Spring Matches Continue for Esports As Rogers and Cabrera Stay Undefeated In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1v1
March 18, 2025 - - The Lorain County Community College Esports team continued their regular season on Tuesday night with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1v1 matches across all tiers in the National Junior College Athletic Association Esports spring season.
Robert Rogers (Lorain, Ohio/Clearview HS) and Colby Cabrera (Amherst, Ohio/Marion L. Steele HS) continued their dominance with victories to keep their perfect seasons alive. Rogers has yet to lose a single round (30-0) in Tier 1 play after winning against Kishwaukee College and then picking up a forfeit win against Mott Community College. His 30 straight victories match the record set by teammate Cabrera during the fall of 2024 and improve his record to 10-0 in match play in Tier 1.
Cabrera also stayed perfect on Tuesday, defeating Northwest Florida State College in six rounds and improving to 4-0 in Tier 2 play.
Caleb Rodriguez (Lorain, Ohio/East River High School) picked up his first win of the spring with a 4-0 victory against Lake Region State College.
In the game Hearthstone, Xander Taylor (Elyria, Ohio/Huron HS) picked up two 3-0 sweeps, the first against the University of South Carolina Lancaster and then against Heartland Community College, to improve to 3-2 in Tier 3 open series play.
Next Up:
#CommodoreEsports will be back in action on Thursday with Tiers 2 and 3 competing in NJCAAE Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Tier 3 Valorant. LCCC's live stream of the events begins at 6 p.m.
About CommodoreEsports:
LCCC's Esports team competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association Esports (NJCAAE), which is divided into three competition tiers:
Tier 1 – Premier Series (PS): The highest level of NJCAAE competition, featuring teams composed of eligible students.
Tier 2 – Contender Series (CS): The mid-level competition, also for teams of eligible students.
Tier 3 – Open Series (OS): The most accessible level, open to participants who do not have to meet student eligibility requirements but must be associated with LCCC.
The NJCAAE has two seasons: fall (September–December) and spring (February–April). Both seasons last seven weeks before the postseason begins. LCCC has players competing across all three tiers, and full-time students can choose to participate in any tier.
Games LCCC Esports Competes or has competed in:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – A fighting game featuring characters from the Nintendo universe, played on the Nintendo Switch. Players can compete in 1v1 best-of-five matches or Crew Battle, a 3v3 elimination-style format.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – A racing game featuring Nintendo characters, also played on the Nintendo Switch.
Valorant – A PC first-person shooter where teams of five compete in a best-of-three format. One team attempts to plant and detonate a spike, while the opposing team tries to defuse it.
Overwatch 2 – Another first-person shooter, in which teams compete using unique hero characters.
Fortnite – LCCC began competing in this battle royale game in 2024.
Marvel Rivals – A 6v6 third-person shooter featuring characters from the Marvel Universe, with LCCC set to begin competition in spring 2025.
Madden – A football simulation game.
Tekken & Street Fighter – Both hand-to-hand combat fighting games.
Hearthstone - Building upon the existing lore of the Warcraft series, a turn-based card game between two opponents, using constructed decks of 30 cards along with a selected hero with a unique power.
Call of Duty: Warzone - Battle royale style first-person shooter game
For more information on LCCC Athletics, visit athletics.lorainccc.edu.