{"id":24035,"date":"2024-09-19T10:02:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T14:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=24035"},"modified":"2024-09-19T11:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T15:00:10","slug":"transylvania-esports-looks-to-continue-winning-ways-in-new-conference-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2024\/09\/transylvania-esports-looks-to-continue-winning-ways-in-new-conference-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania esports looks to continue winning ways in new conference this fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/transylvania_esports_blog-730x432.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/transylvania_esports_blog-730x432.jpeg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/transylvania_esports_blog-350x207.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/transylvania_esports_blog-768x454.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/transylvania_esports_blog-810x479.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/transylvania_esports_blog-300x178.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/09\/transylvania_esports_blog.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the heels of two championships in its inaugural year, Transylvania University&#8217;s esports program is powering up for another successful season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intercollegiate action officially kicks off next week with teams competing in six popular video games. Until then, the Pioneers are playing to see what skill-level division they&#8217;ll be assigned to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the new season, most of the squads are switching to the National Esports Collegiate Conference, including League of Legends, Overwatch 2, Super Smash Bros. and Valorant. 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