Hold The Lanes - League of Legends Week 4 Recap

DISCLAIMER: Due to Riot experiencing DDoS attacks, some of the matches weren’t able to be recorded or streamed well. Some information in this article may be incomplete.

It’s time to wrap up week 4 of Division One’s League of Legends season! Showcased are the 4 matches played, some highlights, and an update on individual and team rankings.

Ohio State VS St. Clair

Last Sunday (10/5), two 2-1 teams fought a strong game 2 to stay in the upper bracket of the season. Game 1 was the same as most of the games seen so far in Division One--one-sided, 20-25 minute matchups. St. Clair, despite getting Ace’d by Ohio State, flipped both the kill score and gold advantage with one fight, ending the game with a win. Game 2, however, was where it got exciting. St. Clair got first blood, but Ohio State ended up leading in kills. 6 drakes were taken over the course of the game, 4 for Ohio State and 2 for St. Clair. Things went out of Ohio State’s favor when St. Clair managed to get 2 Barons. The scaling tilted. The winner is St. Clair.

Ohio State is 2-2 and St. Clair is 3-1 in Division One League of Legends.

Ohio State Highlight

St. Clair Highlight

Stony Brook VS Utah

Game 1 proved that power scaling isn’t the only way to win a League of Legends match. Utah focused on building a scale advantage to get kills, but Stony Brook split-pushed towers when lanes were open. A battle in top lane would result in Stony Brook getting a bot lane tower. Utah was strong enough to get a base inhibitor first, but things flipped before they could capitalize on it. 2 Barons and a drake go in Stony Brook’s favor as they eventually win game 1. Game 2 was played much more defensively by both sides, first blood not happening until around 7 minutes in for a drake capture. This time, Stony Brook scaled better with a tanky Galio (SBU Vinn) to win the match.

Stony Brook is 3-1 and Utah is 0-4 in Division One League of Legends.

Stony Brook Highlight

Utah Highlight

West Virginia VS Maryville

It’s offense VS offense as West Virginia faces off against Maryville. Less than 3 minutes into game 1, both teams had grabbed 2 kills. This aggression eventually favors Maryville as they scale faster in lane dominance, kills, and objectives. They take game 1. Game 2 ends up worse for West Virginia. Maryville’s Crimson gets a quad kill while pushing top lane towers. The game ends with Shelly being activated onto nexus towers and a 5-31 kill score in favor of Maryville.

West Virginia is 1-3 and Maryville is 4-0 in Division One League of Legends.

West Virginia Highlight

Maryville Highlight

Winthrop VS Boise State

What happens when you put a top 2 competitor against a 0-3 team? You get an uneven matchup. In game 1, Winthrop not only did a wonderful split-push, but they also managed to get both void grubs and a drake to their advantage. They seemed to cause Boise State’s base to collapse inward as they ended the game. Game 2 was a bit better for Boise State. They managed to lessen the gold difference and traded the one drake they got last game for a void grub advantage. But the game, and overall match, went to Winthrop.

Winthrop is 3-1 and Boise State is 0-4 in Division One League of Legends.

Top 5 Player Statistics Update

Statistics for Division One’s League of Legends ranks players individually to see how they performed over the course of the season. This is updated weekly. For Week 4, these are the top 5 players in each category:

KDA Ratio: 1) SCC Alonso - 15.36 || 2) MU Shimmer - 13.88 || 3) WU Mobility - 10.94 || 4) OSU 5150 - 10.88 || 5) WU Denathor - 10.61

Creep Score: 1) Utah Pwnkickfly - 274 || 2) SBU Vinn - 262 || 3) MU Toasty - 241 || 4) MU ScaryJerry - 241 || 5) SBU TheChubbyPig - 239

Vision Score: 1) SCC Miracle - 93 || 2) MU Crypgen - 82 || 3) OSU Delight - 68 || 4) WU Only35 - 66 || 5) SBU Qitong - 63

Gold @ 15: 1) SBU TheChubbyPig - 6.7k || 2) WU Mobility - 6.6k || 3) SCC Lyg - 6.5k || 4) SCC Flocon - 6.4k || 5) MU Toasty - 6.2k

Matches & Leaderboard

Division One’s League of Legends Standings (10/10/25)

1. Maryville (4-0)
2. Stony Brook (3-1)
3. Winthrop (3-1)
4. St. Clair (3-1)
5. Ohio State (2-2)
6. West Virginia (1-3)
7. Boise State (0-4)
8. Utah (0-4)

Week 5 of matches happens this Sunday (10/12) and Monday (10/13). Division One has Ohio State VS Stony Brook, Winthrop VS St. Clair, West Virginia VS Utah, and Boise State VS Maryville set to be played. It’ll be exciting to see who wins the first two matches, and whether Utah and/or Boise State can get their first win.