Staten Island, NY | Week five ushers in the month of March of Esports gaming, and the focus now is on the playoff push for each team.  While some teams have a bye this week, resting on the laurels of what is so far an unblemished season, other teams are playing huge matches to solidify their place in the standings.

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2021

VALORANT | PC

League Play:	ECAC - Week 5
Time	8:00 PM
Matchup:	College of Staten Island (3-0) vs. Wayne State College - Black (3-0)
Live Stream:	CSI Twitch
All-Time Series	First Meeting
Notes:	In what promises to be a great matchup, this one could have championship implications on the line.  Both teams come in 3-0, and are two of just four teams out of 42 that remain undefeated.  CSI was on a bye last week, but so far have won three-straight 2-0 games over RPI (2), Providence College, and John Jay (Tide).  This week they face off against Wayne State's Black team, which has looked equally good this spring with wins over SUNY - Plattsburg, John Jay (A), and RPI (1).  Last week's win over RPI was their toughest, as they dropped their first round of the year but still managed to prevail, 13-8, 11-13, 13-6.  In ECAC play, Sacramento State right now sits in first place at 4-0 and they are on a bye this week, so the winner of this match will join them for first place overall in the 42-team league.  Also at 3-0 is the team from Catawba, and they play this week against Florida State's team that is 3-1 right now.

   

NBA2K | PS4 & XBOX1

League Play:	ECAC - Week 5
Time	8:00 PM
Matchup:	PS4: CSI C (2-2) vs. Mount St. Mary's College (2-2) XBOX: CSI S (4-0) – BYE WEEK
Live Stream:	CSI C Stream
All-Time Series	MSM leads the all-time series, 1-0
Notes:	In PS4 action this week, Christopher Velasquez (CSI C) will be facing Mount St. Mary's other player in competition, Jereme Amoako-Atta. Last week Velasquez lost to Mount's Sam Bell in what was a back-and-forth affair at times during the games. Bell came out with the series win, 2-1, however, Velasquez will be seeking some revenge when going up against Mount's Amoako-Atta this week. Like Velasquez, Amoako-Atta is also coming off a loss, when he fell to Stockton's Dontae Loveland, who is undefeated at 4-0 and yet to lose a single game thus far. Velasquez has shown great poise in is games which will help him devise a plan to beat Mount's Amoako-Atta this week.   In Xbox this week, Shabarii Noiis (CSI S) will have a bye as he awaits his next opponent in week six of competition. Noiis owns the top spot of ECAC Xbox play with a 4-0 record as the only undefeated team left. Noiis has been a beast in NBA 2k21 by not only winning but also by learning his opponents' tendencies and exploiting them throughout his games.

   

ROCKET LEAGUE | Crossplay

League Play:	ECC - Week 5 & 6
Time	8:00 PM | 9:00 PM
Matchup:	8P: College of Staten Island (1-1) vs. D'Youville College (1-3) 9P: College of Staten Island (1-1) vs. New York Tech (3-1)
Live Stream:	CSI Twitch
All-Time Series	First Meetings
Notes:	Going forward, CSI will be playing two matches back-to-back in ECC RL competition, this week they face D'Youville College and NYIT. Last week CSI played the defending ECC RL champs, SNHU, who currently holds the top spot in the conference, 4-0. CSI played tough defense in that game, they even took a game, however, the comradery within SNHU's RL team was stellar, and they staved off CSI to win the series, 3-1. In this week's matchups, CSI will look to grab two wins and propel themselves towards the top half of the ECC standings. Although it won't be easy, especially against a potent NYIT team, who comes into this one, 3-1, coming off back-to-back wins last week. Nonetheless, CSI will be up for the challenge as they have been all season long playing together and learning each other's tendencies on the field that should translate to more wins sooner than later.  The ECC is one of two leagues in which CSI plays Rocket League. the ECC has a set schedule week to week and the top four teams at the season's end will face off in a single elimination tournament.

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021

OVERWATCH | PC

League Play:	ECAC - Week 5
Time	8:00 PM
Matchup:	College of Staten Island (3-1) vs. SUNY - Canton (3-1)
Live Stream:	CSI Twitch
All-Time Series	First Meeting
Notes:	This one should have heavy playoff implications as well as both teams roll in with identical 3-1 records and looking to keep momentum at a high.  CSI started the season 1-1, but have since rebounded to score a pair of lopsided wins over LIU and Providence College.  As for SUNY-Canton, they started out 2-0, beating Wayne State 3-0 and then Alfred State, 3-1.  They then hit a snag in a 3-0 loss to Johnson & Wales (Blue), but then won a battle with their own JV team, 3-0, setting up this match with CSI.  There are a total of 57 teams playing in ECAC Overwatch this spring, and the Dolphins and Roos are tied for 5th-place overall so this matchup is going to go a long way to separate the playoff-contending teams from the non-contending teams.

  

ROCKET LEAGUE | Crossplay

League Play:	ECAC - Week 5
Time	8:00 PM
Matchup:	College of Staten Island (2-1) vs. Long Island University (3-1)
Live Stream:	CSI Twitch
All-Time Series	First Meeting
Notes:	The Dolphins are coming off two straight wins playing some of their best games as a cohesive unit. This week they will face off against an LIU Sharks team that is also coming off two straight victories, most recently beating Dallas Baptist University, 3-2. Through all of CSI's 12 ECAC RL games played thus far this season, they are allowing under two goals (1.91) per-game to the opposition. Defense has been the Dolphins best offense this season as teams continue to struggle to score against them; a big reason for that is the play of Ralphy Vargas (Driftzy) who tallied a total of 14 saves in last week's matchup alone. On the other end, CSI has been capitalizing offensively with skillful passing and control (in the air and on the floor) off the wheels of Samuel Rozenfeld (Eleventeen) who has scored 10 plus goals in the last two matchups. Rocket League is played in a best of five format with five-minute games.