Week 3 of Collegiate League of Legends was played against the University of Cincinnati on Friday night, with both teams coming into the week with a record of 2-0.

Game 1 was a very slow-paced game in the early game, with Illinois College playing towards the top side of the map and Cincinnati playing towards their bot side of the map. This showed by substantial farm leads in those lanes for the respective teams. The first major clash came at the 18 minute mark, where Cincinnati took a map bonus and four kills.

IC was able to stay in the game by stealing another map bonus at the 27 minute mark, but the Cincinnati long-game strategy paid off, and IC was constantly on the back foot. Game 1 ended at 37 minutes with a final score of 19-5 in favor of Cincinnati. Stat leaders for IC were Dalton “Prankuru” Swaino with a KDA of 3/3/0 and 34% of the team’s damage, followed by Adam “IC Chill” Lee with a KDA of 0/3/2 and 29% of the team’s damage.

Game 2’s early game was very similar to game 1 as IC’s top lane and Cincinnati’s bot lane both received jungle attention and this showed with substantial farm leads for both teams. There was not much action for the majority of the game, but Cincinnati was able to keep control with a strong bot lane and great macro decisions by taking dragons on spawn.

Cincinnati was able to take baron at 22 minutes and push to end shortly after. Game 2 ended at 25:30 with a final kill score of 11-4 in favor of Cincinnati. Stat leaders for IC were Dalton “Prankuru” Swaino with a KDA of 2/1/0 and 38% of the team’s damage followed by Adam “IC Chill” Lee with a KDA of 2/3/0 and 25% of the team’s damage.

This result pushes IC to 2-1 in Riot’s College League of Legends tournament.  The next match is scheduled for February 16^th at 3 p.m. with the opponent to still be determined.

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – The Illinois College esports team started off the Riot League of Legends Tournament with an strong 2-0 victory over Heartland Community College, improving to 1-0 on the season.

Riot’s Collegiate League of Legends season is comprised of over 300 teams, with 82 coming in the North Conference. The North Conference includes 13 states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin) and four Canadian provinces (Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon). IC ranks as the No. 9 seed in the north heading into the first match vs Heartland Community College.

Game 1 started and ended quickly for Illinois College. After pulling ahead before the 5-minute mark, their progress snowballed for the rest of the match. Heartland scored one point in the final seconds of the match, which ended 24-1 for IC.

Stat leaders on the team went to Tony “King Me” Bautista-Foti with an 8/0/5 KDA and doing 36% of the overall damage, followed by Dalton “Prankuru” Swaino with a 4/0/3 KDA and doing 21% of the overall damage.

Game 2 was very similar to game 1, which was domination from start to finish for Illinois College. Dylan “IC Storm” Cawthon took a very early victory, with other IC players quickly following suit, for a 3-0 lead by the 4-minute mark. Game 2 ended in 18:22 with a final score of 44-5 in favor of Illinois College.

Stat leaders on the team goes to Tony “King Me” Bautista-Foti with an 18/2/4 KDA and doing 31% of the overall damage, followed by Adam “IC Chill” Lee with a 10/1/9 KDA and doing 25% of the overall damage.

The next match is scheduled for February 2 at 3 p.m. with the opponent to still be determined.

The Model Illinois Government (MIG) delegation at UIS is perennially one of the school’s strongest academic teams. Lead by head delegates Payton Raso, Chloe Compton, and Cale Bergschneider, this year was no different. During the weekend simulation in the state capitol, the team won a wide array of awards and honors.

What is MIG?

MIG is an annual simulation of all the aspects of the Illinois state government. Colleges from around the state send delegations to Springfield to model the real government. Students pass legislation in the House and Senate, try cases at MOOT court, and develop a state budget with the help of the OMB analysts. Students hold elections to fill all the normal leadership positions, including governor, Speaker of the House, and majority and minority leaders for debate.

UIS won a large number of leadership elections going into this year’s simulation:

• Zachary Sullivan was President of the Senate
• Caitlin Osborn was Treasurer
• Donnie Lewis was Comptroller
• Payton Raso was House Majority Leader
• Chloe Compton was Senate Majority Leader
• Noah Danner was Assistant Minority Leader in the House
• Joseph Partain was Minority Whip in the House
• Cale Bergschneider was Majority Whip in the Senate

Looking towards next year, four UIS students won spots on the executive board. These are the students who actually ensure MIG happens every year.

• Payton Raso will be Speaker of the House
• Chloe Compton will be President of the Senate
• Cale Bergschneider will be Comptroller
• Collin Cisco will Treasurer

The delegation was recognized for their efforts this year. The delegation as a whole took home the coveted “Outstanding Large Delegation” award. Many individuals took home awards as well:

• Payton Raso – Outstanding Member of the House
• Chloe Compton – Outstanding Member of the Senate
• Collin Cisco – Outstanding OMB Analyst
• Joseph Partain – Outstanding First Year Delegate in the House
• Garrie Allen – Outstanding Staff Member

The UIS delegation is advised by Dr. Ken Owen from the history department.