Centre Esports finished up the fall regular season and headed into the PBC and NECC Tournaments with momentum and strong play across the board. Here's how the Colonels fared down the stretch:

Rocket League vs North Georgia (10/30/25): Win 3-2 (2-3, 4-0, 5-0, 0-2, 2-1)
An outstanding series that went the distance to close out the regular season. In round 1, UNG scored an early lead and maintained it. Colonels answered back with numerous shot attempts and found success on 2, but could not quite find the equalizer. Round 2 looked much better starting off with 4 rapid fire goals in the first minute. While Sush scored 3 of the goals, the whole team played a major part in the success with great passing plays. Centre scored another early lead in round 3 with one goal from ACKess and another from Duroxy. Duroxy found Centre a third one a minute later with some extremely technical airdribbling. Then another minute later, he found another off passes from Sush and ACKess. Up 4 with 30 seconds left, ACKess found a fifth goal, upping the ante of the previous round. The Colonels struggled defensively in round 4. In round five teams traded goals in the first half, but a precise forward roll from Sush allowed Centre to outmaneuver the defenders and take the lead. Centre ended their season in the Masters division 5-4, qualifying for playoffs and claiming the #5 seed.

Valorant vs North Alabama (11/3/25): Win 2-0 (13-9, 13-7)
The first map of this series set expectations for both the players and the audience that this series was going to be close. It was rare for a round to feel one sided and pivotal moments were nail biters for both teams. Both teams tried new strategies, looking for something to stick. Fortunately, Centre found theirs first and hit a stride at the end of the map to take the first win. The second map was similarly close, but Centre stayed a few steps ahead at all times with better utility and ultimate management. Not to mention an ace from Briggs "DRAG" Cook to secure a round and a healthy economy. Centre took a harrowing lead into the second half which only got solidified by another ace, this time by Sam "Kill3rB4m" Stephenson. North Alabama couldn't find a response in time and lost the second map as well as the series to Centre.

Marvel Rivals vs Florida Southern (11/8/25): Loss 3-1 (PBC Quarterfinal)
The Colonels were lucky enough to qualify for the quarterfinals match in their PBC season, taking them to Florence, South Carolina. In round 1 of their quarterfinals match, Centre knew they would have to bring their A-game to compete with Florida Southern. The Colonels would do just that as the fights for round 1 would all go into overtime. The first of the 3 sub-maps would go to Florida Southern after a well timed Hawkeye swap. Map 2 would see a swing in favor towards Centre as Caleb "Powers" Pelanne swapped to Venom to provide some excellent dive pressure that helped the Colonels secure map 2. Map 3, and ultimately round 1, would go back in Florida Southern's favor. Round 2 would see a very similar composition from both sides, yet Florida Southern would run a more defensive composition. Centre's goal was to apply constant pressure, and they did just that. Combining Justin "JayFreak67" Lewis' Rocket Raccoon ultimates with the rest of the team allowed for a smooth and decisive victory for the Colonels in round 2 right before a power cut at the event that caused a slight delay. Round 3 would start off with a Venom ban from Florida Southern, hindering one of Centre's trump cards. Without some of the constant pressure from Venom, Centre struggled to maintain pace and ultimately lost round 3. Round 4 would see another one of Centre's trump cards, Magik, not be banned, but Florida Southern was prepared with multiple direct counters. Florida would also ban Centre's main Duelist roles, causing some unorthodox picks from the Colonels. After a lot of well fought battles and strategic plays, the Colonels would lose round 4 and be knocked out in the quarter finals.

Rocket League vs Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (11/8/25): Loss 3-1 (1-7, 0-2, 2-1, 0-1) (PBC Masters Division Quarterfinal)
Centre entered the PBC Championships as the #5 seed. ERAU blanked Centre, 3-0, in the first match of the season so an uphill battle was expected. Things started off rocky for the Colonels staring down a 3-goal deficit at the start that grew to 6. Centre would start to stabilize defensively in game 2, but still let two slide in without any shots of their own. ERAU scored first again in game 3, but Duroxy and ACKess2005 got Centre on the board with a somewhat chaotic goal at the 4 minute mark to tie things up. Centre found their second goal not long after with a beautiful passing play from ACKess to Duroxy to Sush allowing Centre to center to ball right in front of the goal. With no goals on the board the rest of the round, the Colonels prevented the clean sweep. An extremely cautious start to round 4 seemed hopeful for Centre, but with less than a minute left ERAU scored off a fake and took the series.

Rocket League vs Augusta (11/8/25): Win 3-0 (4-2, 3-1, 6-1) (PBC Losers Bracket Round 1)
Just 2 hours later, the Colonels would be back on the stage for round 1 of the losers bracket—facing Augusta the #8 seed. Immediately, the Colonels picked up 3 goals: 2 from ACKess and one from Sush. Halfway through Augusta answered back strong, but could not find the equalizer. And then to seal the deal, Duroxy scored on an open net. Game 2 started slower, but ACKess found a whopping 3 goals in the later half to bring the series to match point. The Colonels would gain the lead again in game 3, but then be interrupted by an unexpected power outage. Centre kept the pressure up when the game resumed with 5 goals and even more promising shot attempts for a dominant win. ACKess scoring with 0 seconds remaining was a cherry on top.

Rocket League vs Huntingdon (11/9/25): Loss 3-0 (1-3, 1-6, 2-3) (PBC Losers Bracket Round 2)
In round 2 of the losers bracket, Centre was set to face either the loser of FSC vs Huntingdon from the previous day. In either case, Centre would face an opponent that defeated them in the regular season. HC showed their prowess earl with a 2 goal lead. A goal from ACKESS kept things competitive, but despite several promising shot attempts, the Colonels could not catch up. In game 2, HC consistently found opportunities to score. A sneaky shot from an open net by Sush with 30 seconds left did little to save the game, but kept spirits high as the Centre faced elimination. Backs against the wall in game 3, Duroxy found the first goal. HC tied things up again after an unfortunate Rule 1 in the net prevented Sush from acting. They found 2 more not long after. Fates seemingly sealed, Sush found a tricky angle over HC's defenders to bring the score to 2-3. With only 8 seconds left though, Centre's only path forward was a miracle during kickoff which didn't manifest. Centre ended their PBC Tournament run with a 1-2 record consistent with their seeding.

Valorant vs Florida Polytechnic (11/10/25): Win 2-0 (14-12, 13-10) (NECC Quarterfinal)
Centre began the series with a lackluster defense on Bind. Florida Poly was able to gain a healthy lead going into the second half. Centre was down 4 rounds when they switched sides to offense. Despite the harrowing odds, Centre brought the map to a tie game and even overtime through an impressive amount of multi-kills. They won the first map and seemed like they finally formed a game plan going into the second map. Sunset was an incredibly close game where both team were neck and neck for the entire duration. Centre won by a hair in the end, no doubt thanks to Bishwo "GreenGuy" Dallakoti getting a leaderboard topping 28 kills on the second map, as well as a team topping 22 kills on the first.

League of Legends vs Boston College (11/13/25): Loss 2-1 (NECC Quarterfinal)
Centre esteramu (Gabriel Habeeb) made his debut on the Bot Lane after a semester of playing Top due to a last minute roster change. In the first round this manifested as a Sion with Senna played by orbiterpluto (Nick Minton) on support. This is not a comp seen in the current meta and has never been showcased by Centre before. Boston College made objectives a priority. So, while Centre was able to keep up and even outpace in CS and kills, Boston made progress on dragons and towers that Centre was never able to overcome. By the end of the incredibly long 52-minute game, Centre had 44 kills to BC's 43 with identical CS. Around the 30 minute mark, things seemed to have turned for the worst, but multiple attempts to end by BC were thwarted from great team fights both in nexus and around objectives like baron. Centre's uniquely tanky comp was in part o thank for this. In game 2, Centre changed their approach in draft with regard to the Bot lane and opted for a more standard Miss Fortune pick from esteramu. Skillful ganks from MegaNoodles (Tenghoit Kouch) kept the Colonels steady through the early game. A devastatingly powerful Miss Fortune ult from esteramu around 22:30 marked the turning point for Centre—picking up 3 instantly. After this, Centre was adequately fed and found more opportunities to pressure objectives. A second big ult at 28:40 let the team break through on bot lane and 2 more team fight wins in the Jungle gave the Colonels everything they needed to push the nexus. An unsung hero was MetroMina who picked up far fewer kills than esteramu, but topped the lobby in terms of damage delt and had an impressive 21 assists to claim the highest KDA. In game 3, Miss Fortune was picked first by Boston College during draft, locking her from Centre. Bans onto Syndra and Milio as well proved disruptive. Ultimately Centre landed on a comp of Ornn, Vi, Mel, Yasuo, and Sona. A relatively even start began to turn towards Boston college again due to their focus on objectives as they claimed 4 dragons, 5 turrets, Void Grubs, Rift Herald, and Atakhan all before Centre found their first tower. An excellent teamfight in top lane at 26:40 seemed to give Centre an opportunity to claw their way back but the lone BC survivor was their Viego "Partydogster" who was 12 and 0. Without this crucial shutdown though, BC was able to claim Baron and easily mow through Centre in the remaining team fights to claim the series. With that, the NECC LoL season came to a close in the quarterfinals.

Valorant vs Arkansas State University Mountain Home (11/17/25): Loss 2-0 (6-13, 7-13) (NECC Semifinal)
In the first map, Centre couldn't gather the funds to fully equip their team and opted for consistant attempts at an upset with cheaper weapons. This strategy allowed for impressive plays, like a triple kill with a bucky from Bishwo "GreenGuy" Dallakoti. In the second map, Centre was able to get a chain of wins at the start of both halves which helped to nurish their economy. Despite this ASUMH's ability and ultimate usage surpassed Centre's and would find ways to corner Centre's players and pick them off one by one. Eventually the boost in economy wears off and Centre struggles to respond to ASUMH. After a valiant attempt in this NECC season Centre loses the map, series, and is removed from the playoffs in the semifinals. So many players showed growth throughout the season including Sam "Sam" Stephenson who got the most assists in the game at 21.