ROCKET LEAGUE REPEATS AS ECC ESPORTS CHAMPIONS HIGHLIGHTING CSI ESPORTS PLAYOFF PUSH

12/14/2021 9:26:00 AM

Staten Island, NY – The College of Staten Island Esports Playoffs for the Fall 2021 ECC & ECAC seasons are over. This year the playoffs were highlighted by CSI's Rocket League team, who won their second straight ECC Esports RL championship! CSI's Valorant team suffered their first loss ever in the ECC as they tried to repeat as champions but fell short in the final game. Below you will find all playoff matchup recaps for each team/player over the last couple of weeks of Esports playoff action. Be sure follow us on CSI Esports Twitch, CSI Esports Twitch 2 and our Twitter page @CSIEsports for full game videos, highlights, info and more!

ECC Playoff Results: ECAC Playoff Results:	ECC: #1 CSI 3, #4 NYIT 0 (3-2, 4-2, 2-0) – Semi-finals #1 CSI 4, #3 Molloy College 1 (3-2, 0-2, 4-1, 3-2OT) – Finals ECAC: #8 CSI, 3 #57 New England College 0 (4-0, 4-1, 2-0) – Round two #8 CSI 3, #25 Post University 1 (4-3, 0-1, 3-1, 2-1) – Round Three #8 CSI 0, #9 King University 3 (1-3, 2-3, 0-3) – Round of 16
Game Notes: ECC & ECAC: Best three out of five, 3v3 Championship: best four out of seven	ECC: The CSI RL team defended their ECC championship and have been named ECC Fall 2021 East Coast Conference Esports Champions. As the number one seed, CSI took on the number four seeded NYIT RL team, winning in straight sets, 3-0 to advance to the championship game against the number three seed, Molloy College. CSI took care of business in the championship game, defeating Molloy College 3-1 to repeat as back-to-back ECC Esports RL Champions. The Dolphins defensive stepped up in a big way, as they have done all season long allowing no more than two goals to the opposition during both playoff games. Ralphy Vargas (Driftzy) lead the team in goals during the playoffs with tallying eight overall. Samuel Rozenfeld (Eleventeen) led the team in assists and saves during the playoffs with eight and 11 respectively. Maxim Kleyer (Muckz) did a little bit of everything, adding six goals, five assists and eight saves during the championship run. ECAC: CSI did not advance as far as they have liked in the ECAC RL playoffs. After winning their first two playoff games, CSI came up short against the number nine seeded Kings University who played a tough defensive game, like CSI.
Final Playoff Results:	ECC: 9-1 FINAL RECORD \| Received the number one seed \| 4 of the 9 teams made the playoff cut \| Named Fall 2021 ECC Esports RL Champions ECAC: 8-3 FINAL RECORD \| Received the number eight seed \| 77 of the 120+ teams in competition made the playoff cut \| Advanced and lost in the round of 16

ECC Playoff Results:	#1 CSI 2, #4 Molloy College A Team 0 (13-1, 13-4) – Semi-finals #1 CSI 0, #3 Southern New Hampshire University 2 (8-13, 5-13) – Finals
Game Notes: Best two out three games	CSI's Valorant team had no issues in the semifinal game against Molloy College's A team, defeating the Lions in straight sets, 2-0 to advance to their second straight ECC Valorant Championship game. Ryan Lu (Miruux) led the team in total kills with 44 across both games. Kyle Collins (7iq) tallied 32 kills in the semis. However, the result was not the same in the championship game against SNHU. The Dolphins Valorant team suffered their first loss ever in the game of Valorant, 2-0, in the championship game. SNHU adjusted their game plan from their first loss to CSI early in the season and never gave CSI a real chance to come back in either set. CSI took an early lead in game one as the defenders, however, SNHU would score seven straight points giving them a five-point lead. In game two, CSI never led as they were down 6-1 early and ultimately were not able to make the comeback. CSI is now 17-1 lifetime in ECC Valorant play.
Final Playoff Results:	ECC: 8-1 FINAL RECORD \| Received the number one seed \| 4 of the 8 teams made the playoffs \| Lost in Championship Game

ECC/ECAC Playoff Results:	ECAC: #27 CSI 2, #64 Loyola University Maryland 0 (9-5, 9-5 Stocks Taken) – Round Two #27 CSI 2, #32 College of Saint Rose 1 (9-4, 8-9, 9-5 Stocks Taken) – Round Three #27 CSI 2, #5 Saint Joseph's University 0 (9-4, 9-4 Stocks Taken) – Round of 16 #27 CSI 0, #12 Florida Atlantic University 2 (6-9, 6-9 Stocks Taken) – Round of Eight ECC: #3 Nicholas (CSI) 3, #14 Jon (DYC) 0 – Round One #3 Nicholas (CSI) 3, #6 Steven (NYIT) 1 – Quarterfinals #3 Nicholas (CSI) 0, #7 Nicholas (STAC) 3 – Semi-Finals #12 Justin (CSI) 3, #5 Dillin (NYIT) 0 – Round One #12 Justin (CSI) L, #13 Sebastian (NYIT) W – Quarterfinals #15 Emmanuel (CSI) 0, #2 Matthew (NYIT) 3 – Round One
Game Notes: ECAC: Best two out of three 9-Stock 3v3 Crew Battle ECC: Best three out of five 1v1 3-Stock Battle Format	ECAC: CSI's SSBU team advanced all the way to the elite eight, before falling to the number 12 seeded Florida Atlantic University in straight sets, 2-0. This the second straight year that the team has advance to the elite eight playoff round. Winning it all this year was NJCU. Overall, the Dolphins SSBU team had another stellar season and is confident they will be back in the mix again next year. ECC: Nicholas Lam (ToonNick) suffered his only loss of the year in the semifinals against the number seven seed, STAC's Nicholas S. Justin Pena (Yotin) won his round one game, however, had to forfeit his quarterfinal game as he was not able to make the matchup date and time due to personal reasons. Emmanual Santos (Blub) narrowly received the number 15 seed, though, drew the number two seed Matthew (NYIT) and lost in straight sets, 3-0 in round one.
Final Playoff Results:	ECAC: 9-3 FINAL RECORD \| Received the number 27 seed \| 82 of the 120+ teams in competition made the playoff cut \| Lost in the Elite Eight Round ECC: 28-10 FINAL RECORD \| Nicholas Lam (10-1) \| Justin Pena (7-3) \| Emmanual Santos (6-3) \| James Handibode (5-3, DNQ) \| 18 of the 41 total players competing in ECC SSBU made the playoff cut \| One Dolphin advanced and lost in the semifinal game

ECAC Playoff Results:	#8 CSI (Amr Mousa) 0, #9 John Jay College (Oscar Sanchez-Gomez) 2 (0-5, 1-4 Game Scores) – Round one
Game Notes: Best two out of three 1v1 Online Format	CSI's Amr Mousa (Mousey) was unable to find the back of the net more than once in his first taste of ECAC FIFA 21 playoff action. Mousa (Mousey) lost to the number nine seeded John Jay College (Oscar Sanchez-Gomez) in straight sets, 5-0 and 4-1). Despite the loss, Mousa (Mousey) had a great first year season of FIFA 21.
Final Playoff Results:	5-4 FINAL RECORD \| Received number eight seed \| 33 of the 41 teams in competition made the playoff cut \| Lost in round two

ECAC Playoff Results:	PS4: #12 CSI C Team L, #2 University of Central Missouri W – Round One (Forfeit)
Game Notes: Best two out of three 1v1 Online Format	PS4: Chris Velasquez (CSI C Team) earned the number 15 playoff seed, though, was unable to participate against the number two seeded University of Central Missouri (Trevor Rabe); due to his Men's Basketball game conflict during the match time for his Esports Playoff matchup. Xbox: Michael Ashley (CSI M Team) missed the final playoff seed cutoff this season and will try his luck again next year.
Final Playoff Results:	PS4 C Team: 4-5 OVERALL RECORD \| Received number 12 seed \| 21 of 33 teams in competition made the playoff cut \| Xbox M Team: 2-5 OVERALL RECORD \| Did not qualify for playoffs \| 10 of the 20 teams in competition made the playoff cut

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