ROCHESTER, Mich. -- The Oakland Esports team concluded a successful fall campaign in League of Legends, Rocket League, Overwatch and Super Smash Bros., competing in 122 matches throughout the fall.
"I am incredibly proud of our performance this semester. This has been the most successful season in our program's history," Head Coach
Carl Leone said. "We secured two second place finishes in national championships and boasted a 65% winrate in over 120 competitive matches! Our team captains Eddy Azzam, Kealan McCutcheon, and assistant captain Cameron Mason really went above and beyond this semester. Additionally our assistant coaches Chris Ainhorn, Nathan Benton, and
Torin Gibbons were instrumental in our team's success."
League of Legends (A) went 11-10, while League of Legends (B) went 4-4 during the fall campaign. The A-squad's season was highlighted by a third place finish at the Emerson College Tournament, while the B team finished third out of 63 teams in the midwest conference.
The Golden Grizzlies posted a 80-42 record during the fall, with 44 of those wins coming from the Rocket League A team, The Rocket League A Team posted a 44-14 record highlighted by a second place finish at the CCA Fall Open out of 209 teams. The Golden Grizzlies finished 12th in the national playoffs. The Rocket League B Team recorded a 12-5 record in the fall, winning 71 percent of its games. The B squad went on to finish fourth in the national playoffs out of 125 teams.
In its first year as an official game of Oakland Esports, the Overwatch squad tallied four wins in the fall. The Golden Grizzlies finished fifth place in the east conference.
The Super Smash Bros team posted a 5-4 record en route to a fifth place finish in the national playoffs.
"This semester was groundbreaking in other ways too. It marked the addition of our Overwatch team, our first female player, and our first travel competitions," Leone said.
Oakland will start its first competition of the 2022 campaign Jan. 24 as Rocket League (B) and Overwatch start play in the NACE Starleague.
"I'm excited for us to exceed this high bar that we've set for ourselves this winter semester," Leone added.
