This Week in Michigan Tech Esports
Monday, April 3
• Overwatch 2 vs. University of St. Thomas 6 p.m. CECC LCQ
Saturday, April 8
• Apex vs. Week 4 Group Stage 3 p.m. Octane Collegiate
• Rocket League A vs. TBD 9 a.m. GLCRL Championship. https://www.twitch.tv/greatlakesrocketleague
All in-person events are in bold
Times are subject to change, stay on top of the updated schedule posted on our website.
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What happened last week?
Apex: Legends
Husky Apex placed third last Saturday in the third week of Octane Collegiate group stages. Tech was unable to repeat the first-place finish from week one but did far better than last week's 13th-place finish.
This Saturday, Tech returns to the fourth week of group stages.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The Huskies are NACE Varsity Conference Champions! With a clean 2-0 win over RIT White on Sunday, Tech secured a top seed for the national playoff.
Rocket League
The B team faces RIT in the round of four on April 10 in its conference championship tournament. The JV squad fell the last time the two teams met, so Huskies have their work cut out for them.
The varsity squad took down Rochester University 4-0 on Saturday punching the Huskies' ticket to another national playoff. The round of 16 starts next week!
Tech was less fortunate in the Collegiate Rocket League World Championship LCQ. First taking down California Polytechnic 4-0 on Friday, but falling 4-0 to Seton Hall University Friday.
Saturday, Tech heads downstate to the Great Lakes Collegiate Rocket League LAN Championship at Cleary University. Cheer on the Huskies as they battle for the title of best in the Great Lakes region.
League of Legends
The Huskies defeated the Missouri - Kansas City 2-0 Tuesday and fell to the Titans of Maryville 0-2 Thursday. This brings their record to 4-1 in NACE Varsity Premier.
Next week, Tech faces Cleary Tuesday and Cornell Thursday.
Tech qualified for the Teemo Cup and took its season-opener win over Wake Forest 2-0 on Saturday.
Over the weekend, the Huskies swept the competition in the Wayne State Winter Games. With wins over Grand Valley State, Kettering, Detroit Mercy, Wayne State, and Ferris State.
Overwatch 2
Thursday, the Overwatch 2 team took fourth in the Pilot Invitational hosted by Bethel University.
Friday, in group stages Tech took wins over Albion and Purdue but lost to Western Michigan. This secured a fourth-place seed into the second phase. Saturday, the Huskies took a win over Albion but fell to GVSU and Bethel for a fourth-place finish.
Monday, the Huskies fell to St. Thomas 2-0 ending their run in the CECC LCQ.
Super Smash Brothers: Ultimate
The Smash team awaits its opponent in the national playoff. The first round is next week!
Valorant
On Sunday, the Huskies had an even 3-3 record in the Wayne State Winter Games. Falling to Ferris State and both Michigan State rosters. But, taking wins over GVSU and both Wayne State teams.
This should conclude this season of Huskies Valorant!