ROCHESTER, Mich. – Wrapped up with a 3-0 victory over the Highland Community College Scotties on November 1, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Overwatch 2 team successfully completed an unblemished 7-0 regular season, earning themselves a divisional quarterfinal bye in the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Starleague Playoffs.

A first-person shooter game released in 2022 as a sequel to the 2016 original, Oakland's Overwatch 2 squad consists of Bridget "Peaches" Bytner, Brad "Frothy Filly" Husk, Matthew "Jax" Jurj, Ian "Masquerade" Koss, Ryan "Aerospace" Kovacs, Steven "Stev" Lonsdale-Verbiest and Chase "Bedhead" Pronger.

Prior to their regular season finale win over the Scotties and working in chronological order, the Golden Grizzlies have also knocked off the Keiser (Sarasota, Florida) Seahawks, Northern Kentucky Norse, West Virginia Tech Golden Bears, Kilgore College Rangers, Marietta College Pioneers and Toronto Metropolitan Bold this fall.

The Overwatch 2 divisional quarterfinals begin Tuesday, November 8, but with their first-round bye, the next time Oakland will be in action will be the following Tuesday, November 15, at 7 p.m.