Esports Varsity NECC Week 4

Mines Esports Earns Six Victories in Fourth Week of NECC Competition

10/26/2026 11:28:00 AM

Colorado School of Mines Club Esports continued its National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) regular-season schedule with another successful week, highlighted by victories from Rocket League, Overwatch, Counter-Strike, Valorant and Rainbow Six Siege.

The Orediggers earned six victories across seven scheduled varsity contests, including a first regular-season win for Overwatch, a fourth consecutive series victory for Rocket League and a dominant Valorant sweep of Sacramento State. Counter-Strike remained undefeated with a victory over Colorado State, while Rainbow Six returned to the win column and League of Legends received a forfeit victory.

Rocket League Remains Unbeaten With Comeback Victory Over Houston

Mines Rocket League Varsity continued its undefeated NECC campaign Wednesday, Oct. 21, defeating the University of Houston Academy 4-1 in a best-of-seven series.

Trevor Proskovec, Jack Cowden and Mark Mainville represented Mines throughout all five games.

Houston opened the series with a 2-0 victory, holding Mines scoreless despite five Oredigger shots.

REPLAY: Watch Game 1 against Houston

Mines responded immediately in Game 2, earning a 3-2 overtime victory. The Orediggers secured the winning goal just 17 seconds into overtime to even the series.

One of the game's highlights featured a coordinated passing play involving all three players. Mainville sent the ball off the backboard to Proskovec, who delivered another backboard pass for Cowden to finish.

WATCH: Mines connects on a three-player passing play

REPLAY: Watch Game 2 against Houston

The Orediggers carried that momentum into Game 3, earning a 3-1 victory to take their first series lead.

Cowden and Mainville combined for two of Mines' three goals, including an impressive play in which Mainville delivered a ceiling pass from the corner directly to Cowden, who finished past two defenders.

WATCH: Cowden finishes Mainville's ceiling pass

REPLAY: Watch Game 3 against Houston

Game 4 provided another overtime thriller. Mines and Houston remained locked in a close contest before the Orediggers found the winner 1:12 into overtime to secure a 3-2 victory.

The highlight came from another coordinated team play. Proskovec won a series of challenges to advance the ball upfield before Cowden delivered a downward pass to Mainville, who finished past two defenders.

WATCH: Mainville scores off Cowden's pass in overtime

REPLAY: Watch Game 4 against Houston

The fifth game produced the highest-scoring contest of the series. Mines edged Houston 5-4 to complete its comeback and secure the 4-1 series victory.

Cowden and Mainville again combined for a standout goal, with Cowden delivering a cross-field pass that Mainville finished past two defenders.

WATCH: Mainville finishes a cross-field pass from Cowden

REPLAY: Watch Game 5 against Houston

The victory improved Mines to 4-0 in NECC Division 5 West B, moving the Orediggers into a tie for first place in the division standings.

Overwatch Earns First Regular-Season Victory With Sweep of Tarleton State

Mines Overwatch Varsity secured its first NECC regular-season victory Friday, Oct. 23, sweeping Tarleton State Purple 3-0.

The Orediggers opened on Oasis with a strong team composition built around D.Mon, supported by Doctrine and Sombra.

Mines dominated the opening round, winning 100-0 while recording just one team death. The second round followed a similar pattern, with the Orediggers earning another 100-0 victory to complete the opening-map shutout.

Eli Vetrano delivered an outstanding performance, finishing Oasis with 20 eliminations and no deaths. Jake Cannon also contributed several important eliminations throughout the map.

WATCH: Cannon delivers key eliminations against Tarleton State

The teams moved to New Queen Street for Map 2, where Mines continued its dominant performance.

Vetrano provided an early highlight by knocking Tarleton State's tank off the map, helping Mines establish an immediate advantage.

The Orediggers maintained control throughout the seven-minute map, losing just two team fights. Senior Sayal Gurung finished with 20 eliminations and only two deaths as Mines moved ahead 2-0 in the series.

WATCH: Vetrano knocks Tarleton State's tank off the map

Mines closed out the series on Suravasa, switching to a Reinhardt and Reaper composition.

Junior Alex Eshelman, playing Lucio, provided strong communication that helped the Orediggers eliminate Tarleton State's backline early and capture the opening point in just two team fights.

The second point proved more competitive, but Cannon delivered another strong performance to help Mines secure a 100-41 victory.

WATCH: Cannon helps Mines secure the second point

Mines carried that momentum into the final point, where additional communication from Eshelman and a well-timed Earthshatter from Jers Plunkett helped the Orediggers complete another 100-0 shutout.

WATCH: Plunkett lands a decisive Earthshatter

The victory completed a dominant 3-0 sweep and marked an important milestone for Mines Overwatch after a challenging opening stretch of Division III competition.

Counter-Strike Remains Undefeated With Victory Over Colorado State

Mines Counter-Strike Varsity continued its unbeaten NECC regular-season campaign with a 2-0 victory over Colorado State University.

The Orediggers opened the series on Nuke, where a strong offensive performance helped Mines establish control early.

A standout performance from Jaihoo on the terrorist side powered the Orediggers to a convincing 13-5 victory.

The series moved to Ancient for Map 2, where Mines built a 7-5 halftime advantage on the counter-terrorist side. tozosi led the defensive effort with 15 eliminations during the opening half.

Mines carried that momentum into the second half, quickly extending its lead to 12-5 and moving within one round of securing the series.

Colorado State refused to go away, mounting a comeback that narrowed the deficit to 12-10.

With the Rams threatening to force additional rounds, Mines produced a decisive two-player A-site attack despite being at a numerical disadvantage. The Orediggers secured the final round to take Ancient 13-10 and complete the 2-0 sweep.

The victory improved Counter-Strike Varsity to 4-0 in regular-season competition, keeping the Orediggers undefeated through their first four NECC matches.

Valorant Dominates Sacramento State in 2-0 Sweep

Mines Valorant Varsity returned to the win column Monday, Oct. 19, defeating Sacramento State 2-0 behind an outstanding performance from sophomore Maximus Ogle.

The Orediggers opened the series on Sacramento State's selection of Lotus and quickly established a 2-0 advantage after winning the pistol and anti-eco rounds.

Sacramento State responded in the third round, setting up a critical fourth-round battle.

Ogle delivered a four-elimination performance to help Mines secure the round, with sophomore Noah Fischbeck finishing the remaining opponent.

WATCH: Ogle delivers four eliminations on Lotus

The Orediggers never looked back, winning every remaining round to close out Lotus with a dominant 13-1 victory.

Ogle earned team MVP recognition for his performance.

The series continued on Haven, where Sacramento State opened with consecutive round victories.

Mines responded in the third round behind another impressive performance from Ogle, who recorded four eliminations using the Guardian, an unconventional weapon choice at higher levels of competition.

WATCH: Ogle delivers another four-elimination round on Haven

The teams traded rounds throughout the first half before Mines established a 7-5 advantage, highlighted by another four-elimination round from Ogle.

WATCH: Ogle records his third four-elimination highlight

The Orediggers dominated the second half, surrendering just one round before closing out Haven 13-6 to complete the sweep.

Ogle again earned team MVP honors, finishing the night with MVP recognition on both maps.

The victory marked a strong response for Mines following its narrow three-map loss to Colorado the previous week.

Rainbow Six Sweeps Houston-Downtown

Mines Rainbow Six Siege returned to the win column with a convincing 2-0 victory over the University of Houston-Downtown.

The Orediggers opened the series on Chalet, where they controlled both sides of the map and secured a dominant 7-3 victory.

Mines carried that momentum into Clubhouse, delivering an even stronger performance.

The Orediggers limited Houston-Downtown to just one round, taking the map 7-1 to complete the sweep.

The victory provided a strong response following Mines' first regular-season defeat against Washington University in St. Louis the previous week.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Falls to Paradise Valley

Mines Super Smash Bros. Ultimate continued its NECC schedule against Paradise Valley Community College, falling 2-0.

The Orediggers entered the matchup following their first regular-season victory against Illinois State.

Paradise Valley established control in Game 1, finishing with a seven-stock advantage to take the opening contest.

Mines showed improvement in Game 2, with Batzy opening the game by taking three stocks against Paradise Valley's Bayonetta player.

However, Paradise Valley responded behind strong performances from its Sonic and Luigi players, eventually closing out the second game with a four-stock advantage.

The result marked a difficult setback for Mines following its sweep of Illinois State, but the Orediggers will look to regroup as their NECC schedule continues.

League of Legends Receives Forfeit Victory

Mines League of Legends Varsity did not compete during the fourth week of NECC regular-season play after its scheduled opponent withdrew from the league.

The withdrawal resulted in a forfeit victory for the Orediggers.

Mines Continues Strong NECC Campaign

The fourth week of NECC competition provided several important results for Mines Club Esports.

Rocket League Varsity improved to 4-0 and moved into a tie for first place in Division 5 West B, while Counter-Strike remained unbeaten at 4-0 following its victory over Colorado State.

Overwatch earned its first regular-season victory with a dominant sweep of Tarleton State, and Valorant returned to the win column behind an impressive performance from Ogle.

Rainbow Six added another convincing sweep, while League of Legends collected a forfeit victory. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate continued gaining experience against competitive opponents.

With several teams building momentum and others working to bounce back from difficult matchups, Mines Club Esports will look to carry its progress into the next week of NECC competition.

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