
Super Smash Brother Ultimate returned on Tuesday night as Michael Medina and Luis Ortiz went against Vincennes University and State Fair Community College Respectively. Medina had a tough time against his foe from Vincennes. Despite going the distance on time, he was unable to overcome the Trailblazer and fell on the night 0 – 3. Ortiz was also in for a long match as SFCC returned to challenge the Saints player. It truly was a back-and-forth bout with Ortiz and SFCC trading matches to the very end. Ortiz rallied and came out with the win in the last match to take the set. His score on the on the night was 3 – 2.
Jefferson entered the lobby on Tuesday night to take on the Saints Call of Duty 4v4 team. The New York team came out hard and fast against the Saints, easily taking the Hardpoint Round 250 to the Saints 110. Search and Destroy was the same story as the group from SUNY got up quick and fast on the Saints, not allowing them to plant a single bomb. The Control mode was much the same as the Cannoneers planted on point and ran the Saints out of lives. The Saints 4v4 team fell on the last game of the Fall season 0 – 3. The Saints 4v4 team will return in the Spring for the next regular season starting in January.
The Saints Madden team finished out the Fall season strong with a pair of wins. Akele Powdrill went against a player from Marshalltown Community College in a best of 3 games match up. Akele had a dominating performance against MCC and won two in a row, winning on the night 2 – 0. Powdrill is ranked #4 in the league heading into the playoffs at the end of the month. Moran had a similarly easy night against his opponent from Danville Area Community College. He scored early and often, with his defense keeping the DACC player from closing the gap winning his sets 2-0. Moran jumped to #9 in the league before the postsseason with Madden '24 playoffs starting on November 29th.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College challenged the Saints Overwatch 2 team this past Tuesday afternoon. The Saints had a dominating performance against the crew from MGCCC, winning the first point easily. The second control match was tied until an unfortunate kill let MGCCC catch back up. The Saints won the last control point then took full control over the Mississippi team during the Capture and Push portion. MGCCC gave them a little bit of trouble during the Payload Push round, but the Saints halted their progress at 63 meters. Seward County won their last match of the Fall season 3 – 0. They finished this Fall season ranked #27 out of 52 teams.
Call of Duty Gunfight started off with quick sets as Green, Black and Silver faced off against their next round of opponents. SUNY Sullivan faced off against the Saints Green team, made up of Dwayne Moran and Jesus Muniz. The SUNY squad gave the Green team a hard time, as they traded points. The matches were close but Moran and Muniz just couldn't come out with a win ending the night with an 0 – 3 loss. The Saints Black team, made of Aidan Rice and John Epp, went against the North Arkansas College Pioneers team. NAC got up early and often on the Black team and didn't allow the Saints many points throughout the 3 sets as the Black team lost their match 0 – 3.
The Saints Silver team fared much better against Penn Highlands Community College. Landon Davis and Blake Johnson paired up to take down the Bears, but not without a little back and forth action. The first set was claimed by the Saints quickly. In the second set, the Bears came back to take down Davis and Johnson and even the score. "We needed to slow down and play our game. They had us speeding up and we made too many mistakes. We had to get back to playing our style," Davis said of the second set. They did just that. The Silver team went the next two matches and only let the PHCC group score 3 times during both rounds. They ended the night with a 3 – 1 win. "We're definitely looking forward to the next semester. I think Blake and I definitely have a shot at playoffs," Davis said.
The Saint Rocket League team took on Danville Community College on Friday evening and put on a show. The Saints showed communication and control during all three games of the set. Fabian Tarango led the night in scoring with 7 goals over three games, assisted by Jesus Muniz on 5 of those. Eileen Romo led the night with saves on goal and only allowed 2 points scored by Danville in all three games. The Saints won the set 3 – 0 and will now look towards playoff competition, beginning on December 1st.
Mountain Gateway Community College took on the Saints for the last Rainbow 6 Siege match-up on the Fall season Friday night. The Saints put up a decent fight but just couldn't keep up with the MGCC crew. The Saints were up early in the first set, leading 2 – 0 but ended up trading rounds with the Roadrunners and lost 4 - 7. In the second game, the Roadrunners jumped out early and kept the Saints off balance. The green team lost the set 1 – 7. The Saints fell on the night 0 – 2. Aidan Rice, John Epp, Dwayne Moran, Landon Davis and Blake Johnson will return next semester for the Spring season.
eSports postseason will begin on November 27th following the end of Thanksgiving break.