The Illinois College Valorant team concluded its fall season with a narrow loss in the first round of the NECC playoffs against Lakeland University. The best-of-three series ended 2-1 in favor of Lakeland.

Illinois College started strong on its chosen map, Bind, securing a 14–12 win. Lakeland responded by taking the second map, Pearl, with a score of 13–8. The deciding third map, Haven, was closely contested, but Illinois College lost 14–12.

Dwight Duijneveld delivered a standout performance during the series, recording 87 kills and breaking his own single-series record for Illinois College set earlier in the season. Fray Moulton also achieved one of the top-five kill totals in program history with 68 kills.

The match statistics highlighted contributions from several players. Carter Nae

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