For the third year in a row, the Auburn sextet Therapy rocked Battle of the Bands and claimed first place, earning a prize of $400.
The second-place winner, Just Marked, won a $300 cash prize, and third-place winner, Blame Sydney!, took home $200.
"Even though this is our third year winning, it was a relief when they announced it because all the bands were so good this year," said Erika Daniels, one of the singers in the band.
The band members said they learned one of their new songs in just three days and were hoping they would not forget the words.
Nikita Miller, also a singer in the band, wrote two of the three songs her band performed.
One of them was inspired by a recent breakup with her boyfriend, which she announced to the audience.
The band also said the performance was the debut of the song and that the audience was the first to hear it.
"She wrote the song on Monday, so we practiced every day this week," said Rodney Kings, vocalist and keyboardist.
The band also performed its own soulful rendition of "American Boy" by Estelle.
The six-member band, including guitarist Khalil Roundtree, drummer Steve Lawson and percussionist Al Body, said they spent countless hours practicing, sometimes up to four hours at a time, to prepare for the show.
"It was a tough decision, but the judges did fairly well in their choice," said Raiyan Haq, freshman in undeclared sciences and math, who attended the competition. "Therapy did well, along with the other bands."
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