By: Tom Klemick

– It was an historic night for Lebanon Valley esports, as the program became the first in Pennsylvania to play a varsity-level match, the first in the Commonwealth to earn a victory, and the first to do so via sweep in competitive action.In the first contest of its short history, the program's Overwatch team earned a 2-0 victory in best-of-three competition over Stephens (Mo.) on Tuesday night, Feb. 13. The squad's central hub is housed in the IT suite of Clyde A. Lynch Memorial Hall.The Overwatch starting group of, andshined in making quick work of the Stars thanks to a 4-0 victory in the opening match and a 3-0 decision in the second outing."The cohesive group played extremely well together, working both on offense and defense throughout the matches with great healing from Rachel and Nathan and incredible accuracy from Brandon," said LVC esports director of operations. "The team was able to push Stephens right from the start and never looked back."Witmer captained the squad and was especially effective as the team's D. Va. McGinley saw two rounds of game action, piloting two different characters and helping lead the way to the pair of match victories.Fans can view the replay of LVC's historic victory on the College's Twitch.tv channel at thisThe Flying Dutchmen return to action later this month when they face the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.Be sure to follow @lvcathletics on, andfor the most in-depth coverage of LVC athletics.