EUGENE, Ore. – Four teams were in action this week in Bushnell Esports as the Beacons competed in Fortnite, Rocket League, League of Legends and Overwatch as part of the National Association of Collegiate Esports Starleague fall season.
The League of Legends team concluded the fall season with a victory on Tuesday evening, defeating the University of Nevada Reno. The Rocket League team fell to Cal State San Marcos on Monday and Overwatch closed the week with a tough loss to San Diego State.
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ROCKET LEAGUE
The Rocket League regular season consists of nine rounds of conference play. All matches are a best-of-five games. The top-three teams from each conference will move on to the postseason which begins with a Conference Play-In (2
nd vs 3
rd) followed by the Conference Championship (1
st vs Play-In Winner).
Cal State San Marcos 3, Bushnell 0 (7-1, 3-2, 5-0)
Bushnell (1-7) changed their lineup once again on Monday evening as
Preston "PrestoMagic" Clark,
Benny "Bemohz" Flores Jr. and
Victor "SpeshalNed" Hesser made up the Beacons' third unique starting lineup of the fall season.
The Beacons struggled to score against Cal State San Marcos (5-3) with game two as the only close contest. Bushnell was outshot 16-4 in the second game but managed to keep themselves within reach. Clark led the Beacons with two goals and four saves on the match. Hesser scored a goal and led the defense with six saves, while Flores Jr. added a pair of saves.
The Beacons conclude the fall schedule with a match against the top team in the conference, undefeated San Diego State University (8-0) on Monday, Nov. 1.
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS
League operates in a Swiss-style format, meaning opponents will be determined after each round of play with teams competing against another team with the same number of regular-season wins. Each match is a best-of-three games. At the end of the regular season, the top-eight teams from each conference will move on to the conference playoffs.
Bushnell 2, University of Nevada Reno 0 (42-12)
The Beacons (3-3) concluded the League of Legends fall season with a victory over the University of Nevada on Tuesday evening. It was their shortest match of the season, as UNR forfeited the second game after the Beacons put up a dominant scoreline in the first. The winning lineup consisted of Chad "RUBŸ" Vernon, Justin "Malstixy" Ault, Colton "sac de lait" Osten-Milbert, Drew "Zubdew" Lindley, and Tyler "ShockMaster" Chase.
Bushnell finished with three wins on the season: Colorado State University (Sept. 21), the University of Hawai'i - West O'ahu (Oct. 19), University of Nevada (Oct. 26). They had a rough streak in the middle of the schedule before winning consecutive matches to end the season.
OVERWATCH
The Overwatch regular season consists of nine rounds of conference play. All matches are a best-of-five games. The top-three teams from each conference will move on to the postseason which begins with a Conference Play-In (2nd vs 3rd) followed by the Conference Championship (1st vs Play-In Winner).
San Diego State 3, Bushnell 2 (2-0, 1-0, 2-3, 3-4, 1-2)
Bushnell (3-5) was on the wrong side of a comeback on Friday evening as San Diego State rallied off wins on the last three maps to secure the victory. The Beacons opened the match by securing the first two points on Lijiang Tower to take the first map. They went up 2-0 after quickly securing the objective on their offensive turn of King's Row.
The match started to turn after a win by SDSU on Havana. The Beacons prevented the full capture on defense but were unable to make more progress than SDSU. The Aztecs also took map four to send the match into the decisive fifth round. It was the second straight match to go to five for the Beacons. Bushnell took the first point on the fifth map, Busan, but SDSU managed to grab the next two.
Bushnell concludes the fall Overwatch season with a match against Irvine Valley College next week. The match is scheduled for Monday at 7 p.m., but it is likely to change.
FORTNITE
Christian "Pekzyyy" Velazquez and
David Sollid placed seventh in the Fortnite Fall Cup on Saturday, one of the National Association of Collegiate Esports Starleague tournament circuits. Velazquez and Sollid couldn't have gotten off to a much better start, grabbing the Victory Royale in the first match along with eight eliminations to earn 33 points. That round would end up accounting for nearly half their tournament total (68 points). The pair had a couple early exits but maintained a top-10 spot in the standings throughout the competition.
The format of the Fall Cup was a Duos tournament in which 31 teams competed. The pairs played a total of six matches in custom lobbies. Teams earned points based on their performance in each of the six matches. Points were distributed based on placement in each round with an additional point being awarded for each elimination. The East and West pools of registered teams competed in one server.
The Fortnite Fall Cup II is scheduled for December 11.
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