Esports | 9/8/2021 9:31:00 AM
STORM LAKE, Iowa - The Buena Vista University Esports room was buzzing last night as Rocket League played in the first week of activation of the NECC, Rainbow Six scrimmaged Coe College and
Joshua Tigges competed in his first iRacing competition at Daytona.
The night opened up with the BVU White Rocket League squad taking on the ESU Warriors. The Beavers dominated the whole match winning 3-0 (10-1, 6-0 6-0).
Nick Rose,
Ryan Webb,
Tyler Brenner and
Alexis Reinking all had solid games for the Beavers. The White team continued play with their second game of the night against Finlandia University. The Beavers again won 3-0 (6-1, 4-0 and 3-0). Once again Webb, Rose, Reinking and Nathan Jager all had solid games. The squad will continue action next week in NECC play with the the second activation week.
Next up was the Rainbow Six squad as they competed in a scrimmage against Coe College. The squad played well together winning the two maps they played against the Kohawks. R6 will compete in activation week 1 of the NECC Wednesday, September 8 against Southern Mississippi at 6:30 pm and Greenville University at 8 pm. This is a best of one map.
Buena Vista University Navy started their activation week one of the NECC with a match against Holy Cross. The Beavers struggled getting any offense going as they fell 3-0 (3-2, 3-1, 1-0 OT).
Matthew Jewell,
Skyler Keller and
Dylan Laughlin rebounded in the final two matches defeating Concordia University (Wis.) 3-1 (3-2, 5-0, 0-2, 4-3 OT) and Cumberland University (Tenn.) 3-0 (3-2 OT, 2-1 4-2). The squad will continue NACE competition next Monday, September 13 against Concorida University, St. Paul at 7 pm.
The final competitor of the night was
Joshua Tigges in the first race of the iRacing season at Daytona. Tigges qualified 36th which put him in the sixth spot for the Last Chance Qualifier. In the last chance qualifier he was running top 10 for the first half of the race but a caution bunched the group up. Tigges lane didn't get going on the restart and forced him to the middle of a three wide which forced a wreck. He finished in 18th place in the LCQ just six spots away from making the feature. The next race will te at Texas on September 21, 2021.
