THE RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE ESPORTS REPORT
Submitted: November 22, 2022 for the period of: Monday, November 14 – Monday, November 21
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 14 vs. Husson – Win, 2-0
Competition Details: RSC qualified for the playoffs with the victory…The Gators won by scores of 9-7, 9-2…Tortorici registered 14 stocks, including all nine stocks in the second game.
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: Monday, November 14 vs. Saint Joseph's – Win, 2-1
Friday, November 18 vs. Saint Peter's – Postponed
Monday, November 21 vs. Saint Peter's – Loss, 2-0
Saint Joseph's Competition Details: Espinal recorded 17 kills, two deaths, and five assists in the first game to lift the Gators…RSC outscored Saint Joseph's 29-2 in the deciding third game…Ahmed, playing as the jungler, registered a 14 kills, one death, and seven assists in the third game.
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 15 vs. Saint Rose – Postponed
Friday, November 18 vs. Saint Rose – Win, 2-0
Competition Details: The end of the game scores were: 14-12, 20-18…Both of the games went into overtime…Angel Rodriguez totaled 86 kills, 42 deaths and 9 assists…Sanchez recorded 55 kills, 45 deaths, and 21 assists, while Gabriel Rodriguez accumulated 52 kills, 49 deaths, and 19 assists.
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 16 vs. The Catholic University of America – Loss, 3-2
Competition Details: Catholic reverse swept the Gators (2-1, 3-1, 0-1, 0-1, 0-2)… Bland got his Pharah ult in the first 30 seconds of the game and completely wiped the enemy team…Felicier-Norton consistently saved her team as Baptiste…Hastie successfully flanked behind the enemy to kill their supports as Reaper.
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 17
Competition Details: The Gators finished 21st …RSC placed 10th, 32nd, and 28th with zero eliminations across the three lobbies.
Madden
Team Members: freshman Thyon Nelson (Brooklyn, NY/John Jay School for Law)
Results: Thursday, November 17 vs. Buena Vista – Win, 2-1
Competition Details: The scores of the games were: 52-13, 10-13, 27-17…Nelson totaled more than 400 yards rushing across the three games…He recorded 6 interceptions in the first contest.
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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