The Purdue Northwest Esports League of Legends squad captured their second-straight GLIAC title in the 2025 GLIAC Esports Championships this past weekend. The Pride finished in second place once again in the team overall standings.

The Basics

• Hosted at Purdue Northwest
• Hammond Campus Esports Arena - Hammond, Indiana

The Breakdown
League of Legends

• The Pride did not lose one single round of play in the bracket, defeating Michigan Tech in the semifinals 2-0 and then went on to beat Roosevelt in the championship game, 2-0.

Valorant

• The Pride went into the Valorant bracket as the three-seed and took on Wayne State in the opening round. Purdue Northwest defeated the Warriors 2-0 in a best-of three-game series.
• Purdue Northwest then took on Ferris State in the semifinals and won two-straight rounds to defeat the Bulldogs and advance to the title round.
• The Pride faced top-seeded Davenport in the championship game and the Panthers proved to be to much as they went on to win 2-0.

Super Smash Brothers

• The Pride lost in the opening round of the Super Smash Brothers tournament and then lost in the losers bracket round to end their run. 
• Michigan Tech finished the tournament as the Champions in Super Smash Brothers bracket.

Rocket League

• Purdue Northwest defeated Ferris State in the opening round of the Rocket League bracket 3-1 and move on to Round 2.
• The Pride fell in a tough battle against top-seeded Davenport, 3-0, and drop to the losers bracket.
• Purdue Northwest faced Ferris State once again and got the hard-fought victory 3-2 to advance to the semifinals.
• The Pride faced Grand Valley State and the match went to five games with the Lakers coming on top 3-2 and Purdue Northwest eliminated from the bracket.

FINAL STANDINGS

1.	Davenport	60
2.	Purdue Northwest	40
3.	Michigan Tech	25
4.	Grand Valley State	17
5.	Saginaw Valley State	15
6.	Ferris State	14
7.	Roosevelt	12
8.	Wayne State	3