FOND DU LAC - The Marian University eSports Valorant team (1-0) defeated Wartburg with a 13-6, 13-1 sweep to open its season.

  MAP 1 - BIND

• Marian began map one on defense and saw Wartburg take an early 2-0 lead on the Sabres.
• The Sabres bounced back in a big way winning the next 10 games; six by elimination, and four by defusing the spike.
• This gave the Sabres an advantage at the swap and Marian won the opening game on attack. 
• The Knights won back-to-back games to only trail 11-4, but the Sabres won round 16 by elimination to end the skid.
• Wartburg responded with two straight wins again, but Marian sealed the map with a round 19 win by elimination.

MAP 2 - BREEZE

• Beginning on attack, the Sabres dominated Wartburg to start map two defeating the Knights in the first 10 rounds, all by elimination.
• The Knights defused the spike in round 11, which proved to be the only Wartburg win on the map.
• The Sabres won by elimination to end its attacking phase, and won the first two defense rounds by defusing the spike to secure the victory.

 

• Marian drew first blood 26 times to only seven times for Wartburg.
• The Sabres were able to record 16 plants and six defuses for the match.
• Three Sabres finished with an ECON rating of 100 or better on the second map, and two Marian student-athletes had a combat score above 330.

   

Monday, October 2 7:30 p.m.