KEENE, N.H. – Keene State Esports wrapped up another week of their Spring '25 season, with its five teams going a combined 2-3.
Keene State Esports is a Varsity member of Playfly College Esports, one of the largest governing bodies of collegiate esports competition in the world. Playfly sanctions competitions from colleges and universities across the country, awarding scholarship money and hardware to successful teams each season (Fall and Spring). KSC Esports teams compete in a regular season schedule and a playoff bracket, if teams qualify.
All KSC Esports games are streamed on Twitch, at
twitch.tv/KeeneStateEsports and
twitch.tv/KeeneStateEsports2, as well as KSC Athletics' official YouTube page
youtube.com/@keenestateowls1909.
Rocket League Varsity
Season record: 2-4
Game 1: vs. Rowan University (3-1 victory)
Game 2: vs. Robert Morris University (3-2 loss)
Week 3: vs. Clarke University (3-0 victory)
Game 4: vs. Stony Brook University (3-2 loss)
Game 5: vs. Fisher College (3-1 loss)
Game 6: vs. RIT Orange (3-1 loss)
Varsity Rocket League wrapped up their regular season against RIT White, losing 3-1. RIT opened game one with a decisive 2-0 victory over the Owls, but KSC responded in kind with a 2-1 victory in game two to tie the series. The final two games of the series were competitive, as the Owls put up two goals in each, losing 3-2 in game three and 4-2 in game four.
Series stats:
Ryan "Dreamz" Morrison
1 Goals/2 Assists/7 Saves
Alex "normal" Nimiroski
3 Goals/1 Assists/10 Saves
Andrew "Aurorxs" Sorcinelli
2 Goals/1 Assists/11 Saves
What's next: KSC Varsity Rocket League ends their regular season with a 2-4 record, and now awaits the conclusion of the remaining regular season games in their division; a top 4 finish would earn the Owls a playoff spot. They are currently 4th out of seven teams in the East Conference.
Rocket League Academy
Season record: 1-5
Game 1: vs. RIT Black (3-0 loss)
Game 2: vs. RIT Gray (3-1 loss)
Game 3: vs. Neumont College of Computer Science (3-1 victory)
Game 4: vs. DePaul JV Red (3-0 loss)
Game 5: vs. UNC Pembroke (3-0 loss)
Game 6: vs. Lethbridge Polytechnic (3-2 loss)
In their final game of the regular season, KSC Rocket League Academy faced off with Lethbridge Polytechnic. The Owls started off hot, holding Lethbridge to just one goal in games one and two, winning 3-1 and 2-1 respectively to take a 2-0 series lead. However, Lethbridge responded in kind and won games three and four by scores of 3-1 and 3-2 to even up the series.
In the deciding game five, both teams played intense defense and gave very little to their opponents. The Kodiaks would end up taking the fifth game by a score of 2-1 to complete the reverse sweep of the Owls.
Series Stats:
Eric "EricKamii" Carlo
7 Goals/1 Assist/10 Saves
Aidan "Maudlu" Law
1 Goal/1 Assist/9 Saves
Jack "Jackattack1600" Manning
1 Goal/2 Assists/7 Saves
What's next: Rocket League Academy wraps up their regular season with a 1-5 record and awaits the conclusion of their division-mates' regular season games to determine if they earned a playoff berth.
VALORANT
Season record: 4-1
Game 1: vs. Coffeyville Community College (2-0 victory)
Game 2: vs. Iona University (2-0 victory)
Game 3: vs. Neumont College of Computer Science (2-1 Victory)
Game 4: vs. DePaul Academy Black (2-0 loss)
Game 5: vs. RIT Academy Red (2-1 victory)
Map 1: Lotus (13-10 loss)
Map 1 statistics:
Thomas "Chumbladorfian" Czwakiel as Raze
16 Kills/17 Deaths/7 Assists
Nathan "ShotgunUser" Ruangturakid as Breach
22 Kills/16 Deaths/16 Assists
Hailey "HMeesh" Michaud as Omen
27 Kills/12 Deaths/5 Assists
Jeremy "yerrei" Giguere as Tejo
18 Kills/14 Deaths/5 Assists
Ysaiah "YsaHolmes" Arezzo as Cypher
6 Kills/20 Deaths/5 Assists
Map 2: Haven (13-4 win)
Map 2 statistics:
Thomas "Chumbladorfian" Czwakiel as Jett
15 Kills/9 Deaths/7 Assists
Nathan "ShotgunUser" Ruangturakid as Breach
18 KIlls/12 Deaths/6 Assists
Hailey "HMeesh" Michaud as Omen
17 Kills/8 Deaths/11 Assists
Jeremy "yerrei" Giguere as Sova
22 Kills/5 Deaths/10 Assists
Ysaiah "YsaHolmes" Arezzo as Cypher
9 Kills/10 Deaths/6 Assists
Map 3: Pearl (13-6 win)
Map 4 statistics:
Thomas "Chumbladorfian" Czwakiel as Jett
21 Kills/8 Deaths/2 Assists
Nathan "ShotgunUser" Ruangturakid as Breach
12 Kills/14 Deaths/9 Assists
Hailey "HMeesh" Michaud as Astra
12 KIlls/13 Deaths/6 Assists
Jeremy "yerrei" Giguere as Sova
22 Kills/8 Deaths/4 Assists
Sheldom "redblast" Vasquez
12 Kills/14 Deaths/5 Assists
What's next: VALORANT sets their sights on RIT Academy Yellow; that game will occur on Tuesday, March 11th at 8:30 PM EST.
Overwatch 2
Season record: 5-1
Game 1: vs. RIT White (3-0 loss)
Game 2: vs. California State Dominguez Hills (3-0 victory, CSUDH forfeit)
Game 3: vs. DePaul JV Blue (3-1 victory)
Game 4: vs. St. John's University (3-2 victory)
Game 5: vs. Ferris State Gold (3-0 victory)
Game 6: vs. Colorado College (3-2 victory)
Map 1: Ilios (2-0 KSC Victory)
Map 1 Statistics:
Shea "Hotpocket" Castriotta
13 Elimination/1 Assists/1 Death
Eli "Goofymcgoob" Volpini
19 Eliminations/0 Assists/2 Deaths
Connor "HoodNut" Malone
16 Eliminations/1 Assist/1 Death
Korben "ShadowStorm" Robinson
9 Eliminations/11 Assists/3 Deaths
Jackson "Crimgo" Holderby
11 Eliminations/5 Assists/2 Deaths
Map 2: Kings Row (6-4 KSC Victory)
Map 2 Statistics:
Matthew "Midas" Bonner
38 Eliminations/22 Assists/9 Deaths
Catch "TuT" Foss:
39 Eliminations/2 Assists/6 Deaths
Connor "HoodNut" Malone
38 Eliminations/1 Assist/9 Deaths
Korben "ShadowStorm" Robinson
35 Eliminations/32 Assists/8 Deaths
Jackson "Crimgo" Holderby
25 Eliminations/41 Assists/8 Deaths
Map 3: Suravasa (3-1 KSC Victory)
Map 3 Statistics:
Matthew "Midas" Bonner
31 Eliminations/15 Assists/4 Deaths
Catch "TuT" Foss:
28 Eliminations/0 Assists/1 Death
Connor "HoodNut" Malone
29 Eliminations/0 Assists/5 Deaths
Korben "ShadowStorm" Robinson
14 Eliminations/11 Assists/3 Deaths
Jackson "Crimgo" Holderby
17 Eliminations/31 Assists/3 Deaths
vs. Colorado College (Saturday, 3/8)
Map 1: Oasis (2-0 victory)
Map 1 Statistics:
Shea "Hotpocket" Castriotta
13 Elimination/1 Assists/1 Death
Eli "Goofymcgoob" Volpini
19 Eliminations/0 Assists/2 Deaths
Connor "HoodNut" Malone
16 Eliminations/1 Assist/1 Death
Korben "ShadowStorm" Robinson
9 Eliminations/11 Assists/3 Deaths
Jackson "Crimgo" Holderby
11 Eliminations/5 Assists/2 Deaths
Map 2: Kings Row (3-1 loss)
Map 2 Statistics:
Matthew "Midas" Bonner
18 Eliminations/4 Assists/7 Deaths
Catch "TuT" Foss
12 Eliminations/1 Assists/8 Deaths
Connor "HoodNut" Malone
13 Eliminations/3 Assists/8 Deaths
Korben "ShadowStorm" Robinson
14 Eliminations/16 Assists/7 Deaths
Jackson "Crimgo" Holderby
6 Eliminations/11 Assists/9 Deaths
Map 3: Suravasa (3-1 loss)
Map 3 Statistics:
Matthew "Midas" Bonner
17 Eliminations/8 Assists/8 Deaths
Catch "TuT" Foss
17 Eliminations/5 Assists/13 Deaths
Connor "HoodNut" Malone
19 Eliminations/1 Assist/9 Deaths
Korben "ShadowStorm" Robinson
14 Eliminations/9 Assists/7 Deaths
Jackson "Crimgo" Holderby
11 Eliminations/14 Assists/12 Deaths
Map 4: Esperanca (1-0 victory)
Map 4 Statistics:
Shea "Hotpocket" Castriotta
21 Eliminations/6 Assists/2 Deaths
Eli "Goofymcgoob" Volpini
17 Eliminations/1 Assist/2 Deaths
Connor "HoodNut" Malone
16 Eliminations/0 Assists/2 Deaths
Korben "ShadowStorm" Robinson
18 Eliminations/22 Assists/1 Death
Jackson "Crimgo" Holderby
11 Eliminations/17 Assists/2 Deaths
Map 5: Circuit Royale (1-0 victory)
Map 5 Statistics:
Shea "Hotpocket" Castriotta
14 Eliminations/3 Assists/0 Deaths
Eli "Goofymcgoob" Volpini
8 Eliminations/2 Assists/1 Death
Connor "HoodNut" Malone
17 Eliminations/1 Assists/1 Death
Korben "ShadowStorm" Robinson
9 Eliminations/7 Assists/1 Death
Jackson "Crimgo" Holderby
12 Eliminations/13 Assists/0 Deaths
What's next: KSC Overwatch wraps up their regular season looking to win their sixth game in a row against Lewis University; date and time TBD.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Season record: 2-3
Game 1: vs. St. John's University (2-0 victory, SJU forfeit)
Game 2: vs. Iona University (2-0 loss)
Game 3: vs. Stony Brook University (2-0 loss)
Game 4: SUNY Farmingdale State College (2-0 victory, FSC forfeit)
Game 5: vs. Stony Brook University (2-0 loss)
SSBU battled rival Stony Brook University this past week, losing 2-0.
Match 1:
The Owls led off with Brody "pytt" Freehling as Joker versus Stony Brook's first player, on Min Min. Min Min finished off Freehling's finals stock while retaining two themselves, giving SBU an 11-9 stock lead going into KSC's next player, Leo "Vort" Tufts as Peach. Min Min utilized their range as a character to keep Vort at bay, taking all three of their stocks and maintaining two stocks themselves, bringing the score to 11-6 in favor SBU. Next for the Owls was Aidan "Sour" Zimmer on King K. Rool. Sour was able to take off a stock from Min Min before losing all three of his. Anchoring for the Owls in the 10-3 stock situation was Matthew "squidman" Silvestri, playing Mario. Min Min successfully three-stocked Silvestri as well, secure the defeat of KSC in the first match, by an overall score of 10-0.
Match 2:
Opening the match for the Owls this time was Sour once again playing King K. Rool, while Stony Brook led with a player using Samus. This time around, Sour successfully took all three stocks from his opponent while two stocks, giving KSC a one stock advantage. Stony Brook sent in their next player, on Cloud. With one stock left, Sour leveraged a difficult situation by taking one stock off of Cloud before being eliminated. Going into KSC's next player, the Owls held a 9-8 stock advantage. Next for the Owls was Vort playing Ness. Vort managed to take one stock off of Cloud before losing all three of his, swinging momentum back in SBU's favor, with a 7-6 stock lead. Third for the Owls was Tyler "Tadpole" Adkins, playing Chrom. Trading blows back and forth, Cloud took two of Tadpole's stocks, but Tadpole was able to take away Cloud's final stock, signaling SBU to send in their third player in the series. SBU's next player entered the game as Bowser who eliminated Tadpole. Anchoring for the Owls in this 6-3 stock scenario was pytt playing Joker. Bowser would defeat pytt with two stocks remaining, sealing the 2-0 SBU series victory with a 5-0 stock score at the end of the second match.
What's next: KSC Smash Bros. competes against St. John's University at 7:00 PM EST on Monday, March 10th.
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