ANNVILLE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley's Esports program began its 2021-22 season by competing in numerous events last week. The Flying Dutchmen took part in various preseason events, as well as regular-season games.
 
In preseason action, Jacob Layton, Andrew Seneca, Jon Lam, Alex Sarris, and Claudio Hernandez competed in NECC Valorant League action and dropped a 1-0 match to St. Clair before defeating Lees-McRae 1-0.
 
Then, in NECC Rocket League Preseason paly, Mason Garza, Dylan Lower, and Matthew Keilholz blanked the University of Rio Grande 3-0. Garza, Lower, and Brycen Geiger then shutout Columbia College (Mo.) 3-0 in Rocket-League action.
 
In the Dutchmen's final preseason game, a team of Jacob Marsh, Jack Moskowitz, David Palmer, Joseph Beidler, and Syryth Mitchell dropped a 1-0 decision to Champlain College in Rainbow Six Siege and a 1-0 game to Oswego State.
 
Garza, Lower, and Geiger fell to RIT in NACE Varsity Rocket League action by a 3-1 margin on Sept. 7, while LVC's Call of Duty squad, made up on Andrew Kierce, Ethan Filbert, Bryson Zvoncheck, and Arthur Dragomir, defeated Stockton University 3-1 in NACE Varsity play.
 
The Dutchmen's Overwatch team, consisting of Jacob Triano, Benjamin McDonnell, Colin Brophy, Logan Matter, Grayson Rule, and Cooper Vohs, fell to Messiah 3-0 in NACE Varsity action.
 
Finally, LVC earned a huge win in CS:GO on Sept. 10 when Connor Hirons, Brandon Kemmery, Brandon Bauer, Dustin Haberstumpf, and Trent Petro came back from a game down and won the next two to defeat Ryerson University 2-1.
 
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