MNCS Overtime Newsletter S5 Vol. 4
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Week 4 Match Recap
Rising Star Week 4 - Thursday 3/10/22
Match | Winner | Score |
Minnetonka Barons vs Burnsville Inferno | Minnetonka Barons | (3-2) |
Hibbing Rangers vs Bloomington Maulers | Bloomington Maulers | (3-2) |
Rochester Rhythm vs Brainerd Victory | Rochester Rhythm | (3-1) |
St. Paul Senators vs Duluth Superiors | St. Paul Senators | (3-0) |
St. Cloud Flyers vs Mankato Atlas | St. Cloud Flyers | (3-1) |
Bemidji Lumberjacks vs Minneapolis Miracles | Minneapolis Miracles | (3-1) |
Challenger Week 4 - Friday 3/11/22
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Minnetonka Barons vs Burnsville Inferno | Burnsville Inferno | (3-2) |
Hibbing Rangers vs Bloomington Maulers | Hibbing Rangers | (3-2) |
Rochester Rhythm vs Brainerd Victory | Brainerd Victory | (3-1) |
St. Paul Senators vs Duluth Superiors | Duluth Superiors | (3-0) |
St. Cloud Flyers vs Mankato Atlas | St. Cloud Flyers | (3-2) |
Bemidji Lumberjacks vs Minneapolis Miracles | Bemidji Lumberjacks | (3-1) |
Premier Week 4 - Saturday 3/12/22
Match | Winner | Score |
Minnetonka Barons vs Burnsville Inferno | Minnetonka Barons | (3-2) |
Hibbing Rangers vs Bloomington Maulers | Hibbing Rangers | (3-1) |
Rochester Rhythm vs Brainerd Victory | Rochester Rhythm | (3-0) |
St. Paul Senators vs Duluth Superiors | St. Paul Senators | (3-1) |
St. Cloud Flyers vs Mankato Atlas | Mankato Atlas | (3-0) |
Bemidji Lumberjacks vs Minneapolis Miracles | Minneapolis Miracles | (3-0) |
Current Standings
Rank | Premier | Challenger | Rising Star |
1 | Atlas (4-0) | Flyers (4-0) | Rhythm (4-0) |
2 | Barons (3-1) | Superiors (3-1) | Senators (3-1) |
3 | Rhythm (3-1) | Inferno (3-1) | Barons (3-1) |
4 | Maulers (3-1) | Rhythm (3-1) | Miracles (3-1) |
5 | Inferno (2-2) | Lumberjacks (2-2) | Maulers (3-1) |
6 | Miracles (2-2) | Victory (2-2) | Flyers (2-2) |
7 | Rangers (2-2) | Barons (2-2) | Victory (2-2) |
8 | Superiors (1-3) | Rangers (2-2) | Superiors (2-2) |
9 | Flyers (1-3) | Senators (2-2) | Rangers (1-3) |
10 | Victory (1-3) | Maulers (1-3) | Atlas (1-3) |
11 | Senators (1-3) | Atlas (0-4) | Inferno (0-4) |
12 | Lumberjacks (1-3) | Miracles (0-4) | Lumberjacks (0-4) |
Cabbage's Corner
League highlights compiled weekly by the illustrious Freight Cabbage
Once again we visit the titans of MNCS Season 5!
This week began with 5 undefeated teams but they now number only 3: Atlas Premier, Flyers Challenger and Rhythm Rising Star.
Prussia is the captain of that Flyers team and is looking to repeat his dominant Season 4 run to a Challenger Title.
Rising Star is the league for scorers as so far we've seen the top 3 teams in goals per game all be in Rising Star (Flyers, Maulers, Rhythm) and 9 of the top 10 shooting percentages also find themselves in the Rising Star division.
Talk about high scoring: Vanish lead the Rhythm Premier to a clean 3-0 win over the Victory. In that triumph he averaged 742.33 points per game, 2.67 goals per game, 53.3% shooting and 2.33 saves per game all stats that were top 3 league wide.
This week also saw SlayPanther return to Rising Star and reunite with his Season 4 teammates Blake and Wastee. In his return the Flyers took a 3-1 win over the Atlas with SlayPanther leading the way with 442.25 points per game, 1.00 assists per game, and 1.75 saves per game, all top 5 in Rising Star.
BubblyReaper looks to continue his hot streak into Week 6 as so far in his 2 weeks of Premier action he is a perfect 6-0 in games while averaging 537.00 points per game, 1.67 goals, and 45.5% shooting, and 2.00 saves per game. GM Stero may have found the missing piece for his Premier Squad.
Lastly let's highlight some fun superlatives through Week 4 of league play:
Car Magnet: AlecTheGr8 demoed 1.93 times per game
Out of Boost: Grape has spent 21.6% of his games at 0 boost
Boost Thief: Terr has stolen 28.8% of all boost he's collected
Speed Demon: Blakester has spent 20.4% of his games going supersonic
Thanks for checking out Cabbage's Corner, see you next week!
Week 5 Schedule (all times in CST)
6:00 PM - Bloomington Maulers vs Rochester Rhythm
6:45 PM - Mankato Atlas vs Bemidji Lumberjacks
7:30 PM - Burnsville Inferno vs St. Cloud Flyers
8:15 PM - Brainerd Victory vs Minnetonka Barons
9:00 PM - Duluth Superiors vs Minneapolis Miracles
9:45 PM - St. Paul Senators vs Hibbing Rangers
(Match schedule is the same for all leagues. Rising Star matches on Thursday 3/17, Challenger matches on Friday 3/18, Premier matches on Saturday 3/19)
Upcoming Events
MNCS Season 5 All-Star Event - Saturday, April 23, 2022
North Midwest Regional Open 2v2 Online RL - Sunday, April 3, 2022
Register: https://smash.gg/tournament/north-midwest-regional-open/details
MNCS VAL Spring Open VALORANT tournament - Saturday, May 7, 2022
Register: https://forms.gle/nkwyheUu6M1xv1vg8
LAN of 10k Lakes Season 5 Grand Finals - Saturday-Sunday, June 11-12, 2022
Community events on Friday nights hosted by Kye! Keep an eye out in the MNCS Rocket League Discord server for more announcements about those.
Overtime Spotlights
Every week we will highlight some of the invaluable players, teams, and staff that make up the incredible MNCS community!
This week’s player spotlight:
Player: Kye
Team: St. Cloud Flyers Premier
Age: 23
Location: St. Cloud, MN
Hours in game: 4600
Controller of choice: Xbox one
Favorite game besides RL: Apex Legends, or Elden Ring recently
Car of Choice: Fennec
Boost or Ball?? Ball all day long. Gotta give the ball chaser inside me what he wants
Game mode of choice: 3's
Favorite show: Attack on Titan
Favorite sports team: THE LOONS!!!
If there was only one thing that you wanted the league to know about you, what would that be? That I am currently trying to teach myself how to play the guitar.
Tell us a bit about your history in MNCS: My history is short and sweet when it comes to MNCS. I was drafted second overall in Challenger league my first season (season 4), and ended up moving up to Premier to win the championship with my goated teammates Zbruh and North.
Past teams: Bemidji Lumberjacks, Brainerd Victory, St. Cloud Flyers (current)
How do you feel going into week 5? I am very excited for this coming week. I was just traded from Brainerd to St Cloud, which is where I wanted to be my entire MNCS career. I can't wait to start grinding with my new team and make the ladder run to the top.
Do you have any “rivals” in the league? I would say my biggest Rival in the league is Notice. In my short time in MNCS we have become really good friends and its always exciting to play each other. I just always want to beat him and the feeling is definitely mutual.
What do you think separates your team from the rest of the league? What about your franchise? "I would say my team is probably more so focused on how to integrate every player while on the field. There is a lot of raw mechanical talent throughout the whole player roster and we are more focused on near perfect passing and rotations. My franchise feels like a home. Not just a home base for the players when they have matches but a place we can always find each other hanging out and playing other games as well."