Rocket League

Esports Geoff Goyne, assistant director of athletics

Rocket League starts spring in resounding fashion

FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College esports team picked up a record-setting win against a Mitchell College team playing in just its second match in school history. 

Game Scores
The Blazers won 11-0, 19-0, 18-0. 

In the Record Book
  • Hood set every goal scoring and assist record in program history in the win. 
  • Individually, Nate Burnett's (Westminster, MD/Westminster) (natertot) nine goals in game three and 20 goals in the match both set school records. Luke Sisco (Frederick, MD/Frederick) (ALLCAPS101) dished out seven assists in the second game and ended the evening with 16 to set a pair of records. 
  • Hood's 48 goals in the match and 36 assists set team records for a single match. 
Inside the Numbers
  • Sam Driscoll (Woodsboro, MD/Walkersville) (slammin18) finished the win with 17 goals and 10 assists. 
  • It was the first match for the Blazers in which they shut out their opponent in all three rounds. Hood finished without a save on the night, limiting the Mariners to just one shut in the opening game and none in the ensuing two rounds. 
Hood 11, Mitchell 0
  • Hood utilized a balanced attack with Burnett and Driscoll scoring four goals apiece and Sisco netting a hat trick. Sisco dished out a team-high four assists. 
Hood 19, Mitchell 0
  • The Blazers set the single game record for goals and Driscoll briefly set the individual mark with eight. 
  • Sisco's seven assists set the new benchmark for a single game.
  • The Blazers finished with a record 16 assists in the game. 
Hood 18, Mitchell 0
  • Burnett had a monster finish to the evening with a school record nine goals scored and finishing one assist short of that record with six. 
  • Driscoll added five goals and four assists, while Sisco tallied four goals and assisted on five scores. 
Notes
  • New head coach Tyler Combs started his tenure with the Blazers in style with the record-setting win. 
  • The victory stopped a seven-match losing streak to end the fall for Hood's Rocket League team. 
Up Next
The Blazers will look to continue its hot start against Randolph-Macon on February 16 at 7 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Nate Burnett

Nate Burnett

Rocket League / League of Legends
5' 11"
Senior
Sam Driscoll

Sam Driscoll

Rocket League / League of Legends
5' 11"
Graduate Student
Luke Sisco

Luke Sisco

Rocket League
5' 11"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Nate Burnett

Nate Burnett

5' 11"
Senior
Rocket League / League of Legends
Sam Driscoll

Sam Driscoll

5' 11"
Graduate Student
Rocket League / League of Legends
Luke Sisco

Luke Sisco

5' 11"
Junior
Rocket League