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The college sport mascot carries a number of important responsibilities.

Congratulations to the winner of the WCC Mascot Madness challenge — Cosmo the Cougar, from BYU. (J Mason Nordfelt)

LAS VEGAS — The tearful exits of bottom seeds Gael Force One and Wally Pilot marked the end of the opening round, and now we're on to day two of the WCC Mascot Madness. Play-in winners Iggy the Lion and Spike the Bulldog now go up against the top-seeded mascots in the conference: Willie the Wave and Diego Torero. The other contests feature Cosmo the Cougar against Don Francisco and Powercat vs. Bucky the Bronco.

LAS VEGAS — The results are in for day one of #WCCMascotMadess, and so far it's all chalk. Gonzaga's Spike the Bulldog easily moved on to the next round with an overwhelming 76 percent, while Iggy the LMU Lion scraped by Gael Force One by receiving 56 percent of the vote. Spike now faces #2 Diego Torero of USD, and Iggy will go up against top-seeded Willie the Wave, from Pepperdine. Round two starts Saturday at 7:00 p.m. (PST) and will run until 5:00 p.m. (PDT) on Sunday.