Rocket League Takes Down Defending GLEC Champion Cougars

The Anderson University Rocket League team (6-1) took down the defending Great Lakes Esports Conference (GLEC) champion Mount Vernon Nazarene University Cougars (3-2) by a score of 4-3, 6-2, 3-1 during Wednesday's GLEC matchup.

Game 1 had a dramatic finish as Mount Vernon Nazarene took a 3-2 lead with five seconds left in the contest. The Ravens won the following faceoff and Jack Long delivered a buzzer-beating goal to send the game into overtime, which can be seen here. Anderson sealed Game 1 minute, 8 seconds into overtime as Long delivered an upfield pass and Rico Mandolini delivered a reverse redirect goal for a 4-3 win, which can be seen here.

Game 2 was tied 1-1 halfway through, but Anderson surged during the final 2:30 to power to a 6-2 win. During the third game, both teams were tied at 1-1 in the final minute, but two goals from the Ravens gave Anderson a 3-1 win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Jack Long – 1,831 match score, 5 goals, 3 assists, 8 saves
• Rico Mandolini – 1,438 match score, 5 goals, 2 assists, 2 saves
• Cam May – 1,126 match score, 3 goals, 4 assists, 3 saves