CHICAGO - Another packed week saw the Lakers Smash, League of Legends, and VALORANT squads all pick up big wins.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (League)

Roosevelt Smash completed a season sweep of Davenport, taking down the Panthers 2-0 (2-0, 7-0) Monday night.

A chaotic first game saw the sides have to reset both their percent and stock count after Davenport experienced monitor issues. Despite the halt in play, the Lakers weren't thrown off, with senior captain Michael "Avian!" Noel taking down Davenport's first competitor 3-2 to make it 10-9 in favor of Roosevelt. A back-and-forth middle game saw Loki "Azura" Campos and Juan "Shmunguss" Sanchez trade blows with the Panthers, eventually handing things over to Afaan "Chito" Ali with the Lakers trailing 4-3. Ali took the last stock from Davenport's third competitor before defeating the final Panther 3-1, putting Roosevelt in the driver's seat. 

The Lakers were in control from start to finish in game two, with Noel coming out of the gate with a 3-0 sweep to set the tone. The Evergreen Park, Illinois, native took one more stock from Davenport before bowing out, handing the keys over to Ali with Roosevelt holding a 9-8 lead. The junior followed his 8-stock performance from last week with an encore, soloing the final three Panthers while dropping just 2 stocks himself to hand the Lakers a 7-0-victory in game two and complete the 2-0 win.

UP NEXT: Roosevelt Smash will ride a two-game win streak into next Monday's 6 pm clash with Ferris State, who narrowly beat the Lakers 2-0 (0-1, 0-1) earlier this season

VALORANT Varsity (NECC)

Roosevelt's VALORANT varsity squad is 4-3 in National Esports Collegiate Conference action this season, with the Lakers on the brink of clinching another NECC Division 1 playoff appearance.

All eyes are on Cal Poly, which holds Roosevelt's playoff dreams in their hands. Early in the season, the Lakers fell 1-2 to the Broncos, with the two sides recording similar results since. Both teams have wins against Akron, Cumberland, and Fisher, and both teams have losses to Baker College and Northeast Oklahoma A&M. Last week, the Lakers handed Northwood its only loss of the season, with Cal Poly taking on the Timberwolves next week. Cal Poly currently sits at 4-2, meaning a win would send them to the playoffs, but a loss would see Roosevelt qualify on a unique tiebreaker.

The first tiebreaker is overall record, and since both teams would be 4-3, the second tiebreaker comes into play, which is overall map win/loss record. This is very uncommon for leagues, but with many of Roosevelt's matches this season going to 3 maps, they sit in a good spot with a +4 map win/loss ratio. On the other hand, Cal Poly will likely finish the season with a +1 map win/loss ratio if they lose to Northwood, resulting in the Lakers qualifying for the playoffs.

UP NEXT: If the Lakers do qualify for the playoffs, it would mark the second semester in a row that Roosevelt VALORANT has reached the NECC Division 1 playoffs, with the Lakers achieving a top 3 finish in the spring.

VALORANT Varsity (ECAC)

The Roosevelt VALORANT varsity squad was in action Tuesday night, taking on Penn State University Blue in Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference action. The Lakers compete in the Titans division, which is the highest level of ECAC play, and moved to 5-2 after taking down the Nittany Lions 2-0 (13-5, 13-2).

Bind was the setting for map one, and it was dominated by Roosevelt. The Lakers jumped out to a 4-1 lead early on before PSU pulled one back, with Roosevelt then going on a four-round run to extend the lead to 8-2, eventually leading 9-3 at halftime. The Nittany Lions won the first two rounds after the switch, but it was all they would get, as the Lakers won the next four rounds to complete the 13-5 map one victory. All five Lakers went positive, and Ryan "expn" Krajewski topped the leaderboard with a KDA of 18/11/2. Kyle "eigne" Caruso led Roosevelt in kills, finishing with a 19/10/4 KDA, while Ethan "echo" Cho was third on the leaderboard at 16/12/3. Sophomore Henry Nguyen led the team in assists with 10, with Chris "hysteria" Mackrodt pacing Roosevelt with 3 first bloods.

Sunset was an even bigger blowout, with the Lakers winning every round before the halftime switch and all five Nittany Lions finishing with a negative K/D. Penn State's comeback attempt was thwarted after two rounds, as Roosevelt sealed the deal in round 15. Cho topped the leaderboard in map two, finishing with a 20/9/10 KDA, while Caruso was just behind him at 18/5/9. Mackrodt was solid once again, going 13/8/1, while Krajewski and Nguyen both had an even K/D ratio and chipped in a combined 15 assists

UP NEXT: Tuesday's victory vaulted the Lakers into 2nd place in their ECAC Titans group, with wins over Penn State, Keiser, UW Milwaukee, Fisher, and UM Flint. The 2nd place spot will be good for a 3rd or 4th seed in playoff action, with Roosevelt still waiting to find out who they will face.

League of Legends (League)

The Lakers' dominance in Summoner's Rift continued Wednesday night, with Roosevelt beating Michigan Tech 2-0 for a second time this season.

Game one was a blowout, with Roosevelt tallying a 24/8 team K/D and taking down the Huskies in 23 minutes and 23 seconds. Jun "enryu" Huang was the lone Laker with more kills than assists, finishing 10/1/4 as the ADC, with Eli "Radar" Nelson playing provider, dishing out 15 assists as the jungler. Zachary "Potato" Depeder was right behind him in the support role, finishing with 14 assists in addition to his 5 kills, while captain Leswin Ramirez died just once in the mid lane, adding 5 kills and 10 assists. Dexter "Dex" Espindola rounded out the Roosevelt starting five, and despite finishing with a 2/3 KD ratio, his 11 assists from the top lane were third on the team. All five Huskies held a negative K/D, with none of them having more than 2 kills and one finishing with 0. 

Game two was much closer, with the Lakers winning in 24 minutes and 32 seconds despite having a negative team K/D ratio of 23/25. Depeder paced Roosevelt with 19 assists, surpassing his league average of 18, and chipped in a kill for a remarkable kill participation of 87%. Huang matched Depeder's 87% kill participation, leading Roosevelt with 11 kills and adding 9 assists, with the three remaining Lakers combining for a KDA of 11/13/20.

UP NEXT: Roosevelt LoL looks to complete a regular-season sweep of Davenport at 6 pm next Wednesday in another rematch of last season's league championship.

VALORANT Varsity (League)

Lakers VALORANT rounded out the week with another win Thursday night, defeating Grand Valley State 2-0 (13-3, FF) to remain undefeated in league play.

The two teams battled it out on Sunset in map one, with Roosevelt jumping out to a 4-0 lead before Grand Valley State managed to get on the board. Roosevelt would lead 9-3 at halftime before going 4-0 in the second half, sealing the victory in 16 rounds. All five of Roosevelt's squad finished with a positive K/D, while all five of Grand Valley State's team finished negative. Ryan "expn" Krajewski had a KDA of 18/8/3, adding an impressive 7 first bloods, with Kyle "eigne" Caruso matching his 18 kills, dying just 7 times and chipping in 5 assists. Chris "hysteria" Mackrodt had a quality line of 13/6/5 and added 3 first bloods, the second most for Roosevelt. Henry Nguyen finished 14/7/2, while Ethan "echo" Cho contributed a team-high 10 assists.

Map two was even more dominant for Roosevelt, seeing as it was forfeited by Grand Valley State.

UP NEXT: Roosevelt will go for its sixth win of the league campaign at 6 pm next Thursday against Michigan Tech.