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The Illinois College Esports team has experienced a challenging season in their recent matches against opponents from the Midwest Esports Conference. The team's performance over several games was mixed, with both victories and defeats.

On February 24, Illinois College secured a 2-0 victory against Purdue University Northwest. A strategic roleswap involved Kevin "SageWave" Tran moving to the jungle and Peter "255" Forman to adc, which proved successful. Coach's player of the game was Peter Forman.

The following day, Illinois College faced Grandview University and lost 0-2. Despite keeping the games close initially, Grandview managed to win through effective midgame skirmishing and macro decision-making. Kevin Tran was recognized as the coach's player of the game.

On February 26, Illinois College played against Briarcliffe College but suffered another defeat with a score of 0-2. The team started strong but could not maintain their lead past a critical late-game fight won by Briarcliffe. Again, Kevin Tran received recognition as the coach's player of the game.

Illinois College competed at the PNW LAN event on March 4 against the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and lost 0-2. They kept up a solid fight early on but ultimately fell short. Noah Postin was named coach's player of the game.

A notable success came on March 5 when Illinois College achieved their first LAN event win this season with a decisive 2-0 victory over Drury University. Carlos "Usopp" Cortes and Peter "255" Foreman delivered explosive gameplay that led to this success, with Tristan Fissette being named coach's player of the game.

However, on March 11, they faced Ohio Northern University and were defeated again with a scoreline of 0-2. ONU's strategy put significant pressure on IC leading to their loss. Carlos Cortes earned recognition as coach's player of the game.

In their final match recapped here on March 12, Illinois College played against Ottawa University (Kan.) and lost 0-2 despite achieving early gold leads in both games before Ottawa capitalized on midgame skirmishes for victory. Peter Forman was once more acknowledged as coach’s player of the game.