Local students help MU E-Sports team bring home conference championship

With the GLEC win, the MUES Smash team qualified for the Collegiate Esports Commissioners Cup in Arlington, Texas, on May 6 and 7. There they will face the best teams in the nation, including Michigan State, Houston and Winthrop.

"No team works harder than us. We are in the lab every day working to become better than we were yesterday, and it shows," said Garrett Schieferstein, MUES director. "Shoutout to team captain August Elliott who has taken charge of practices and been a fantastic mentor and leader for our team.” MUES was also voted GLEC Best Program by the conference directors.

"This was a huge surprise and an amazing honor. A huge thank you to all of our players, coaches, parents and fans that make Manchester esports such a great program," Schieferstein said. 

Defeating Valparaiso 3-0 in the GLEC finals on Saturday, April 15 the Spartans went 10-0 in the regular season with a 20-match count. Manchester defeated Baldwin Wallace 2-0 in the quarterfinals and University of Mount Union 2-1 in the semifinals.

Manchester scholarships are available for League of Legends, Rocket League, Super Smash Bros., Fortnite, Overwatch and Valorant. See more on the esports page, www.manchester.edu/student-life/esports-home. Manchester also offers a business minor in esports management. https://www.manchester.edu/academics/colleges/college-of-business/majors-minors/esports-management. Follow Manchester Esports on Twitter at @MU_esport. To learn more about the program, contact esports@manchester.edu.