Loyola esports wins Overwatch 2 opener

Loyola University New Orleans Esports battled through a back-and-forth five-map Overwatch series against the University of Pittsburgh, ultimately securing a 3-2 victory after closing the match with a strong performance on Esperança. Loyola’s lineup featured Matthew Marshall “ZHAYE,” Braden Garfield “TATO,” Maya Hernandez “Siren,” Conner Zimmerman “Takeout” and Steven Litkenhaus “QUORKED.” Loyola opened the series with a convincing 2-0 victory on Samoa. The Wolf Pack started with ZHAYE on Vendetta, TATO on Lúcio, Siren on Kiriko, Takeout on Shion and QUORKED on Junker Queen. Loyola immediately established control in the opening round, taking the objective first and building an early…