Staten Island, NY | This is a big week for CSI Esports as some teams will be looking to cushion their top spots in their respective games, while others will seek a win in hopes to move up in the standings as we near closer to the playoffs. Check out the lineup below and check back on Friday for a full review of the week's action.
 

MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2021

SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE | Nintendo Switch

League Play:	ECAC - Week 6
Time	8:00 PM
Matchup:	College of Staten Island (4-0) vs. Stockton University (4-1)
Live Stream:	CSI Twitch
All-Time Series	First Meeting
Notes:	This week CSI will look to keep their winning ways going coming off of their bye week taking on Stockton University. Sofrino Lorenzo (Frio) has been a human highlight reel all season with the amount of opponents he's swept through using Captain Falcon with also huge support from the rest of the team that has helped one another in remaining undefeated for CSI. Stockton will definitely be looking to put an end to the streak as they are very formidable foes themselves, losing only one out of all five matches this season and just coming off of a victory against Molloy College. Two highly skilled teams ready for battle with one another to climb the ladder in the rankings and this is a match you certainly wouldn't want to miss.

   

TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021

NBA2K | PS4 & XBOX1

League Play:	ECAC - Week 6
Time	8:00 PM
Matchup:	PS4: CSI C (2-3) vs. Lakeland University (3-2) XBOX: CSI S (4-0) vs. Keuka College (3-2)
Live Stream:	CSI C Stream
All-Time Series	First Meetings
Notes:	In PS4 action Christopher Velasquez will be looking to get back to his winning ways for CSI as he's taking on Giovanni Ramirez who's representing Lakeland University. Though Velasquez has lost his last two matches, he's more determined than ever to move up the rankings and showcase his ability to get the job done. Ramirez has been very impressive as he's won two of his last three matches coming into this week with momentum for potentially a great match. Both of these competitors are hungry to climb the rankings, but only one will come out of this match on top either this will be a game you wouldn't want to miss.   In XBOX action Shabarii Noiis (CSI) will be looking to keep his undefeated streak alive as he is matched up against Brian Glauberman (Keuka College). Glauberman will be looking to make a statement this week after coming off of a lose to Stockton University by trying to be the first one first one to beat Noiis which would definitely be a huge boost in confidence if he can manage to. Defeating Noiis will be no easy task though as he's been a force to be reckoned with all season especially by constantly playing stellar offense which has led to many fast break points in the process giving him early leads. Will the winning streak continue or will it come to an end, tune in to find out.

   

ROCKET LEAGUE | Crossplay

League Play:	ECC - Week 4
Time	9:30 PM | 10:30 PM
Matchup:	3/9, 9:30PM - College of Staten Island (3-1) vs Mercy College (0-3) 3/12, 10:30 PM - College of Staten Island (3-1) vs Molloy College (3-0)
Live Stream:	CSI Twitch
All-Time Series	First Meeting
Notes:	The Dolphins are coming off two big wins this past week against D'Youville College and NYIT, making quick work of both teams, 3-0, including three shutout wins out of the total six games played. This week CSI will face undefeated Molloy College then will play winless Mercy College, for their second week of back-to-back ECC opponents. Last week Molloy took care of business defeating SJC, 3-2, and FSC, 3-1. Meanwhile Mercy lost to SJC, 3-0. In order for CSI to pick up two wins this week, they will need to continue to work as a cohesive unit both on the defensive and offensive end which both Samuel Rozenfeld (Eleventeen) and Ralphy Vargas (Driftzy) combining for most of CSI's shots and saves. Two wins this week would propel the Dolphins to the top three in the conference next to SNHU who is also unbeaten as they only play NYIT this week. ECC Rocket League is played in a best of five series with each team playing two schools each week.

 

VALORANT| PC

League Play:	ECAC - Week 6
Time	8:00 PM
Matchup:	College of Staten Island (4-0) vs. Sacramento State (4-0)
Live Stream:	CSI Twitch
All-Time Series	First Meeting
Notes:	This week it's the battle of the two last undefeated teams in the ECAC, as CSi and Sacramento State go in with identical 4-0 records after the first five weeks of Valorant play.  Sacramento was off last week, but went 4-0 through the first four weeks of the season, surrendering only one match point in week three to Florida State.  Otherwise, the Hornets have won each of their other matches 2-0 on their way into this one.  As for CSI, all four of their wins have also come by 2-0 scores.  They started the season 3-0 before a bye and got back to it last week with a very hard-fought 2-0 win over Wayne State, winning by scores of 13-11, 13-11.  The winner of this game will officially own sole possession of first place in the standings among the 42 schools competing in Valorant.

  

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021

OVERWATCH | PC

League Play:	ECAC - Week 6
Time	8:00 PM
Matchup:	College of Staten Island (3-2) vs. Hartford University (3-2)
Live Stream:	CSI Twitch
All-Time Series	First Meeting
Notes:	For the second time this ECAC season, CSI will be looking to pick themselves up after a tough loss, and this time they will try and do it against the University of Hartford, as they lock up for the first time in their history.  Previous to a tough loss to SUNY-Canton loss last week, CSI had won two straight, including a lopsided win over Providence College.  As for Hartford, they started the season with a tough loss to RPI, but rebounded with three-straight impressive wins over Bethel University, Anderson University and Arcadia University.  That streak came to an end last week, when Hartford fell to John Jay College's Columbus Circle team by a 3-0 count.  There are a total of 57 teams playing Overwatch this season, and right now both of these teams are tied for 12th place overall.  The winner is going to move up to 9th place in the standings after the match, while the losing side is going to find themselves locked into a multiple-team tie for 18th place, so the difference is a great one.

  

ROCKET LEAGUE | Crossplay

League Play:	ECAC - Week 6
Time	8:00 PM
Matchup:	College of Staten Island (3-2) vs. New Jersey City University (3-2)
Live Stream:	CSI Twitch
All-Time Series	First Meeting
Notes:	CSI will be coming off a tough lose to LIU Post in what was a back-and-forth affair, even after CSI took a 2-0 lead in the series. LIU needed two overtime games to beat the Dolphins in five games. This week, they we will taking on an NJCU Gothic Knights, whom they have played before in other sports, so CSI is no stranger to NJCU. However, NJCU is coming off three straight wins, along with nine straight games without allowing more than two goals per game. Most recently they beat Roger Williams University, 3-0.  Yet, even with the lose, the Dolphins have been playing well especially on the defensive end allowing only 2.05 goals per game to the opposition through all their games played thus far this season. Meanwhile, NJCU is averaging 2.56 goals per game thus far in their season. With both teams coming into this one with the same record, a win here would propel them to top five as they inch closer to the playoffs. Rocket League is played in a best of five format with five-minute games.