EUGENE, Ore.  –  The seventh week of play for Bushnell Esports was highlighted by a win in SSBU and a playoff qualification for Valorant.   

SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE (SSBU)
Match 6: Bushnell 2, Warner Pacific 0 (12-7, 12-4)
 
The Beacons competed in their first official SSBU season, debuting with a roster of eight. The format of SSBU was 4v4 Crew Battles. Teams were assigned opponents of similar records each week and played a best-of-three series. 
 
Bushnell played Warner Pacific on Monday in the first-ever matchup between the schools, defeating the Knights for the first official victory in SSBU. The Beacons had earned a win earlier in the season due to an opponent forfeit. Alyssa Unruh, Brandon Mitchell, Nate Byers, Aaron Gold and Jacob Belz saw time in the match.
 
TEAMFIGHT TACTICS (TFT)
Week 1: 10 points (T-18^th)
Week 2: 17 points (26^th)
Week 3: 23 points (28^th)
Week 4: 34 points (27^th)
Week 5: 49 points (21^st)
Week 6: 63 points (18^th)
Week 7: 74 points (18^th)
 
Zack Claunch was placed into the top division (Division A) of competition, representing Bushnell in its first appearance of TFT. Every Monday, Claunch played two matches, competing in an eight-way free-for-all format.
 
Claunch just missed the postseason, finishing in 18^th on the leaderboard after the final week of play. He needed to be among the top 16 by the end of the seven-week regular season in order to advance to the playoffs.
 
VALORANT
Match 6: Ball State 2, Bushnell 0 (13-6, 13-5)
 
Bushnell Valorant is back after a year off, featuring three new members to the starting lineup. Cole Vamos, Brett Olmstead, Nathan Farris, Zack Claunch and Connor DeVeny will play on Tuesday of each week, competing in a best-of-three matchup.
 
The Valorant season, consisting of 232 teams, is broken into nine divisions based on rank. The Beacons were placed in Division A, the second-highest level of competition. At the end of the regular season, the top 4 teams from each conference advance to the postseason.    
 
Bushnell fell to Ball State University to end the regular season with a 3-3 record. Thanks to win by Seneca Polytechnic over UNC – Charlotte on Friday, the Beacons snuck into the final playoff spot. A win over UNCC earlier in the season gave Bushnell the fourth-place tiebreaker. The Beacons will take on the Purdue University in the first round of the playoffs on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 5:00 p.m.
 
ROCKET LEAGUE
Match 5: Michigan – Flint 4, Bushnell 1 (5-4, 2-3, 2-1, 4-1)
 
Bushnell Rocket League returns with their strongest starting lineup in program history. Cole Vamos, Isaac Wagner and Brec Feehan will play on Wednesday of each week, competing in a best-of-seven matchup.
 
The Rocket League season, consisting of 183 teams, is broken into eight divisions based on rank. The Beacons were placed in Division A, the second-highest level of competition. At the end of the regular season, the top 4 teams from each conference will advance to the postseason.   
 
Bushnell dropped to 2-3 after falling to the University of Michigan – Flint. They enter a must-win game in the final week of play, taking on second-place Mount Aloysius College on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 5:00 p.m. With a win, Bushnell will enter a three-way tiebreak scenario that will come down to game differential, a tiebreak the Beacons currently hold the advantage in.
 
MADDEN
Match 7: Mount St. Joseph 2, Bushnell 0
 
Caden Hoerauf represented Bushnell in Madden. He was assigned an opponent of similar record each week, playing a best-of-three series every Thursday night. 
 
Hoerauf finished 3-4 on the season, falling to Mount St. Joseph University in the season finale.

Matches that are live streamed can be found at twitch.tv/bushnellesports.