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The Collegian

The Student News Site of Ashland University

The Collegian

AU COD team member Phil Howman heads into his second season with the team.

AU Call of Duty eSports team falls 3-1 in heartbreaking fashion

Cade Cracas, Sports & Digital Editor October 4, 2023

The AU Call of Duty (COD) eSports team has now lost three contests in a row, as they fall to 2-4 on the 2023 fall campaign. On Wednesday, Oct. 4, the Eagles went up against the University of South Florida...

The Eagles compete in the eSports facility in the bottom floor of the Archer Library on the AU campus.

AU Call of Duty eSports team falls 3-0 to St. Clair

Cade Cracas, Sports & Digital Editor September 28, 2023

The Ashland University Call of Duty (CoD) eSports team has put in countless hours to start the 2023-24 fall campaign as they look to repeat as NACE Starleague Champions. Through the team's opening three...

The Eagles all work together in game planning for a contest.

Eagle eSports Overwatch team falls, 3-1 on Tuesday

William Currier, Reporter September 20, 2023

Ashland Eagle’s Overwatch 2 team lost 3-1 in an Overwatch 2 contest on Tuesday, Sept. 19.  The Eagles were fighting strong in all of the maps thrown the teams way, with every map going down to the...

The Eagles take on Appalachian State in an online CSGO tournament.

AU eSports CS:GO team finds 2-1 win against Appalachian State University

William Currier, Reporter September 18, 2023

The Ashland University Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team won their first event of the season against Appalachian State University 2-1. This opening contest would start the Eagles off with early...

The Eagles compete in their first contest of the season in the eSports facility.

Overwatch eSports team takes home 3-0 win in Week One

William Currier, Reporter September 5, 2023

The Ashland University Overwatch varsity team won their first game of the season versus Xavier University leading 3-0 on the map score. “Things we’ve been wanting to do in practice really showed...

The Eagle CoD team stands for a team photo at an in-person event in Columbus in the spring 2023 semester.

AU eSports brings in new coach in hopes of bounce-back season

Cade Cracas, Sports & Digital Editor August 16, 2023

The Ashland University eSports program has been hard at work since the team found a taste of glory in the NACE conference championship in the 2022 fall season at the hands of the Call of Duty (CoD) team. This...

The Eagle eSports team continues to work hard and practice as the season continues

AU CSGO eSports team takes down undefeated Rochester Institute

William Currier, Reporter March 21, 2023

Ashland Eagles Counter-Strike Global Offensive eSports team pulled off a close game against Rochester Institute of Technology with the final score being, 2-1. The first map was Overpass, which was the...

Esports tryouts held inside the basement of the AU library!

Call of Duty eSports team falls, 3-0, to Fanshawe College

William Currier, Reporter February 28, 2023

Ashland University’s Varsity Call of Duty Team fell to Fanshawe College in Week Four of the NACE Starleague. The Eagles put up a good fight against Fanshawe College with the game modes being Hardpoint,...

The Eagle eSports teams gear up to start their season as January closes out.

AU eSports prepares for spring semester competition

Austin Michel, Reporter January 20, 2023

As many of the Eagles on Ashland’s campus look forward to the start of the Spring 2023 Semester, there is one program that looks forward to the competition to come. The Ashland University Fortnite and...

The Eagles complete their season with a championship win over Clarke University.

AU Call of Duty eSports team wins league championship

Cade Cracas, Sports & Digital Editor November 30, 2022

The Ashland University Call of Duty (COD) eSports team downed the Clarke University Pride, 3-0, in the NACE Starleague championship match. The Eagles, who were ranked as the No. 11 team in the postseason,...

The Eagles now sit at a record of 7-2 on the season.

No. 11 Eagles down No. 2 SIC Falcons in semi-finals

Cade Cracas, Sports & Digital Editor November 14, 2022

The Ashland University Call of Duty (COD) eSports team is headed to the Divisional Finals after downing the Southeastern Illinois College Falcons, 3-2. The Eagles, who snuck into the playoffs as the...

The COD eSports team practices on their usual Mondays and Tuesdays.

Call of Duty eSports team looks to new game, Modern Warfare II

Cade Cracas, Sports & Digital Editor November 1, 2022

The Ashland University Call of Duty (COD) eSports team has had a great fall season sitting at 4-2 with one game remaining in the regular season. While the fall season took place on COD Vanguard, the...

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