Super Smash Bros Ultimate
The SSBU team fell is their regular season finale to Indiana University East 2-1. The Mustangs took map one 12-9 with Jacob "Mr. Fun and Games" Knight taking the final five stocks with King K. Rool. The Red Wolves battled back though to even the match with a 12-11 win, before taking the series with a 12-10 victory on map three. IUE's anchor, playing Princess Peach, had a good run closing out both rounds. The Mustangs are the #12 seed out of the 24-team playoff bracket.
View the match here: youtube.com/watch?v=Tc7C4_07Auc
EA FC 25
Fabrice "whoisfabii01" Mvula grabbed a win over SUNY Fredonia 2-1 in EA FC play. He took game one 9-5 before a 3-3 tie in game two pushed the series to another round. A 1-0 win gave him the match, improving Fabrice's overall record to 4-3 in ECAC Swiss play. That was enough to earn himself a spot in the ECAC Last Chance Qualifier to move on to the final bracket.
Valorant
The Valorant team had a busy week. After taking a forfeit win from Post University to close out ECAC Division C play with a 5-2 overall record. The defending champions go into the playoffs as the #10 seed in a 20-team bracket hoping to retain their title.
They used the extra time for practice ahead of their trip to Husson University in Bangor, ME to compete in the Husson Campus Series LAN event. Five teams (CMCC, Husson, USM, Molloy, and Pittsburgh-Johnstown) competed for a $1,500 prize pool. On Friday, the Mustangs played every team once in a best-of-three for group play, going 3-1 with their only loss to the host Eagles. That got them the #3 seed for Saturday's double-elimination bracket. Central Maine started with a rematch against Husson, beating them 2-1 to secure a top-three finish. In winner's finals they faced Pittsburgh-Johnstown, falling to the Mountain Cats 2-0. They still had a chance to reach the Grand Final, moving over to the loser's bracket for yet another match with the hosts. Husson prevailed this time 2-1 with a 13-10 win on the final map. CMCC rounded out the event with a third place finish with ECAC playoffs on the horizon.
Rocket League
The Rocket League team finished off a frustrating campaign. The Mustangs got a forfeit win against the College of State Island Dolphins, before losing 4-0 to undefeated Trine University (4-0, 8-2, 7-1, 6-0). CMCC ends its ECAC Division B campaign with a 1-6 record.
Overwatch 2
Overwatch 2 forfeited to Baylor University to bring their semester to an end in ECAC Division B play after going 1-6 overall.
Call of Duty
The CoD squad got a rare breather as they prepare for postseason play. In the ECAC Division A regular season finale, the College of Staten Island Dolphins opted to forfeit. The Mustangs won their group and will be the #3 overall seed in the Call of Duty Black Ops 6 bracket behind Fisher College and Texas A&M International.
Central Maine had the week off in College COD League and CXP. The Mustangs play for the CCL conference championship this week as the #8 ranked team in the country, against Fisher. They'll also return to play in the next CXP major next week after all four players travel to Texas to compete in CDL Major 2, a top-ranked amateur tournament this weekend.
View the match here: twitch.tv/videos/2406331149
Mustangs Esports has already reached its goal of earning 60 wins this year to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Central Maine Community College. The program's overall combined record now stands at 83-52 for the 2024-25 school year.
