LAKE WALES, Fla. (April 9, 2021) – The Webber International University's Esports team earned its first win in program history on Thursday night, winning by a score of 3-0 in the game of Rocket League against Rutgers University.

Rocket League Roster: Trippymane (Noah Breakspear), Nifty (Trevor Ford), Martinbro16 (Trevor Martin), and Alpacability (Trevor Robinson).

Standout Performance: Apalcability (Trevor Robinson) was the player of the night for his consistency on both ends of the field for both best of 5's.

Webber's Head Esports Coach Kyle Jensen said, "Getting the first win in Webber Esports history is definitely an achievement to be proud of. The guys have all been putting in the time, and it shows in our play and our results."
 
Webber vs. Rutgers:

Game 1:

• Nifty passes it across to Trippymane to give Webber the 1-0 lead at the 4:30 mark.
• Nifty shoots the ball into the lower left corner as Webber takes a quick 2-0 lead with 4:25 left.
• Alpacability gets one to slip past the defense giving Webber a 3-0 lead with 2:30 remaining.
• After good defense by both teams for the remainder of the time, the final score is 3-0 Warriors.

Game 2:

• Alpacability cleans up the missed shot by Nifty to give Webber an early lead in Game 2 with 4:31 left.
• Alpacability lobs a ball into the air and Nifty fakes it as the ball drops into the net to make it 2-0.
• Nifty turns good defense into a goal., saving it on one end and then then scoring it on the other to make it 3-0.
• Nifty passes off the wall to Alpacability, who shoots a laser to give Webber the 4-0 lead.
• Rutgers slices a ball from the corner to give them their first goal of the series and make the score 4-1.
• Nifty puts one in the top of the net to give Webber a 5-1 lead, and then on the following kickoff, Alpacabilty scores a goal to make it 6-1.
• Nifty and Alpacability combine for another goal with 55 seconds left to make it 7-1.
• Alpacability passes to Nifty in the air who scores to give Webber the 8-1 win.

Game 3:

• Alpacability slices a shot from the corner and then scores another, courtesy of Trippymane's pass, to give Webber a 2-0 lead 30 seconds into the match.
• Nifty gets a pass from Alpacability to put the game at 3-0.
• Rutgers gets one back stopping the 3-0 Warrior run.
• Nifty scores a kickoff goal to give Webber a 4-1 lead with 3:11 left in the game.
• Alpacability gets dunked by a Rutgers' player, putting the score at 4-2.
• Rutgers puts another one in to close the gap to 4-3 with 1:30 on the clock.
• Rutgers keeps their momentum and ties it up with 23 seconds left.
• In overtime, Nifty scores the go-ahead goal to take the game 5-4 and the series 3-0.

 
Earlier in the day before earning its first win ever against Rutgers, Webber also played Wake Forest University, and nearly came out on top there before falling by a final score of 3-2.

Webber vs. Wake Forest:

Game 1:

• Alpacibility scores the first goal of the match at the 3:00 mark.
• Trippymane passes the ball of the back wall to Nifty who scores to make it 2-0 with 1:20 left on the clock.
• Wake Forest struck back with 0:47 left, making it 2-1.
• Alpacability clears the ball as time expires and Webber takes it 2-1.

Game 2:

• Wake Forest gets a goal on a counterattack to take a 1-0 lead.
• Nifty gets the rebound off Trippymane's shot and ties it up 1-1.
• Keelo from Wake Forest scores a shot off the wall, giving them the 2-1 lead with 1:26 left.
• Keelo takes out the Webber goalie and scores on the open net to make it 3-1 Wake Forest.
• With 36 seconds left, Alpacability scores for Webber, closing the gap to 3-2.
• Webber was unable to find another goal as Wake Forest takes Game 2.

Game 3:

• GTpaintball scores three straight goals for Wake Forest to make it 3-0.
• Alapacbility strikes back with two goals of his own, putting Webber at a 3-2 deficit with 1:40 left.
• GTpaintball answers with two more goals, giving Wake Forest a 5-2 lead with 0:56 left.

Game 4:

• After a barrage of misses from Wake Forest, Nifty puts one on target to give Webber a 1-0 lead.
• Trippymane wins a 1v1 and then scores another to give Webber the 3-0 lead with 1:36 on the clock.
• Wake Forest stops the three-goal run with three goals of its own with 11 seconds left on the clock to tie it at 3-3, eventually sending the game to overtime.
• After two minutes and 40 seconds, Nifty puts in the gamer winner for Webber, sending the two teams to a Game 5.

Game 5:

• Wake Forest strikes first in Game 5 and takes a 1-0 lead with 4:25 left.
• Nifty passes to himself off the wall and scores a goal tying it up with 3:36 left.
• Keelo from Wake Forest gives them the lead with 54 seconds left as Wake Forest ultimately takes the game 2-1.