The Barton Community College Rainbow 6 Siege dynasty came to a storybook ending Wednesday with their third National Championship in four seasons – and fifth overall for the program.
According to @BartonSports, they became only the third team in NJCAAE history to win three championships in a four-season span.
Barton defeated Northeast Alabama in the fourth map 7-5, claiming the match 3-1 and securing the championship.
Lead-up to the championship
Heading into the championship games, the college released this information on Wednesday, April 19:
For the second straight semester, the Barton Community College eSports Rainbow 6 Siege squad will battle for a NJCAAE National Championship after defeating fifth-seed Marshaltown Community College Tuesday evening 2-0.
Improving to 8-0 on the season and winners in 38 of their last 39 matches, including 18 straight, the five-pack would look to claim the program’s third National Championship Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. against second-seeded Northeast Alabama Community College.
Having first choice and selecting map at Chalet, Barton was flawless Tuesday, earning a 7-0 victory and seizing a 1-0 match advantage. Starting on the defensive side in Marshalltown’s map selection of Bank, the Cougars leaped out front again in the second phase at 5-2 before dropping the next four rounds and trailing for the first time 6-5.
Locked in a dogfight, Head Coach Curtis Rose executed his lone timeout at the right time, providing the perfect message with his Barton gamers attacking out of the break claiming the tying point to force overtime. In the extra period, the Cougars were lights out, claiming the next two points to claim the victory 8-6, fighting off any potential third and decisive map.
When asked about utilizing the timeout in that situation, Coach Rose stated, “Sometimes you just need to take a break to refocus and regroup.”
Other playoff results saw the Overwatch 2 group advancing out of the first round with a 3-0 victory over Pensacola State College before coming back and knocking off the second seed Northwest Florida State College 3-0 to secure a spot in Friday evening’s Quarterfinals against seventh seeded Missouri State University – West Plains, with the winner later playing in the Semifinal’s.
In Madden 22, Caden Nokleby opened his playoff run with a 3-0 victory over 11th seeded Northeast State College before having his season come to a close in the Quarterfinals to third seeded Heartland Community College 3-1.
