COLUMBIA, S.C. (Oct. 16 - Oct. 20):
CIU Rocket League Gold vs. University of Mary - Washington
CIU Rocket League Gold swept UMW 3-0 in their game on Monday night. After winning the first match 1-0 after a 90 second overtime, CIU Rocket League Gold went on to showcase the results of their hard work by winning the following two games 6-1 and 5-1, where Team Captain Carter Willis scored the final goal after clock hit 0:00. Player and Production Manager Zach Snook (Gamehawk) stated in a post-game interview that this week's win was attributed to their aggressive gameplay from the very start of the set, assuring they were never reacting to, but always controlling the plays in game. Great job CIU Rocket League Gold!
CIU Rocket League Gold competes in the NACE Varsity Plus division, where they'll compete against a variety of schools all over North America. Matches are held every Monday night at 7:00pm ET and are broadcasted on Twitch with professional shout casting.
CIU Overwatch Gold vs. Coe College
CIU Overwatch Gold swept Coe College 3-0 in Tuesday night's sixth round of NACE Open Premiere bringing their undefeated record to 6-0 for the regular season. At this point, they have not lost a single map and mean to repeat this pattern in future games this season. After shoring up their strategies in the new Flash Point map, CIU Overwatch Gold dominated this map specifically and very quickly unlike any games prior, showing fruits of their hard work this season. Great job, Rams!
CIU Overwatch Gold competes in the NACE Open Premiere division, where they'll compete against a variety of schools all over North America. Matches are held every Tuesday night at 7:00pm ET and are broadcasted on Twitch with shout casting provided by current CIU students and staff.
CIU Rams Smash vs. Florida Institute of Technology
CIU Rams Smash fell to Florida Tech on Wednesday night 0-2 in a rescheduled match from the normal Thursday schedule. The Rams started the first few battles strong but Florida Tech's Bowser player proved to be notably formidable. The first round went to Florida Tech with their 4 stock remaining. In the second round, the CIU Rams Smash brought an even more aggressive approach to the notorious Bowser player, earning two stock from him before falling in the end. Florida Tech won the second around with 2 stock remaining. Matches this close give hope to the Rams in their inaugural season, as Team Captain Erik Wisotsky made it clear their team will work even harder to bring an even more aggressive and academic approach to future matches. Great fight this week, CIU Rams Smash!
CIU Rams Smash competes in the NACE Varsity Plus division, where they'll compete against a variety of schools all over North America. Matches are held every Thursday night at 7:00pm ET and are broadcasted on Twitch with shout casting provided by Head Coach Chris Johnson.
