For the first time in the school’s history, UW-Superior’s Esports Team is playing competitive esports at the collegiate level.
The team is currently in the process of renovating the new gaming lab in Swenson Hall, but that hasn’t stopped them from being competitive in the meantime. “There’s 48 teams that compete and so far, we’re undefeated,” said Brady Stocker UWS esports co-head coach, speaking on the team’s inaugural season in the fourth division of the Wisconsin Collegiate Rocket League Conference.
UWS is 3-0 to start the season, featuring wins against teams from UW-Whitewater and UW-Green Bay. For Stocker though, the competitiveness, at least in the first year, comes second to establishing a healthy and consistent team environment.
“Year one, I want it to be fun. I know that’s so simple to say, but I want the building blocks of this first year to have that environment of a really good time, meeting people on this campus that without it maybe you wouldn’t meet, and just really start it the right way and build off of it,” says Stocker.
“It’s just starting to feel really real and I think we have a great, great starting block on what’s to come,” said Stocker.
The Yellowjackets will have three matches in both the WCRL and the National Esports Collegiate Conferences during the month of March, with plans on adding more titles and teams in the coming Fall semester.
