The Buccaneers made a big statement in the first round of the NJCAAe National Tournament on Thursday, December 2nd. The Bucs took down Coastal Bend College with a 4-0 victory in a best of 7 format. The team played extremely well and went in with confidence. 

Jonah Ducharme and Scott Rafter played well and kept calm, even when things weren’t going their way in the first part of competition. They stayed relaxed and confident which led them to a smooth victory in the first round.

“It was great to see the amount of people watching on our stream, but also the athletes that joined us in the Esports Lab on campus. The atmosphere was exciting and the support was great!” said Head Coach Tanner Wolff.

After the Thursday night win, the Bucs moved on to play the quarter finals against Herkimer College on Sunday December 5th. It was a well fought battle, but unfortunately the Bucs came out on the losing end. This ends the fall season for the Bucs and gives them a finishing record of 11-1. 

The Bucs have high expectations going into the spring semester and are looking forward to getting back into competition to prove themselves once again.

The Buccaneers regular spring season will begin the week of February 7th. You can watch their games live at twitch.tv/dcc_esports when their next season begins.