Greenwood, S.C. - Through five weeks of conference play, Lander's esports team sits at 18-1 this Spring, with an individual game record of 55-7 for all three game titles across all tournaments. Lander is 69-24 for the 25-26 season and just 3Â games away from claiming 3 regular season conference championships, marking the best start in program history.
VALORANT - After four weeks of conference play, the Bearcats are tied for first in the NECC South Division with Vanderbilt. Both teams are 4-0 overall and 8-1 in maps and will face off on Sunday, March 15th at 9 PM EST. As a team, Lander leads the league in KD ratio as well as total assists. Individually, Diego Hemperley and Jason Tavares sit at #1 and #4 in kills across the conference, respectively. Both players are also in the top 3 in KD ratio in the conference.Â
Marvel Rivals - With two games remaining in the season, sole possession of 1st place belongs to Lander (5-0). After defeating Elon in a close 3-0 series last week, a match tonight against the University of Georgia (4-0) will determine the regular season conference champion regardless of the result of the final match against USC. Lander has a perfect 15-0 map record and is led by Celestial flex player Kyle Gheen, who has tallied 384 kills and 209 final hits across the 4 games.
Rocket League - Lander has guaranteed a 2nd place regular season finish in Carolina Collegiate Conference season and is one individual game away from winning the NECC regular season championship. Joel Guillen, Carson Medlin, and Cook Jordan hold the 1-3 spots for scoring, respectively, and hold the 1, 2, and 4 spots in demos. All Lander players are ranked in the top 5 in demos with Freshman Luke Rutland being ranked 5th despite coming in off the bench. Lander (5-0) will take on Arkansas on 3/18.
Want to tune in and witness the record-breaking year? All games are streamed on the Lander University Esports YouTube channel.