The Raiders opened the series with a dominant display on Lijiang Tower. Freshman tank player
Clay Brouwer put up a stellar Wrecking Ball performance, securing several key eliminations and boops which lead to a swift 2-0 map win for the Raiders.
The Braves selected Kings Row as the second map of the series. On their defense, the Raiders were able to stop the Braves cold halfway along the second point. Northwestern responded with an explosive offensive and quickly secured the win on Kings Row, bringing the series score to 2-0. The Raiders' decisive victory on Kings Row was heavily enabled by the strong Ana performance of sophomore support player
Jonah Upton, whose well placed anti-grenades and timely nano boosts were key to keeping the momentum in Northwestern's favor.
For the third and final map of the match, the Braves selected Horizon Lunar Colony. Thanks to the aggressive dives of senior tank player
Kit Fynaardt & junior dps player
Hadyn Lee, combined with the suppressing fire of junior dps player
Lane Mulder, the Raiders completely shut down the Brave's offensive, and full held point A of the map. On their attack, Northwestern quickly captured point A, closing out the series 3-0.
Junior support player Andrea Freeman was awarded player of the match. Her solid performances as Mercy on Kings Row and Horizon Lunar Colony, enabling her teammates and performing several key resurrections, helped the Raiders maintain their strong defensive positions and secure those decisive map wins.