Wolf Pack Esports goes undefeated in Smash Bros. this week

NEW ORLEANS – The Wolf Pack had another action-packed week of Esports competition, winning three of four matches during the week. The Sun Conference Smash team won 2-0 over Webber International. Wolf Pack Call of Duty fell in a match to Southeastern Illinois College, 0-3. Then, the Smash Plus squad got a forfeit victory while Smash Premier had the most dominant victory by a player since Esports started at Loyola.
 

The Sun Conference Wolf Pack team will face off with Keiser University in the final match of the regular season on Tuesday at 7 p.m. On Thursday, Smash Bros. Plus will compete at 6 p.m. against John Brown University (Ark.). All of the matches will be streamed at https://www.youtube.com/@loynoesports. The Smash Bros. Plus team will be livestreaming on the LoynoEsports2 YouTube channel. 
 

On Tuesday, the Sun Conference Smash Bros. team competed against Webber International University, winning 2-0. Anthony Nodolski was the first and only player to compete on Tuesday night. Nodolski's Olimar made history in Wolf Pack Esports defeating every opponent in the match without losing any stocks. For the first time, a Loyola Smash Bros. player had a 24-0 run in a match, sealing a dominant victory in Sun Conference play.
 

On Wednesday, the Call of Duty squad fell to the undefeated Southeastern Illinois College team, 0-3. The Super Smash Bros. Premier team took a sweep over Independence Community College, 2-0. Thursday's first set began with Ameer Joseph taking down three opponents, falling to ICC's Snake in the next fight. Makari Jackson took down Snake, 3-1, to take a lead after the first set.
 

In the second set, Nodolski started with a win over Cloud, 3-1. Then, Nodolski traded stocks with R.O.B. to give Joseph's Bayonetta an advantage in the next fight. After a win over R.O.B., Joseph took down Snake, 3-1. Even with a loss to Ness, Joseph managed to cut ICC's fighter down to one stock, 2-2. To seal the win, Jackson quickly eliminated Ness, 1-0, giving the Pack a 3-2 record.
 

Sun Conference Results

First Crew Battle:
Olimar (Anthony Nodolski) def. Simon (Webber), 3-0
Olimar (Anthony Nodolski) def. Donkey Kong (Webber), 3-0
Olimar (Anthony Nodolski) def. King K. Rool (Webber), 3-0
Olimar (Anthony Nodolski) def. Link (Webber), 3-0
Loyola leads match, 1-0
 

Second Crew Battle:
Olimar (Anthony Nodolski) def. Pit (Webber), 3-0
Olimar (Anthony Nodolski) def. Inkling (Webber), 3-0
Olimar (Anthony Nodolski) def. Zelda (Webber), 3-0
Olimar (Anthony Nodolski) def. Pikachu (Webber), 3-0
Loyola wins match, 2-0

NACE Premier Results

First Crew Battle:
Bayonetta (Ameer Joseph) def. R.O.B. (ICC), 3-0
Bayonetta (Ameer Joseph) def. Captain Falcon (ICC), 3-2
Bayonetta (Ameer Joseph) def. Ness (ICC), 3-0
Snake (ICC) def. Bayonetta (Ameer Joseph), 1-0
Terry (Makari Jackson) def. Snake (ICC), 3-1
Loyola leads match, 1-0
 

Second Crew Battle:
Olimar (Anthony Nodolski) def. Cloud (ICC), 3-1
R.O.B. (ICC) def. Olimar (Anthony Nodolski), 2-2
Bayonetta (Ameer Joseph) def. R.O.B. (ICC), 1-0
Bayonetta (Ameer Joseph) def. Snake (ICC), 3-1
Ness (ICC) def. Bayonetta (Ameer Joseph), 2-2
Terry (Makari Jackson) def. Ness (ICC), 1-0
Loyola wins match, 2-0