Posted: Nov 13, 2025

Week 7 Esports Recap: Regular Season Closes, Playoffs Next

CRETE, Neb. - After seven weeks of matches, the Doane Esports program now moves into the postseason for the fall semester. Here's a quick recap of Week 7, along with a preview of what will come next:

A Tough Week 7

The Tigers faced stiff competition during the last week of the regular season, with all three game titles suffering a loss. The Super Smash Bros. team was defeated by Wayne State College 0-2, although both games were a close 10-12 score. With that loss, the Smash Bros. team's season has ended with a 3-4 record, but they will compete again in the spring.

The Overwatch team defeated California State Polytechnic 3-0 on Tuesday, but fell to the University of Southern California 0-3 at the end of the week. The Rocket League squad also lost to the University of North Dakota Orange 0-4 on Wednesday.

Replays of each match can be found on the Doane Esports YouTube channel using the following links:

Rocket League and Overwatch Advance to Playoffs

Despite the losses in Week 7, both the Rocket League team (5-2, 2nd in group) and Overwatch team (5-1, first in group) qualified for the NECC Playoffs for the fall season! They now move into a single-elimination bracket to determine their region's winner.

With a fast turnaround, the Rocket League team accepted a reschedule and played their Quarterfinal round on Tuesday, November 11th. The Tigers came out in dominant fashion, sweeping Sacramento State Gold 4-0 and will move on to the Semifinal round next week. Doane outscored their opponent 17-4, 7 of those goals were from first-year Espn "ExtraBologna" Marez.

A replay of Rocket League's Quarterfinal win can be found here on the Doane Esports YouTube channel.

Overwatch will face Grand View Vikings Red in the Quarterfinal round on Friday, November 14th at 8pm.