THE RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE ESPORTS REPORT
Submitted: November 13, 2022 for the period of: Monday, November 7 – Saturday, November 12
Super Smash Brothers
Team Members: sophomore Brandon Cataldo (Albany, NY/Albany), freshman Joseph Long (Troy, NY/Lansingburgh), and senior Elijah Tortorici (Schenectady, NY/Mohonasen)
Results: Monday, November 7 vs. Elmira – Win, 2-0
Notable Performances: RSC won by scores of 9-4, 9-8…Tortorici registered 12 stocks…Cataldo totaled five, while Long recorded the other one.
Valorant
Team Members: freshman Bibi Ahmad (South Ozone Park, NY/Brooklyn HS of the Arts), sophomore Geri'lynn Felicier-Norton (Bronx, NY/Bronx High School for Medical Science), sophomore Juan Neira (Bronx, NY/Bronx Academy of Letters), freshman Gregory Rivas (Jamaica, NY/Cristo Rey School), freshman Angel Rodriguez (Bronx, NY/KIPP NYC College Prep), freshman Gabriel Rodriguez (Bronx, NY/KIPP NYC College Prep), junior Briana Sanchez (Troy, NY/White Plains), and freshman Karena Weinpahl (Cold Spring, NY/Haldane and Storm King School)
Results: Tuesday, November 8 vs. Saint Joseph's – Win, Forfeit
Overwatch 2
Team Members: sophomore Danarvis Bland (Chicago, IL/Gary Comer College Prep), sophomore Geri'lynn Felicier-Norton (Bronx, NY/Bronx High School for Medical Science), freshman Connor Hastie (Babylon, NY/North Babylon), sophomore Juan Neira (Bronx, NY/Bronx Academy of Letters), freshman Isabelle Pucci (Averill Park, NY/Tamarac), and junior Abner Velazquez (Cohoes, NY/Orchard Collegiate Academy)
Results: Wednesday, November 9 vs. Stevenson – Loss, 3-1
Notable Performances: Felicier-Norton provided crucial "immortality fields" as the Baptiste that kept the team alive…Neira sealed the first map for the Gators with a crucial Zarya ultimate.
Fortnite
Team Members: freshman Mason Diaz (Elmont, NY/Sewanhaka), freshman Maryam Khaleel (Albany NY/Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls), freshman Nadia Osei-tutu (Bronx, NY/Bronx Letters Academy), and freshman Skylar Rowe (Ghent, NY/Chatham)
Results: Thursday, November 10
Stats and Figures: The Gators finished 11th out of 35 teams…RSC placed 15th, 17th, and 7th with three eliminations across the three lobbies.
Madden
Team Members: freshman Thyon Nelson (Brooklyn, NY/John Jay School for Law)
Results: Thursday, November 10 vs. UAlbany – Loss, 2-0
Stats and Figures: The scores of the games were: 24-7, 35-3.
League of Legends
Team Members: freshman Brian Ahmed (Bronx, NY/University Prep Charter), freshman Ronald Espinal (Bronx, NY/Bronx School for Law and Government), senior Mikhail Hailu Saratoga Springs, NY/Schuylerville), sophomore Gregory Rivas (Jamaica, NY/Cristo Rey School), and senior Elijah Tortorici (Schenectady, NY/Mohonasen)
Results: Tuesday, November 8 vs. Moravian – Loss, Forfeit
Friday, November 11 vs. Saint Joseph's – Postponed
Extra-Life Foundation 24-Hour Live Stream: The Gators partnered with the with Extra-Life Foundation, the Children's Miracle Network, and the Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center for a 24-hour live-stream event on November 11-12, 2022.
Gator Bites: Now in their second season as a program, Russell Sage College competes in the ECAC. Students interested in joining the team can contact Head Coach Luke Martin at: martil11@sage.edu
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