Monday, March 20th, 2023 — Valorant vs. Missouri State University (NACE Week 6)
Game 1: (Haven - Attack) To kick off week six of their NACE regular season, the Pioneers' Valorant team would face off against Missouri State University. Marietta's roster for game one would consist of Ian Wohnhas (Sardis, Ohio/River) as Reyna, Artemii Stepanets (Land O'Lakes, Fla./Academy at the Lakes) as Fade, Jas Smith (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/) as Killjoy, Spencer Tenney (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) as Jett, and captain Walker Dale (Zanesville, Ohio/Maysville) as Omen. After 12 rounds of play on the attacking side, the Pioneers would lead MSU with a score of 7-4. The defensive side of play would be equally as successful, winning another six rounds to secure the map. (13-11, Marietta Win)
 
Game 2: (Ascent - Defense) Marietta would enter map two with a composition of Jas Smith (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/) as Killjoy, Artemii Stepanets (Land O'Lakes, Fla./Academy at the Lakes) as Fade, Walker Dale (Zanesville, Ohio/Maysville) as Omen, Spencer Tenney (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) as Jett, and Ian Wohnhas (Sardis, Ohio/River) as KAY/0. The Pioneers would put up a stalwart defense in game two, only allowing Missouri State to secure seven rounds on their attack. However, the Pioneers' attack would fare much worse where they would lose five rounds in a row, leading to an MSU map win. (6-13, Missouri State Win)
 
Game 3: (Icebox - Defense) For map three in this series, the Pioneers would be heading to one of their favorite choices, Icebox. Their composition would consist of Jas Smith (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/) as Raze, Walker Dale (Zanesville, Ohio/Maysville) as Omen, Spencer Tenney (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) as Jett, Ian Wohnhas (Sardis, Ohio/River) as Sage, and Artemii Stepanets (Land O'Lakes, Fla./Academy at the Lakes) as Fade. The Pioneers' defense would not be as strong with this compositional choice resulting in a round 13 score of 4-6. However, when the Pioneers would enter the attacking side of play, the tide turned in their favor where they would win six rounds in a row, resulting in a game three victory for Marietta. (13-10, Marietta Win)
Final Score: 2-1, Win
 
Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 — Overwatch vs. Concordia College (NACE Week 6)
Game 1: (Busan – Control) The Pioneers' Overwatch team would continue their NACE regular season run on Tuesday against Concordia College. Their first map would be Busan's Mecha Base where the Pioneers' roster would be comprised of Baili Matheny (Little Hocking, Ohio/Warren Local) as Sigma, Austin Amash (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) as Ashe, Jeffrey Dolby (Glenford, Ohio/Sheridan) as Cassidy, captain Corey McFann (South Webster, Ohio/) as Zenyatta, and Eric Schnegg (Clarington, Ohio/St. John Central) as Moira and Kiriko. Marietta would capture the control point first, but the round would go back and forth in control. The Pioneers would come out on top in round one 100%-99%. Round two would take place at the Sanctuary. Several compositional changes would take place with Baili Matheny (Little Hocking, Ohio/Warren Local) as Reinhardt, Austin Amash (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) as Ashe and Reaper, Jeffrey Dolby (Glenford, Ohio/Sheridan) as Cassidy and Genji, Corey McFann (South Webster, Ohio/) as Lucio, and Eric Schnegg (Clarington, Ohio/St. John Central) as Kiriko. Concordia would capture the control point first, however, unlike round one, the Cobber's would retain control until 99% where the Pioneers would flip control of the point into their favor. Marietta would then stave off multiple attacks from Concordia but would persevere in the end, winning round two and game one. (2-0, Marietta Win)
 
Game 2: (King's Row – Hybrid) Marietta would start game two on the defensive side of play. Their roster consisted of Baili Matheny (Little Hocking, Ohio/Warren Local) on Reinhardt, Austin Amash (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) on Mei, Jeffrey Dolby (Glenford, Ohio/Sheridan) on Cassidy, Corey McFann (South Webster, Ohio/) on Lucio, and Eric Schnegg (Clarington, Ohio/St. John Central) on Kiriko. The Pioneers would hold the payload for several team fights but would ultimately lose control at 0:45. The Cobbers were successful in securing the first checkpoint but would be stopped by the Pioneers 66.85m into the second checkpoint. With a win condition in mind, the Pioneers would make a compositional change on attack, swapping Baili Matheny (Little Hocking, Ohio/Warren Local) to Sigma and Winston, Austin Amash (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) to Ashe and Reaper, and Jeffrey Dolby (Glenford, Ohio/Sheridan) to Genji. Marietta would quickly overwhelm the Cobbers' defense and after obtaining control of the payload, would have 5:08 to secure the first checkpoint. Roughly a minute and a half later, the Pioneers would secure the second checkpoint and continue their way to the finish line. The team would again overwhelm the Cobbers and secure the victory on map two. (3-2, Marietta Win)
 
Game 3: (Circuit Royal – Escort) For map three, the Pioneers would be on defense first. Their composition consisted of Baili Matheny (Little Hocking, Ohio/Warren Local) on Sigma and Wrecking Ball, Austin Amash (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) on Reaper, Jeffrey Dolby (Glenford, Ohio/Sheridan) on Genji, Corey McFann (South Webster, Ohio/) on Lucio, and Eric Schnegg (Clarington, Ohio/St. John Central) on Kiriko. Marietta would have to give up the first checkpoint in overtime but would stop the Cobbers 40.48m into the second checkpoint. Once the Pioneers were on the attacking side of play however, they quickly captured the first checkpoint. With 4:00 remaining on the clock, the Pioneers were able to secure the 40.48m needed to win the map and the game. (2-1, Marietta Win)
Final Score: 3-0, Win
 
Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 — Rocket League vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene University (GLEC Week 8)
Game 1: The Pioneers' Rocket League team would face off against Mount Vernon Nazarene University to continue their GLEC regular season run. The Pioneers' roster would consist of captain Austin Offenberger (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta), Alec Ellis (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington), and Tyler Lanham (Waverly, W.Va./). Game one would go in MVNU's favor where they would score six unanswered goals. (0-6, MVNU Win)
 
Game 2: Game two would go much in the same manner as game one for the Pioneers. Mount Vernon would score four goals before captain Austin Offenberger (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) was able to stop the bleeding with an unassisted goal of his own at 3:37. Mount Vernon would not stop however, adding three more goals to their total before the end of the match. (1-7, MVNU Win)
 
Game 3: Marietta would look like a much more prepared team in game three where they would hold MVNU until 2:48 when the first goal would be scored. Alec Ellis (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) would tie the game only 19 seconds later to make the score 1-1. Mount Vernon however would score one final goal for the match at 1:38 securing the round and game. (1-2, MVNU Win)
Final Score: 0-3, Loss
 
Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 — Rocket League vs. Defiance College (GLEC Week 8)
Game 1: Marietta would face off against Defiance College to cap off a double-header match day. The Pioneers roster would be the same as earlier in the night: Alec Ellis (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington), captain Austin Offenberger (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta), and Tyler Lanham (Waverly, W.Va./). Defiance would come out strong, dismantling the Pioneers early in the game. Alec Ellis (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) would score the only goal for the Pioneers at 3:16. (1-9, Defiance Win)
 
Game 2: Defiance would make a roster substitution to enter game two and would score the first goal of the game at 3:10. Tyler Lanham (Waverly, W.Va./) would tie the game at 2:05 with an assist from Austin Offenberger (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta). Defiance would score three more times before a goal from Alec Ellis (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) at 1:06 assisted again by Austin Offenberger (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta). (2-5, Defiance Win)
 
Game 3: The Pioneers would strike first in game three with a goal at 3:29 by Alec Ellis (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington), however, Defiance would score three unanswered goals of their own after. Austin Offenberger (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) would score at 1:25 to try and bring the Pioneers back. Defiance would however score two more of their own shortly after. (2-5, Defiance Win)
Final Score: 0-3, Loss
 
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 — Overwatch vs. Marion Technical College (GLEC Week 8)
Game 1: (Lijiang Tower – Control) Marietta College Overwatch continued its GLEC regular season with a match against Marion Technical College on Wednesday. The Pioneers would send out Baili Matheny (Little Hocking, Ohio/Warren Local) on Winston, Austin Amash (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) on Ashe, Jeffrey Dolby (Glenford, Ohio/Sheridan) on Genji, captain Corey McFann (South Webster, Ohio/) on Lucio and Eric Schnegg (Clarington, Ohio/St. John Central) on Kiriko. The first site would be Lijiang Tower's Gardens where the Pioneers would capture the point first. Control of the point would flip back and forth throughout the first round but the Pioneers would ultimately win round one to a score of 100%-42%. Up next, the would square off at the Command Center where again, Marietta would capture the point first. After completing 85% of the control point, MTC would flip it into their control but lose it just as quick. The Pioneers would win round two with a score of 100%-29%. (2-0, Marietta Win)
 
Game 2: (King's Row – Hybrid) Marietta would start off King's Row on defense, with Baili Matheny (Little Hocking, Ohio/Warren Local) on Reinhardt, Austin Amash (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) on Ashe, Jeffrey Dolby (Glenford, Ohio/Sheridan) on Cassidy, Corey McFann (South Webster, Ohio/) on Lucio, and Eric Schnegg (Clarington, Ohio/St. John Central) on Kiriko. Marion Tech would be successful in capturing the payload and escorting it through all the checkpoints with 1:35 in the time bank. Marietta's attack would go much the same where they would capture the payload and all the checkpoints with a total of 3:32 after completion. Overtime would be initiated where the Pioneers would start on defense. MTC was able to capture the payload and escort it a total of 84.28m before being stopped and running out of time. The Pioneers would ultimately win on their attack phase after capturing the payload and escorting it the required 84.48m. (5-4, Marietta Win)
 
Game 3: (Circuit Royal – Escort) The Pioneers would start game three on defense with a compositional makeup of Baili Matheny (Little Hocking, Ohio/Warren Local) on Sigma, Austin Amash (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) on Hanzo, Jeffrey Dolby (Glenford, Ohio/Sheridan) on Ashe, Corey McFann (South Webster, Ohio/) on Lucio, and Eric Schnegg (Clarington, Ohio/St. John Central) on Kiriko. Marietta's defense would not be as strong as previous games this time around. Marion Tech was able to secure all the necessary checkpoints to win the round with 2:42 remaining, while the Pioneers struggled to even secure the first checkpoint. (0-3, MTC Win)
 
Game 4: (Esperanca – Push) For game four, Marietta would make a large change to their composition, primarily to their tank and support lines. Baili Matheny (Little Hocking, Ohio/Warren Local) would play Wrecking Ball, Austin Amash (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) would be on Ashe, Jeffrey Dolby (Glenford, Ohio/Sheridan) would be on Cassidy, Corey McFann (South Webster, Ohio/) would be playing Zenyatta, and Eric Schnegg (Clarington, Ohio/St. John Central) would be playing Moira. After some intense back and forth, the game would ultimately end in favor of the Pioneers who pushed the payload a total of 120.63m compared to MTC's 104.64m (1-0, Marietta Win)
Final Score: 3-1, Win
 
Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 — Overwatch vs. Anderson University (GLEC Week 8)
Game 1: (Nepal – Control) Marietta College Overwatch continued its GLEC regular season with a match against Anderson University on Thursday. Their composition for Nepal's Village would be Baili Matheny (Little Hocking, Ohio/Warren Local) on Reinhardt, Austin Amash (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) on Reaper, Jeffrey Dolby (Glenford, Ohio/Sheridan) on Cassidy, captain Corey McFann (South Webster, Ohio/) on Lucio, and Eric Schnegg (Clarington, Ohio/St. John Central) on Kiriko. Marietta would be successful in capturing the control point first and holding it for 36% before Anderson would flip it into their control. After holding on for another 38%, Anderson would lose control and the point would flip to the Pioneers' favor and remain there until the end of the round which ended with a score of 100%-38%. The next location would be Nepal's Sanctum and the Pioneers would run the same composition except Austin Amash (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) would be on Soldier:76. Anderson would gain control of the point first but only for a brief time. The control point would flip in ownership several times over the match but Marietta would come out on top in round two with a score of 100%-27%. (2-0, Marietta Win)
 
Game 2: (Paraiso – Hybrid) The Pioneers would start game two on defense. Their composition would consist of Baili Matheny (Little Hocking, Ohio/Warren Local) on Reinhardt, Austin Amash (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) on Bastion and Soldier:76, Jeffrey Dolby (Glenford, Ohio/Sheridan) on Cassidy, Corey McFann (South Webster, Ohio/) on Lucio, and Eric Schnegg (Clarington, Ohio/St. John Central) on Kiriko. Marietta would hold the payload for quite a while before Anderson was able to secure control with only 48 seconds remaining. Anderson was then only able to push the payload a total of 68.06m into the first checkpoint before being stopped and running out of time. The Pioneers' attack phase would be fast, securing the payload at 2:15, and the necessary 68.06m at 4:00. (2-1, Marietta Win)
 
Game 3: (Junkertown – Escort) The Pioneers would start game three on Defense where they would run Baili Matheny (Little Hocking, Ohio/Warren Local) on Reinhardt, Austin Amash (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) on Ashe, Jeffrey Dolby (Glenford, Ohio/Sheridan) on Genji, Corey McFann (South Webster, Ohio/) on Zenyatta, and Eric Schnegg (Clarington, Ohio/St. John Central) on Kiriko. Ultimately, the Pioneers would stop Anderson 100.09m into the second checkpoint before being stopped and losing the remaining time. Marietta's attack would not fare so well on Junkertown as they were unable to push the payload the required distance. (2-3, Anderson Win)
 
Game 4: (Esperanca - Push) For the fourth map of the series, the Pioneers would be going to Esperanca. Their composition would consist of Baili Matheny (Little Hocking, Ohio/Warren Local) on Reinhardt, Austin Amash (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) on Reaper, Jeffrey Dolby (Glenford, Ohio/Sheridan) on Cassidy, Corey McFann (South Webster, Ohio/) on Lucio, and Eric Schnegg (Clarington, Ohio/St. John Central) on Kiriko. Although the first team fight would not go in the Pioneers' favor, they were able to win game three after pushing the cart a total of 125.56m compared to Anderson's 63.96m. (1-0, Marietta Win)
Final Score: 3-1, Win
 
Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 — Super Smash Bros. vs. Widener University (NACE Week 6)
Game 1: The Pioneers' Super Smash Bros team would face off against Widener University to continue their NACE regular season run. The first round would go heavily in favor of Widener as their choice of Ike was able to sweep through the entire Pioneers roster. (0-12, Widener Win)
 
Game 2: Game two would be a much closer battle as the first fighter for Marietta, captain Mason Rice (Marietta, Ohio/Parkersburg South (W.Va.)), and his choice of Bowser would face off against King K.Rool in the first match. Mason was able to eliminate two of King K's stocks but ultimately lost all of his in the process. Next up for the Pioneers would be Peyton Engel (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central) as Corrin who was able to make quick work of the remaining stock from King K while only losing one herself. She would next square off against Widener's choice of Kazuya where she was only able to eliminate one of his stocks before being eliminated herself. Next up for Marietta would be Zac Lane (Stratford, N.J./Buena Regional) and his choice of Little Mac. Zac would lose one stock to Kazuya before eliminating his remaining two. Widener's next fighter would be Bowser who was successful in eliminating Zac, but lost two stocks in the process. Finally, for the Pioneers Kenzie McDonald would come out with Min Min to try and finish off the Bowser. They were extremely successful in doing so and lost 0% health in the process. Last up for Widener was their choice of Fox who was able to eliminate all of Kenzie's stocks while only losing on themselves. (0-2, Widener Win)
Final Score: 0-2, Loss
 
Friday, March 24th, 2023 — Super Smash Bros. vs. University of St. Francis (GLEC Week 8)
Game 1: Marietta College's Super Smash Bros team would compete against the University of St. Francis on Friday to continue their week eight run of the GLEC regular season. Peyton Engel (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central) would be the first fighter for Marietta where she her choice of Corrin would face off against USF's choice of Ness. Peyton would be able to eliminate one stock from Ness before losing all of her own. Up next would be Zac Lane (Stratford, N.J./Buena Regional) and his choice of Little Mac. Zac was able to eliminate Ness' remaining stocks while only losing one himself. USF's next fighter would be Donkey Kong who would not lose any stocks due to several missteps taken by Zac Lane (Stratford, N.J./Buena Regional). Finally for Marietta, captain Mason Rice (Marietta, Ohio/Parkersburg South (W.Va.)) would bring out his choice of Bowser to take on Donkey Kong, however, Mason would lose all three of his stocks while only eliminating one from DK. (0-5, USF Win)
 
Game 2: Game two would start with Zac Lane (Stratford, N.J./Buena Regional) in the opening spot with his selection of Dark Suit Samus going up against USF's Ganondorf. Zac would fall to Ganondorf to a tune of 0-3. Next up for the Pioneers was captain Mason Rice (Marietta, Ohio/Parkersburg South (W.Va.)) and his choice of Donkey Kong. Mason was only able to eliminate a single stock from the Ganondorf before being eliminated himself. Finally, in the anchor position was Peyton Engel (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central) and her choice of Corrin who was ultimately eliminated herself before taking a single stock from the USF fighter. (0-7, USF Win)
Final Score: 0-2, Loss
 
Saturday, March 25th, 2023 — Super Smash Bros. vs. University of Mount Union (GLEC Week 8)
Game 1: Marietta College's Super Smash Bros team faced off against the University of Mount Union on Saturday to continue their week eight run of the GLEC regular season. The Pioneers' first fighter for the day would be Peyton Engel (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central) and her choice of Corrin facing off against UMU's choice of Ganondorf. Peyton would be successful in eliminating all three stocks from Ganondorf but would lose two herself in the process. Next up for UMU would be their choice of Sora who was quickly able to dispatch Peyton's single remaining stock. Next up for the Pios was Zac Lane (Stratford, N.J./Buena Regional) and his choice of Little Mac. Zac was only able to eliminate a single stock from the Sora before being eliminated. Last up for the Pioneers was captain Mason Rice (Marietta, Ohio/Parkersburg South (W.Va.)) and his choice of Donkey Kong. Unfortunately, the Sora overpowered Mason and was able to quickly eliminate all three of his stocks. (0-4, UMU Win)
 
Game 2: For game two, the Pioneers would choose to send out captain Mason Rice (Marietta, Ohio/Parkersburg South (W.Va.)) first with his choice of Donkey Kong. He would face off against UMU's choice of Byleth. Mason was able to dispatch the Byleth quickly while only losing a single stock himself. Up next for UMU would be Ganondorf who was able to eliminate Mason's remaining two stocks before losing any themselves. Up next for the Pioneers would be Peyton Engel (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central) as Corrin. Peyton unfortunately would fall to Ganondorf without eliminating any of his stocks. Finally for the Pioneers, Zac Lane (Stratford, N.J./Buena Regional) would try his and carry the Pioneers to victory. Unfortunately for him, he would only be able to eliminate one stock before being eliminated. (0-4, UMU Win)
Final Score: 0-2, Loss