Loyola posts consecutive 13–4 victories behind strong attacking halves and 38
kills from Elijah "BodyShotBandit" Cantu.
The Loyola University New Orleans esports team earned a 2–0 victory over ARTU
Dusk in NACE varsity VALORANT competition, taking Summit and Haven by
matching 13–4 scores.
The Wolf Pack won 26 of the series' 34 rounds, building substantial first-half
leads on both maps. Elijah "BodyShotBandit" Cantu finished with a team-high 38
kills and nine first bloods, while Rexford "Big Arny" Kaase added 32 kills and
Seth "abrx" Childs contributed 29 kills and 22 assists.
Loyola established control early on Summit, winning the opening six rounds.
After ARTU broke through in the seventh, the Wolf Pack continued to build its
advantage. In round nine, Elijah "BodyShotBandit" Cantu eliminated Yumii before
Sara "saraa" Reffit secured the final two eliminations on B Site, pushing
Loyola's lead to 8–1.
The Wolf Pack carried a 10–2 advantage into halftime. ARTU claimed the
second-half pistol round, but Loyola answered with consecutive wins to reach map
point at 12–3.
After ARTU extended the map another round, Rexford "Big Arny" Kaase delivered
the finish. With the spike planted on A Site, Rexford "Big Arny" Kaase
eliminated gim potato before teammate Chase "chase" Krause fell to Hemlock,
leaving a one-on-one. Rexford "Big Arny" Kaase won the final duel and completed
the defuse to secure the 13–4 victory.
Rexford "Big Arny" Kaase led all players on Summit with 21 kills. Elijah
"BodyShotBandit" Cantu added 19, while Seth "abrx" Childs recorded 13 assists
and Sara "saraa" Reffit contributed seven spike plants.
On Haven, Loyola responded to an opening pistol-round loss with its most
dominant stretch of the series. The Wolf Pack won 11 consecutive rounds on
attack, taking an 11–1 lead into the side switch.
ARTU rallied with three straight rounds to cut the deficit to 11–4, but Loyola
stopped the run and closed with consecutive defensive wins. In the final round,
Chase "chase" Krause eliminated DaNAKM during a C-site retake before the Wolf
Pack cleared the remaining attackers. Elijah "BodyShotBandit" Cantu completed
the defuse to finish the map and the sweep.
Elijah "BodyShotBandit" Cantu paced Loyola on Haven with 19 kills, eight assists
and seven first bloods. Seth "abrx" Childs followed with 18 kills and nine
assists, while Rexford "Big Arny" Kaase added 10 assists. Sara "saraa" Reffit
recorded 11 spike plants on Haven, bringing the two-map total to 18.
