Written by Jack Potter (AbleLight Student and CUAA Smash and League of Legends Play-by-Play Announcer)
It's time for the first ever recap for the fall semester of smash nights. I will give you the highs and lows of the season but first let me introduce the roster.
Roster:
Justin Goodrich "Jgoody"
Alexander Hauge "Hauge"
Kameron Farnham "Shocker"
Paige Staton "Paige"
Zachary Belinsky "Zach64"
Larryn Patton "2sick"
Braiden Dunham "RedStreak00"
Raquel Woolsey "Froggy"
Week 1 - 9/20 vs. Carroll University Blue
CUAA 2 - 0 Carroll Blue
In the first game of the season Shocker took on wolk in a close 3-2 set that left him with one stock going into the next game. Caroll Blue then sent in FS64x to finish up Shocker and did just that. Concordia's next player was Justin Goodrich who completely took over the first set by taking out all three for Caroll Blue players and only dropping one stock to take the series lead 1-0. Going to the second game of the set, Concordia starts off with Paige with her main Peach to take on FS64X and FS64X beat her 3-1 to send her to the bench. Concordia's next player was Alex and just like Goodrich in game 1 he took over the second set by going 11-2 in the next four games to defeat Carroll Blue in a 2-0 sweep.
8-0 CUAA
Shocker (Joker) 3 - 2 (Shulk) Wolk L.M.
Shocker (Joker) 0 - 1 (Pyra/Mythra) FS64X
Jgoody (ZSS) 3 - 0 (Pyra/Mythra) FS64X
Jgoody (ZSS) 3 - 0 (Joker) Vena
Jgoody (ZSS) 3 - 1 (Wolf) Ahjin
7-0 CUAA
Paige03 (Peach) 1 - 3 (Pyra/Mythra) FS64X
Hauge (Samus) 2 - 0 (Pyra/Mythra) FS64X
Hauge (Samus) 3 - 1 (Wolf) Ahjin
Hauge (Samus) 3 - 0 (Shulk) Wosk L.M.
Hauge (Samus) 3 - 1 (Joker) Vena
Week 2 - 9/27 vs. Lakeland
CUAA 0 - 2 Lakeland
Coming into week 2 with a win the Cardinals looked to continue the streak. Lakeland started off with EThan and he got rolling by taking out two Concordia stocks before being stopped by Paige. Lakeland's next player was Big Mac, and he handily took care of Paige next. Then Goodrich came hoping to have a repeat performance on his Zero Suit Samus, He took care of Big Mac 2-0 and Witchings in a 3-2 before taking on Soren and his Inkling. Soren took out Goodrich to give the 1-0 lead to Lakeland. In game 2 Lakeland started Soren, and he took out 4 Concordia players before Goodrich came in. He surprised us by picking Pyra/Mythra, and he took care of Soren and E T han next, but he would come close against Witchings who took out Goodrich and gave Lakeland the victory.
2-0 Lakeland
E T han (Lemmy) 3 - 1 (Joker) Shocker
E T han (Lemmy) 3 - 1 (Samus) Hauge
E T han (Lemmy) 1 - 1 (Peach) Paige
Big Mac (Kazuya) 2 - 1 (Peach) Paige
Big Mac (Kazuya) 0 - 2 (ZSS) Jgoody
Witchings (DeDeDe) 2 - 3 (ZSS) Jgoody
Soren (Inkling) 1 - 1 (ZSS) Jgoody
5-0 Lakeland
Soren (Inkling) 3 - 0 (Peach) Paige
Soren (Inkling) 3 - 2 (Samus) Hauge
Soren (Inkling) 3 - 0 (Joker) Shocker
Soren (Inkling) 1 - 1 (Mythra/Pyra) Jgoody
E T han (DK) 0 - 3 (Mythra/Pyra) Jgoody
Witchings (Young Link) 2 - 1 (Mythra/Pyra) Jgoody
Week 3 - 10/4 vs. St. Ambrose
CUAA 0 - 2 St. Ambrose
In week 3 with a 1-1 record the Cardinals took on St. Ambrose. Blubii picked Bayonetta and took on Alex and Samus, and they had a close 3-2 game victory for Blubii. 2sick was then put in with Pyra and Mythra, and he finished off Bubii. St Ambrose then sent Yagi with Byleth, and he took out 2sick and Paige before being stopped by Goodrich. Goodrich then took on Big Boi and Ness and Ness finished the job to give St Ambrose a 1-0 lead. In the second game Bayonetta started off against Goodrich, and had a close 3-2 victory for Bayonetta. Next, Shocker and his Joker came in and finished off Blubii. St Ambrose's next player Ballonpants used Zelda and he took out two Concordia players before being stopped by Alex's Samus. Next Yagi from St. Ambrose took on Alex, but he couldn't finish the job as Yagi defeated Alex and gave the victory to St Ambrose.
4-0 SAU
Blubii (Bayonetta) 3-2 (Samus) Hauge
Blubii (Bayonetta) 2-1 (Pyra/Mythra) 2sick
Yagi (Byleth) 1-0 (Pyra/Mythra) 2sick
Yagi (Byleth) 3-1 (Peach) Paige
Yagi (Byleth) 1-2 (ZSS) Jgoody
Big Boi (Ness) 2-2 (ZSS) Jgoody
5-0 SAU
Blubii (Bayonetta) 3-2 (ZSS) Jgoody
Blubii (Bayonetta) 0-1 (Joker) Shocker
Ballonpants (Zelda) 3-0 (Joker) Shocker
Ballonpants (Zelda) 3-0 (Capt. Falcon) Zach64
Ballonpants(Zelda) 2-3 (Samus) Hauge
Yagi (Kazuya) 2-1 (Samus) Hauge
Week 4 - 10/11 vs. Northern Illinois HG D
CUAA 0 - 2 NIU HG D
In week 4 against Northern Illinois, Concordia started with Shocker with Joker against L and K Rool. K Rool started with a 3-0 victory on Shocker and then took out Paige next game before being stopped by Alex and Samus. NIU's next player was Orange Ice and Kazuya and he finished off Alex. CUAA's last player was Goodrich but he couldn't face the pressure as Orange Ice took the first game off a 3-2 set. In Game 2, Bowser started off for Northern Illinois vs Zach Belinsky's Captain Falcon and Bowser struck first in the set before ZSS and Goodrich finished him off. Goodrich then took down 2 Northern Illinois players before being stopped by Orange Ice who took him out and Paige before being stopped by Alex. Needing just one more victory NIU sent in L and king K rool to finish the job against Alex and he did just that to secure the win over Concordia.
7-0 NIU
L (K Rool) 3 - 0 (Joker) Shocker
L (K Rool) 3 - 1 (Peach) Paige
L (K Rool) 1 - 2 (Samus) Hauge
Orange Ice (Kazuya) 2 - 0 (Samus) Hauge
Orange Ice (Kazuya) 3 - 2 (ZSS) Jgoody
3-0 NIU
Thangamangalang (Bowser) 3 - 1 (Capt. Falcon) Zach64
Thangamangalang (Bowser) 2 - 2 (ZSS) Jgoody
HundoP (Lucina) 0 - 3 (ZSS) Jgoody
Orange Ice (Kazuya) 1 - 2 (ZSS) Jgoody
Orange Ice (Kazuya) 3 - 0 (Peach) Paige
Orange Ice (Kazuya) 2 - 1 (Samus) Hauge
L (K Rool) 1 - 0 (Samus) Hauge
Week 5 - 10/18 vs. Concordia Wisconsin
CUAA 0 - 2 CUW
It was Rivalry Week in week 5 when Concordia Ann Arbor took on Concordia Wisconsin. Ann Arbor started with Alex while Wisconsin started Aerials, and Alex struck first in the set. Wisconsin's next player was DoubleW and mr game and watch and he went on a streak taking down three Ann Arbor players before being stopped by Goodrich. Goodrich with a chance for a comeback took on Zxtra and Mewtwo and fell in a close 3-2 set to give Wisconsin the 1-0 lead. In game 2, Zxtra switched over to Joker to start and Alex started for Ann Arbor and gave the Cardinals a 3-1 set win before DoubleW came back and took him out and Paige before being stopped by Goodrich who in turn took down two Concordia Wisconsin members before being stopped by Dragon 785 and Ike. Going into the final game of the set, Concordia Ann Arbor had the advantage to take us to a deciding game 3, but Dragon785 played a perfect game as he finished off Shocker and Joker to stun the Cardinals and give Concordia Wisconsin the win.
4-0 CUW
Aerials (Joker) 1 - 3 (Samus) Hauge
DoubleW (Game & Watch) 2 - 0 (Samus) Hauge
DoubleW (Game & Watch) 3 - 1 (Capt. Falcon) Zach64
DoubleW (Game & Watch) 3 - 1 (Peach) Paige
DoubleW (Game & Watch) 0 - 1 (ZSS) Jgoody
Zxtra (Mewtwo) 3 - 2 (ZSS) Jgoody
1-0 CUW
Zxtra (Joker) 1 - 3 (Samus) Hauge
DoubleW (Game & Watch) 2 - 1 (Samus) Hauge
DoubleW (Game & Watch) 3 - 0 (Peach) Paige
DoubleW (Game & Watch) 1 - 2 (ZSS) Jgoody
Aerials (Falco) 1 - 3 (ZSS) Jgoody
Dragon785 (Ike) 1 - 2 (ZSS) Jgoody
Dragon785 (Ike) 3 - 0 (Joker) Shocker
Week 6 - 10/25 BYE WEEK
Week 7 - 11/2 vs. Northern Illinois HG A
CUAA 1 - 2 NIU HG A
Fresh off a bye week, The Concordia Cardinals took on Northern Illinois HG A. In Game 1, 1whohears of NIU took down three Concordia players before being stopped by Goodrich with his Pyra/ Mythra forcing NIU to bring Tasabu and Bowser to take on Goodrich. The game was back and forth but Tasabu was able to close out to give NIU a 1-0 lead. In game 2, 1whohears came in and Goodrich switch back to his ZSS and he handled 1whohears and Tasabu and bowser before being taken down by Ophidia and Pokemon Trainer. CUAA's next player was a rookie player making his debut in this game RedStreak00 and he and Ophidai traded stocks until the rookie came out on top at the end. NIU next player Empress took out RedStreak00 and Paige, setting one final game of the set against Alex Hauge. In the final game of the set both players went blow for blow but Alex clutched up to secure the win and took us to the deciding game 3. In game 3 1whohears and Goorich started for both teams again and Goodrich got the best of 1whohears again. Goodrich also took down Ophidia, getting payback for the last set. NIU's next player was Blacksmith and he took down Goodrich and 2 other CUAA players before being stopped by Hauge. In the final game Tasabu came in and he managed to clutch up for NIU taking down Hauge and secure the series win for NIU.
7-0 NIU HG A
1whohears (Roy) 3 - 0 (Joker) Shocker
1whohears (Roy) 3 - 2 (Samus) Hauge
1whohears (Roy) 3 - 0 (Capt. Falcon) Zach64
1whohears (Roy) 1 - 1 (Pyra/Mythra) Jgoody
Tasabu (Bowser) 2 - 2 (Pyra/Mythra) Jgoody
1-0 CUAA
1whohears (Roy) 1 - 3 (ZSS) Jgoody
Tasabu (Bowser) 1 - 3 (ZSS) Jgoody
Ophidia (Pokemon Trainer) 1 - 1 (ZSS) Jgoody
Ophidia (Pokemon Trainer) 2 - 2 (Dark Samus) RedStreak00
Empress (Game & Watch) 1 - 0 (Dark Samus) RedStreak00
Empress (Game & Watch) 3 - 1 (Peach) Paige
Empress (Game & Watch) 2 - 2 (Samus) Hauge
1-0 NIU HG A
1whohears (Roy) 1 - 3 (ZSS) Jgoody
Ophidia (Pokemon Trainer) 1 - 3 (ZSS) Jgoody
Blacksmith (Terry) 1 - 1 (ZSS) Jgoody
Blacksmith (Terry) 3 -0 (Dark Samus) RedStreak00
Blacksmith (Terry) 3 - 1 (Joker) Shocker
Blacksmith (Terry) 2 - 1 (Samus) Hauge
Tasabu (Bowser) 1 - 2 (Samus) Hauge
Week 8 - 11/8 vs. Carroll Orange
CUAA 1 - 2 Carroll Orange
In the final week of the season CUAA was against Carroll Orange. Goodrich started off for the Cardinals against mystic and Berth and Goodrich defeated him 3-1. CO's next player, sarcastic, took down Goodrich before being defeated by Shocker. CO's next player, Aries, took down Shocker and Redstreak00 before Alex defeated him. In the final game of the set it was a battle of Samus as Alex took on Lock. Alex proved to be the better Samus as he defeated Lock and gave game 1 to the Cardinals. In game 2, Goodrich started off again and he defeated sarcastic, but then mystic got some revenge and took him down and mystic went on a streak by taking down 2sick and Paige before being stopped by Alex. Alex's next opponent was ThatGuy515 who surprised the team by picking Min-min. It was a close game but ThatGuy515 managed to get the win to tie the series. In game 3, Goodrich started off once again against sarcastic and this time Sarcastic got revenge on Goodrich by taking him down in a close 3-2 game. CUAA's next player was Shocker and his Joker, and he took care of sarcastic to even the player count. Caroll then put mystic in and, just like the last game, he went on a streak taking out Shocker, 2stick, and Zach64 to secure the series win for Carroll Orange.
CUAA 1-0
Jgoody (ZSS) 3 - 1 (Byleth) mystic
Jgoody (ZSS) 2 - 2 (Pokemon Trainer) sarcastic
Shocker (Joker) 1 - 1 (Pokemon Trainer) sarcastic
Shocker (Joker) 0 - 2 (Palutena) Aries
RedStreak00 (Dark Samus) 0 - 3 (Palutena) Aries
Hauge (Samus) 3 - 1 (Palutena) Aries
Hauge (Samus) 3 - 1 (Samus) Lock
Carroll 4-0
Jgoody (ZSS) 3 - 1 (Pokemon Trainer) sarcastic
Jgoody (ZSS) 2 - 2 (Byleth) mystic
2sick (Pyra/Mythra) 0 - 3 (Byleth) mystic
Paige (Peach) 0 - 3 (Byleth) mystic
Hauge (Samus) 1 - 1 (Byleth) mystic
Hauge (Samus) 2 - 2 (Min-min) ThatGuy515
Carroll 9-0
Jgoody (ZSS) 2 - 3 (Pokemon Trainer) sarcastic
Shocker (Joker) 1 - 1 (Pokemon Trainer) sarcastic
Shocker (Joker) 0 - 2 (Byleth) mystic
2sick (Pyra/Mythra) 0 - 3 (Byleth) mystic
Zach64 (Capt. Falcon) 0 - 3 (Byleth) mystic
Final record: 1 - 6
All in all, it was a season full of ups and downs. We started the season with a win and had a 6-game losing streak to finish the season. But it wasn't all bad during the last couple of weeks in the season. We started to play better and took some games off our opponents, so I am optimistic we can improve on this for the spring season. We hope you continue to support your Cardinals going into the spring season.
