Esports at Transylvania
Competitive gaming has come to Transylvania University.
Transy’s esports program gives students a chance to get in on a billion-dollar industry in a state-of-the-art gaming arena in Thomson Hall.
Our esports players hone their gaming skills while developing their communication, cooperation and quick thinking to perform at their best. You’ll compete in tournaments against other schools for real prizes and bragging rights.
Viewing parties will be held for all Transy Esports matches.
Games for 2025-26 include:
- Thomas Holocher
- Kieran Pearson
- Lily Cheng
- Tim Dousay
- Will Goodman
- Finley Luperchio
- Minseok Park
- Nicole sisoumankhara
- Michael “Penn” Vandiver
- Vivienne Landry
- Aspen Magill
- Xavier Tester
- Royce Turner
- Ethiny White
- Calliope Edwards
- Ryan Farris
- Brendan Geer
- Sean Griffith
- Thomas Holocher
- Caden Lintner
- SarahBeth Martin
- Evan Smith
- Xavier Tester
- Ethiny White
- Nathaniel Hunt
- SarahBeth Martin
- Ben Matheny
- Emily Quitter
- Will Sparrow
- Jeffry Todd
- Jonah Whitehead
- John David Montgomery
- Delta Pirkle
- Scarlet Poor
- Ethan Reed
- Clinton Wandle
- Ava Boyd
- Caden Lintner
- Delta Pirkle
- Nicole sisoumankhara
Match Scores 2025-26
Fall 2025 Matches
Week One
Monday, Sept. 22
Valorant vs. Centre
Loss 0-2
Tuesday, Sept. 23
Marvel Rivals vs Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Win 3-0
SSBU bye week
BYE
Wednesday, Sept. 24
Rocket League vs. Stevenson University
Win 4-0
Thursday, Sept. 25
League of Legends vs. Arkansas State University
Loss 0-2
Week Two
Monday, Sept. 29
Valorant bye week
BYE
Tuesday, Sept. 30
Marvel Rivals vs. Southern Virginia University
Loss 0-3
SSBU vs. Georgetown College
Win 2-0
Wednesday, Oct. 1
Rocket League vs. Charleston Southern University
Loss 3-4
Thursday, Oct. 2
League of Legends vs. Mississippi State University
Loss 1-2
Week Three
Monday, Oct. 6
Valorant vs. Indiana Tech
Loss 1-2
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Marvel Rivals vs. University of Southern Indiana
Win 3-0
SSBU vs. Tiffin University
Loss 0-2
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Rocket League vs. University of North Carolina Asheville
Loss 3-4
Thursday, Oct. 9
League of Legends vs. Florida Polytechnic University
Win 2-1
Week Four
Monday, Oct. 13
Valorant Rescheduled to 27th
Rescheduled
Tuesday, Oct. 14
Marvel Rivals vs. University of Alabama Huntsville
Loss 0-3
SSBU vs. Saginaw Valley State University
Loss 0-2
Wednesday, Oct. 15
Rocket League vs. Loyola University Maryland
Win 4-1
Thursday, Oct. 16
League of Legends vs. Missouri University of Science and Technology
Win 2-0
Week Five
Monday, Oct. 20
Valorant vs. Florida Polytechnic University
Win 2-0
Tuesday, Oct. 21
Marvel Rivals vs. Pace University
Loss 0-3
SSBU vs. University of Cumberlands
Win 2-0
Wednesday, Oct. 22
Rocket League vs. Midway University
Win 4-2
Thursday, Oct. 23
League of Legends vs. West Virginia University Tech
Loss 0-2
Week Six
Monday, Oct. 27
Valorant vs. Arkansas State University
Loss 1-2
Valorant vs. University of North Alabama
Loss 1-2
Tuesday, Oct. 28
Marvel Rivals vs. Waynesburg University
Loss 0-3
SSBU vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Win 2-1
Wednesday, Oct. 29
Rocket League vs. Elon University
Win 4-3
Thursday, Oct. 30
League of Legends bye week
BYE
Week Seven
Monday, Nov. 3
Valorant bye week
BYE
Tuesday, Nov. 4
Marvel Rivals vs. Mercyhurst University
Loss 0-3
SSBU vs. Murray State University
Loss 1-2
Rocket League vs. Florida Polytechnic University
Win 4-1
Thursday, Nov. 6
League of Legends vs. Georgia Tech
Loss 0-2
Playoffs Week One
Monday, Nov. 10
Valorant vs. University of Southern Carolina
Loss 1-2
Wednesday, Nov. 12
Rocket League vs. Saginaw Valley State University
Win 4-2
Playoffs Week Two
Wednesday, Nov. 19
Rocket League vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Loss 1-4
Playoffs Week Three
Wednesday, Dec. 3
Rocket League vs. Fanshawe College
UPCOMING
Esports arena
- 12 Alienware Aurora R12 PCs
- 11th Gen Intel core i7 11700F
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6
- 16GB dual channel DDR4 XMP @3200MHz Alienware 240 Hz IPS, free-sync, G-SYNC compatible 25” Monitors
- HyperX keyboard/mouse
- Xbox controllers
All free to use for students during open arena hours
Arena open hours:
Sundays: 2-10 p.m.
Mondays: 2-6 p.m.
Tuesdays: 3-5 p.m.
Wednesdays: closed
Thursdays: 3-5 p.m.
Fridays: 6-10 p.m.
Saturdays: 2-6 p.m.
Contact
Dylan Osborne
Esports Coach
dosborne@transy.edu
National Esports Collegiate Conference
Transy Esports is a member of the NECC, which provides and supports the collegiate esports community. The NECC fosters innovative competition experiences, provides quality broadcasting services, and works to support an inclusive community within collegiate esports
The benefits of esports
Participating in esports prepares you for academic and career opportunities in a variety of fields after graduating from Transylvania. Involvement with Transy esports can provide benefits in a number of areas of study such as computer science, digital arts and media, art and sports management. Participation in a NECC member esports program provides opportunities available through their community, such as graduate assistant positions and esports coaching positions after graduation.
Open to all levels
Transy Esports offers competitive play to students of all skill levels. Our NECC tournament organizers place teams according to their average rank, allowing even teams full of bronze players to find fair and competitive matches.
