The College of Staten Island is bringing a 4-0 record in the game of Valorant into their matchup tonight with Molloy College, and can take a big step forward towards playoff contention with a win tonight over Molloy College, who come in with a record of 2-3, and are looking to stay alive in the playoff race..

CSI VS MOLLOY COLLEGE AT-A-GLANCE
Matchup: College of Staten Island (4-0) vs. Molloy College (2-3)
Where:  Online, PC Gaming
Time: 8:00 PM
Ticket/Broadcast Info: Free
Live Video: CSI Twitch
All-Time Series: First Meeting
About Valorant:  Valorant is a relatively new first-person shooter where teams work in groups of five as either attackers or defenders in a series of rounds.  Rounds are two minutes long and each round has a winner that scores a point.  Points are scored by attacking teams if they eliminate the five defenders or they successfully plant a spike (bomb) in a specific location and it explodes by the time the round is over.  Defending teams win the round's point if they eliminate all five attackers before the spike is planted or if they successfully diffuse or prevent the spike from exploding by the time the timer ends.  The team that successfully scores 13 points wins 1 overall game, and in order to win an entire match, a team must win two out of three games.  Players choose one of 12 agents to play with before a round begins each with their own specialties, and after each point in a round, players get to spend economy credits boosting their character in categories like weaponry and armor. Teams take turns being attackers and defenders 12 rounds at a time.
News & Notes:  Valorant is a new video game that debuted in late-spring as a beta version before a relatively final version in late-July, although the game has been patched often.  As such, it is the first time the ECC is sponsoring the game for competitive play, putting all the ECC programs on relatively even footing.  CSI is undefeated in Esports this season, sporting a 6-0 record in Overwatch while coming in tonight with a record of 4-0 in Valorant.  They can take a big step forward tonight in the playoff race if they can pull out a victory over Molloy, helping them stay atop the standings as well.  As for Molloy, they are coming off of a loss to Farmingdale State last week to dip them to 2-3, and are hoping to work their way up to playoff contention with a win tonight over the Dolphins.
What's Next?:  CSI's next Valorant match will take place on Friday, when they face Southern New Hampshire at 4pm.  Later in the evening, at 7pm, CSI will take on SNHU in te game of Overwatch as well.  In other Valorant games this week, Daemen College take on St. Joseph's-LI, NYIT takes on Hood College, and Farmingdale State takes on Mercy College.