Blue Boys Splits with Coe and St. Ambrose

JACKSONVILLE, IL - The Illinois College Esports Rocket League team wins 4-3 against Coe in a NECC clash, then drops an MVEC season opener versus St. Ambrose 0-2.
 
Series vs. Coe College
Game 1: Won 3-2
Game 2: Lost 2-3
Game 3: Lost 2-3
Game 4: Won 2-1
Game 5: Lost 2-3
Game 6: Won 4-3
Game 7: Won 5-0
 
Box Score vs. Coe College
 

Players	Goals	Assists	Saves	Shots
Jasper "rosecia" Lyttaker	10	1	9	25
Cooper "cmdxyz" Davis	2	4	2	7
Lucas "Commander Lucas" Barry	6	8	11	24
Loegon "Redeemed" Pete	2	3	7	7

This series was a roller-coaster for the Blue Boys, with the team overcoming a 2-3 deficit before closing out the deciding game with a shutout. Cooper Davis played Games 1 through 3, while Loegon Pete stepped in for Games 4 through 7. Loegon provided a defensive anchor, giving Lucas Barry and Jasper Lyttaker more freedom to push forward and create scoring opportunities.
Lucas became the program's career assists leader with an eight-assist performance, the third-highest single-series total in program history. Only Cooper's 12 assists against Bradley earlier this season and Lucas's own 10 assists on November 12 last year rank higher.


Series vs. St. Ambrose
Map 1: Lost 10-13, St. Ambrose Pick, Bind
Map 2: Lost 16-18, IC Pick, Haven


Box Score vs. St. Ambrose

Players	Kills	Deaths	Assists	KDA	ACS	First Bloods	First Deaths	Plants	Defuses
Cooper "cdmxyz" Davis	58	36	8	1.83	342	3	11	0	2
Jasper "rosecia" Lyttaker	34	47	12	0.98	194	6	14	0	0
Fray "Fray" Moulton	31	43	19	1.16	217	6	4	2	1
Nolan "gr3y" McCombs	60	48	10	1.46	365	6	2	1	3
Ekko "Sekkond" Nuyen	26	39	15	1.05	164	2	3	17	3

This was a heartbreaking finish for IC, with Haven stretching through five overtime cycles. Blue Boys won the opening round in each of the first four but could not close out their attacking round, allowing St. Ambrose to stay alive and eventually take the series.
This loss makes IC path to the top two seeds more difficult. With St. Ambrose projected to finish third or fourth, this was an important opportunity to gain ground toward a first-round bye and reduce our travel during championship weekend.
Cooper Davis and Nolan McCombs both delivered excellent performances. Cooper led the team in KDA, while Nolan's remarkable 44 kills on Haven kept us fighting through overtime. Although we do not track individual map records, that is the highest total I can recall seeing from one of our players.
 
 
Up Next
The Illinois College Esports team will return to action on Friday, October 30^th at 8:00 pm as they battle against Wisconsin-Stevens Point inside Meraki Gaming Center.