Mines Club Esports continued its opening week of NECC regular-season competition with Valorant JV, Rocket League JV and League of Legends Challenger in action, while Rocket League Varsity capped the week with three series at CRL Open Tournament 3.

The week provided the Orediggers with more early-season experience as Mines' JV squads continued building chemistry and Rocket League Varsity picked up a tournament sweep.

Valorant JV Opens Regular Season

Valorant JV began its regular season Monday against Cal State San Marcos Cougars Blue, falling 2-0.

The Cougars selected Ascent for the opening map and built a 9-3 advantage by halftime. Mines responded after the break with a well-executed 2-v-5 conversion following the pistol round, but Cal State San Marcos maintained control and took the map 13-5.

Mines selected Lotus for Map 2 and generated some early momentum before the Cougars responded. Cal State San Marcos entered halftime ahead 8-4 and carried that advantage through the second half for a 13-4 victory.

The result moved Valorant JV to 0-1 to begin NECC regular-season competition as the Orediggers look to build on lessons from their opening match.

Rocket League JV Battles Marshalltown

Rocket League JV opened NECC regular-season competition Wednesday against Marshalltown Community College, with the Tigers taking the best-of-seven series 4-1.

Freshmen Vinicious Mutuano and Adam Naamani joined junior Ty Keiser for the opening game. Marshalltown struck first with a 3-0 victory.

REPLAY: Watch Game 1 against Marshalltown

Mines responded immediately in Game 2. The same lineup controlled the pace and limited Marshalltown's opportunities on the way to a convincing 4-1 victory, evening the series at one game apiece.

REPLAY: Watch Mines' 4-1 Game 2 victory

The next two games came down to narrow margins. Marshalltown edged Mines 3-2 in Game 3 before taking another 3-2 result in Game 4, putting the Orediggers on the brink of elimination.

REPLAY: Watch Game 3 against Marshalltown

REPLAY: Watch Game 4 against Marshalltown

Junior John Bradley entered the lineup alongside Mutuano and Keiser for Game 5. Mines' defense kept the deciding game close, but Marshalltown found the lone goal to secure a 1-0 win and the 4-1 series victory.

Despite the final series score, three of Mines' four losses were decided by a single goal, while the Orediggers' 4-1 victory in Game 2 demonstrated their ability to control a game when everything came together.

League Challenger Gains Experience Against East Central

League of Legends Challenger continued its young season against East Central University in a best-of-three series.

East Central controlled the opener, taking Game 1 by a 29-4 score in 21:11.

Mines remained even for a longer stretch during Game 2 before East Central eventually established control and closed the game 37-6 in 25:09 to secure the series.

The Orediggers also dealt with Discord and other technical issues during the two games. With the roster still early in its time playing together, Mines will look to continue improving its coordination as the NECC schedule progresses.

Rocket League Varsity Takes on CRL Open Tournament 3

Rocket League Varsity capped the week Saturday at CRL Open Tournament 3, where Trevor Proskovec, Mark Mainville and Ronin McMahon represented Mines throughout all three series.

The Orediggers finished 1-2 in series and 3-4 across individual games, highlighted by a sweep of Miami University Club Honor and several standout passing plays.

Pearl River Edges Mines

Mines opened against Pearl River Community College and struggled to recover from an early deficit in Game 1, falling 7-0.

REPLAYS: View the complete Pearl River series

The Orediggers produced a major response in Game 2. Mainville carried the ball up the wall for an air dribble while Proskovec raced ahead to remove the defender in net, helping Mines generate a key goal in an eventual 5-4 victory.

WATCH: Mainville and Proskovec combine against Pearl River

Game 3 remained close until the final seconds. With Mines trailing late, Proskovec beat a defender and sent the ball off the backboard before Mainville returned it to Proskovec, who finished backward to tie the game.

WATCH: Mines connects on a late passing play in Game 3

Pearl River ultimately scored with four seconds remaining to take Game 3 by a 3-2 score and the series 2-1.

Orediggers Sweep Miami

Mines carried its improved play into the second series and swept Miami University Club Honor 2-0.

REPLAYS: View the complete Miami series

The Orediggers controlled Game 1 and capitalized on open-net opportunities to earn a 3-0 shutout.

Mines followed with a 4-2 victory in Game 2. Proskovec delivered a pass out to Mainville, who connected on a pre-flip finish for one of the highlights of the series.

WATCH: Mainville finishes Proskovec's pass against Miami

The victory gave Mines its first series win of the tournament.

Morehouse Closes Out Tournament

Morehouse College provided Mines' final opponent of the day.

REPLAYS: View the complete Morehouse series

Morehouse controlled much of Game 1, but McMahon broke through with 45 seconds remaining to put Mines on the board in a 4-1 loss.

WATCH: McMahon scores against Morehouse in Game 1

The second game followed a similar pattern as Mines struggled to sustain pressure in the Morehouse half. McMahon again supplied the Orediggers' goal, finding an open net with a long-range strike before Morehouse completed another 4-1 victory.

WATCH: McMahon finds the open net in Game 2

Mines finished CRL Open Tournament 3 with a 1-2 series record and a 3-4 game record. After rebounding from its opening loss to force Pearl River to a deciding game, the Orediggers swept Miami before closing the tournament against Morehouse.

Orediggers Continue Early-Season Development

With another week of competition complete, Mines' JV teams have additional NECC experience under their belts while Rocket League Varsity gained valuable tournament competition outside its regular-season slate.

Valorant JV, Rocket League JV and League Challenger will look to turn their early-season experience into results as their NECC schedules continue, while Rocket League Varsity returns to regular-season action after another competitive CRL appearance.