MARSHALL, Minn. - The SMSU Esports Overwatch team has advanced to the Midwest Finals. 

The SMSU Overwatch team finished the regular season at 4-1 in series and 11-5 in individual games, SMSU landed 2nd in the standings in the Midwest A group stage. In the first round, the Mustangs faced the Grand View University Vikings, who ended the regular season 3-2 in series, 9-11 in individual games, to finish 3rd in the Midwest B group stage. The Mustangs dominated the series, picking up 2-0, 2-1 and 3-0 victories on their way to a sweep.

In the semifinals of the Midwest playoffs stage, the Mustangs matched up against the top team from the Midwest B region, the Morningside University (Iowa) Mustangs. Morningside showed that they were a class above the rest of the teams in the Midwest B group, going 5-0 in series and 15-0 in individual games. SMSU defeated Morningside to advance to the finals of the Midwest playoffs. 

The Mustangs will face off with the University of Wisconisn-River Falls Falcons in the finals, the two teams matched up in the regular season with the sereis going down to the wire, the Falcons won 3-2, with three of the games decided by a single point. 

The match will begin tonight at 7, follow along on the SMSU Esports twitch channel HERE