IC Splits Matches Against Coe and Illinois State

JACKSONVILLE, Ill.- The Illinois College Esports program had a mixed night of competition Tuesday night, taking on Coe College in Valorant and Illinois State University in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

In Valorant, IC fell 0–2 to Coe College in Midwest Esports Conference play, dropping Map 1 (Corrode) 3–13 and Map 2 (Lotus) 6–13. Dwight Duijneveld paced IC with 34 kills and a 1.39 KDA, while Fray Moulton followed with 29 kills. Despite moments of strong play, IC couldn't find their rhythm against a disciplined Coe roster and will look to bounce back next week.

Valorant vs. Coe College 

Player	K	D	A	KDA	ACS	FB	FD	Plants	Defuses
Carter Naeve	8	29	10	0.62	107	0	6	5	0
Ekko Nguyen	9	28	12	0.75	90	1	6	2	1
Dwight Duijneveld	34	28	5	1.39	426	5	6	0	2
Jonest Eisfelder	16	32	4	0.63	190	2	4	2	0
Fray Moulton	29	27	5	1.26	298	3	2	0	1

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate action, IC earned a thrilling 2–1 win over Illinois State in NECC play. After dropping the second game, the Blueboys battled back behind an incredible effort from Julian Luaders, who took eight stocks in Game 3 to set up the decisive finale. Jake Petrovich then closed out the series, defeating Praspian to secure the win and move IC to 2–1 on the season.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate vs. Illinois State 

Player	KOs	Falls	K/F Ratio
Jake Petrovich	9	6	1.50
Julian Luaders	16	8	2.00
Adam Byrd	4	9	0.44
Devin Ussery	1	3	0.33
Raiden Sedelmeier	4	6	0.67

Up Next
The Valorant team is back in action on Monday, October 13th for a NECC match against Southwest Minnesota State University at 8:00pm. The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate team is back on Tuesday, October 14th at 7:00pm for another match against Illinois State University.