WESTERVILLE, Ohio -- Otterbein Esports wrapped up Week 3 of its Fall 2026 campaign, putting together a 1-4 overall program record across Rocket League, Valorant, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Overwatch 2, and Rainbow Six Siege.
 

In Rocket League on Tuesday, the Cardinals dropped a 3-0 decision to California State University-East Bay in NACE Swiss Placements action. Despite the loss, Otterbein pushed CSU-EB to the limit in Game 2 before falling in a tight 4-3 battle, powered by a goal and an assist from freshman Carter Mathwig (Tizzur).
 

On Wednesday, Valorant earned a dominant 2-0 sweep over Atlantic University in NACE Swiss Placements. On Map 1 (Lotus, 13-8 victory), Junior Nishan Thapaliya (magz) led the match with 23 kills, closely followed by freshman captain Izzy Snobeck (Buttercup) and sophomore Landon Chalfant (nastee), who each dropped 22 kills. The Cardinals maintained their momentum on Map 2 (Sunset, 13-4 win), where sophomore Santi Camacho (GameTr) powered the offense with a match-high 22 kills on Skye, supported by Snobeck's 20 kills on Raze.
 

Also on Wednesday, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fell 2-1 to The Ohio State University. Otterbein answered an opening 8-0 stock loss in Game 1 by bouncing back for a 2-0 win in Game 2, led by sophomore Ross Gerckens (Ssorian) taking 7 stocks across Duck Hunt, Isabelle, and Luigi. However, OSU secured the series victory with a 4-0 finish in Game 3.
 

Overwatch 2 was swept 3-0 on Thursday by the University of Texas at Arlington.
 

The Rainbow Six Siege squad wrapped up the week on Thursday, falling 2-0 to the University of Central Missouri in the Midwest R6 Game of the Week. Despite a hard-fought 7-5 defeat on Map 1 (Chalet), sophomore Ben Ronk (nebski) led the Cardinals with 10 kills.
 

Otterbein Esports will look to bounce back as they head into Week 4 of fall competition.