Esports team had many highlights from fall season

JAMES PARADISIN Staff Writer

The Madison College Esports team recently completed their Fall 2022 season and had a great deal of success.

The team competed in Valorant, Rocket League, Overwatch 2, Super Smash Bros and Call of Duty Warzone.

The Overwatch 2 team made a splash in the NACE Starleague playoffs. They had a 5-2 record going in and made a nice run during the playoffs, defeating the University of Ottawa 3-1. They played the University of Hartford next, and quickly fell behind 2-0. The team battled back to force a deciding game five, but ended up falling 3-2 and finished with an honorable top four finish in the Starleague.

The Rocket League team made its way over to the Wisconsin Collegiate Rocket League Lan tournament on Nov.

Learned

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 over 20 points, putting this game away. They won 79-61 to extend their season-long win streak to five games.

They came out of that game having won five games in a 12-day span after just nine in the first two months of the season.

After that they finished the regular season on a 1-3 mark, including a loss in a hardfought game to the Stormers of Milwaukee Area Technical College, one of the best teams in NJCAA Division II and the defending conference champ.

But Roscoe’s team showed that they have it in them to pull off what you need to do during tournament season – string together wins.

They finished the regular season 15-13 overall and 5-3 in conference play, good for second place. Now we’ll see if they can string toether wins in the postseason.

Regional

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 over Madison College on Feb. 21, scoring the most points the WolfPack has allowed this season. Rock Valley, ranked 12th in Division II, took a 26-14 lead after one quarter and never looked back.

Reyna Knox led Madison College with a career-high 18 points on seven of 10 shooting. Mikala Williams and Taylor Ripp both added 16 points. Jordanna Davis rounded out the double-digit scorers with 13 points.

Rock Valley College has now won the last 12 meetings between the two teams.

Milwaukee Area Technical College 69, Madison College 62

A 12-0 run early in the fourth quarter turned what had been a back-and-forth game into a 69-62 victory for Milwaukee Area Technical College on Feb. 19. Madison College had pulled within a point at 52-51 before allowing Milwaukee to score 12 straight points over a three minute stretch.

Ripp had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead the WolfPack, while Knox scored 12 points.

Emma Paulson was the only other player in double figures with 11 points.

11 and 12. This tournament was double elimination, and Madison College was one of the only two-year schools in attendance, making the competition even more challenging.

UW-Milwaukee brought five different teams to the tournament, and Madison College was able to dispatch one of them in the first round, 2-0. They faced Milwaukee’s top team next, where they fell just short in a 2-1 loss. They advanced all the way to the lower bracket quarterfinals where they fell just short to the same Milwaukee team that beat them earlier.

They finished with a record of 4-2 and a sixth place finish, including a win over defending champion UW-Whitewater. The team received a nice consolation prize when member Ian Conlin was named MVP.

The Valorant team competed in the most difficult division in the NJCAAE,

Bout

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 second time in two weeks that Madison College beat Harper by more than 30 points.

Madison College scored the game’s first seven points and never trailed, leading 48-20 at halftime. Sophomore Keith Hoffman led all players with 24 points and nine rebounds. Deante Luster added 19 points, while Nik Feller scored 14.

Rock Valley 81, Madison College 67 and finished the season with a solid 4-3 record. They bowed out gracefully as they were unable to get by their firstround opponent, Suffolk Community College.

A late-game cold spell dashed any hope the Madison College men’s basketball team had of closing out the regular season with a win. Former conference rival Rock Valley College held Madison College to just six points in the final eight minutes to score an 81-67 victory over the visiting WolfPack on Feb. 21.

The two teams battled closely throughout the game, which saw nine ties and 13 lead changes. In the final eight minutes, though, Rock Valley outscored the WolfPack, 22-6.

Luster led Madison College with 24 points on 10 of 17 shooting. Hoffman scored 13 points, hitting three of his team’s seven three-point shots. But he struggled shooting, converting just five of his 16 shots.

The Smash Ultimate team had three players competing at these playoffs. Connor Mayhew was unable to secure a victory as he fell to Heartland Community College and Lincoln Land Community College. Baxter Beckwith was able to get a win over Eastern Arizona College, and finished the day with a 2-1 record. Zach Stephens was the only player from the WolfPack to advance to the next round, finishing with a 2-1 record.

The Call of Duty Warzone team ended their season with a 5-2 record, and began their playoff run against Tallahassee Community College. The WolfPack put up a valiant effort, but unfortunately ended up falling 3-1.

Mcsports

Madison College schedules and results.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Schedule

NOV. 1 at home vs. McHenry County College, 83-78 LOSS

NOV. 4 at home vs. Mesabi Range CTC, 60-53 WIN

NOV. 5 at Waubonsee CC, 97-74 LOSS

NOV. 9 at University of Dubuque JV, 80-71 WIN (2OT)

NOV. 11 vs. North Central Michigan College, 82-80 WIN (OT)

NOV. 12 vs. Bay College, 73-69 LOSS

NOV. 15 at home vs. College of Lake County, 77-58 WIN

NOV. 17 at home vs. Rockford University JV, 95-76 WIN

NOV. 19 at Carl Sandburg College, 87-81 LOSS

NOV. 22 at Rochester Community and Technical College, 73-67 LOSS

NOV. 30 at Western Technical College, 80-54 WIN

DEC. 3 at home vs. Prairie State College, 69-66 LOSS

DEC. 8 at Loras College JV, 78-77 LOSS

DEC. 10 vs. Kishwaukee College, 75-62 WIN

DEC. 29 at Elgin CC, 75-70 WIN

JAN. 10 at home vs. Bryant & Stratton College, 74-53 LOSS

JAN. 12 at home vs. College of DuPage, 76-70 LOSS

JAN. 17 at Joliet Junior College, 82-72 WIN

JAN. 24 vs. Milwaukee Area Technical College, 108-65 LOSS

JAN. 26 vs. Gogebic Community College, 85-60 WIN

JAN. 28 vs. UW-Baraboo, 94-59 WIN

JAN. 31 at College of DuPage, 72-70 WIN

FEB. 2 at home vs. Joliet Junior College, 85-77 OT WIN

FEB. 7 at home vs. Harper College, 79-61 WIN

FEB. 11 at home vs. South Suburban College, 83-62 LOSS

FEB. 17 at Harper College, 104-69 WIN

FEB. 19 at Milwaukee Area Technical College, 87-68 LOSS

FEB. 21 at Rock Valley, 81-67 LOSS

FEB. 24 NJCAA Region 4 Tournament vs. Harper College, 90-59 WIN

FEB. 26 NJCAA Region 4 Tournament vs. College of DuPage, 85-69 LOSS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Schedule

NOV. 1 at home vs. McHenry County College, 79-60 LOSS

NOV. 4 at home vs. Iowa Central Community College, 82-65 LOSS

NOV. 5 at Waubonsee CC, 90-60 LOSS

NOV. 9 at University of Dubuque JV, 74-57 LOSS

NOV. 11 vs. North Central Michigan College, 57-36 WIN

NOV. 12 vs. Bay College, 44-40 WIN

NOV. 15 at home vs. College of Lake County, 67-56 WIN

NOV. 17 at home vs. Rockford University JV, 74-41 WIN

Milwaukee Area Technical College 87, Madison College 68

Madison College fell behind the No. 6-ranked team in Division II by 15 points at halftime and was unable to close the gap, falling to Milwaukee Area Technical College, 87-68, on Feb. 19. With the win, Milwaukee claimed its third-straight North Central Community College Conference title.

Hoffman led three double-digit scorers for the WolfPack, scoring 19 points and grabbing six rebounds. Luster added 18 points and eight rebounds, while Telin Porter finished with 10 points.

Madison College 104, Harper College 69

A strong shooting performance saw Madison College post its season-high points total in a 104-69 victory over host Harper College on Feb. 17. The WolfPack converted on 44 of 67 shots for a season-high 65.7% shooting.

Four players scored in double figures for Madison College, led by Hoffman with 29 points and seven rebounds. He became the first player in school history to score 900 career points and have 450 career rebounds.

Luster finished with 26 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds to fall just short of a triple-double. Gustafson added 12 points, while Cortez Telefred had 10 points.

NOV. 19 at Carl Sandburg College, 80-76 WIN

NOV. 22 at Rochester Community and Technical College, 96-70 LOSS

NOV. 30 at Western Technical College, 94-60 LOSS

DEC. 3 at home vs. Prairie State College, 63-47 WIN

DEC. 8 at Loras College JV, 65-51 LOSS

DEC. 10 at home vs. Kishwaukee College, 68-64 LOSS

DEC. 29 at Elgin CC, 86-63 LOSS

JAN. 3 vs. Oakton CC, 92-73 LOSS

JAN. 10 at home vs. Bryant & Stratton College, 87-56 LOSS

JAN. 12 at home vs. College of DuPage, 83-78 OT LOSS

JAN. 17 at Joliet Junior College, 72-65 LOSS

JAN. 24 at home vs. Milwaukee Area Technical College, 68-66 LOSS

JAN. 26 at home vs. Gogebic Community College, 60-57 WIN

JAN. 31 at College of DuPage, 71-61 LOSS

FEB. 2 at home vs. Joliet Junior College, 71-67 OT LOSS

FEB. 7 at home vs. Harper College, 80-65 WIN

FEB. 11 at home vs. South Suburban College, 71-53 LOSS

FEB. 16 at Harper College, CANCELLED

FEB. 19 at Milwaukee Area Technical College, 69-62 LOSS

FEB. 21 at Rock Valley College, 107-73 LOSS

FEB. 24 NJCAA Region 4 Tournament vs. Joliet Junior College, 69-54 LOSS