MAAC Esports Resumes Play
MAAC Esports Resumes Play

MAAC Esports Resumes Play

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Edison, N.J. (March 25, 2020) - Saint Peter’s University defeated Siena College in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate last night as Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Esports resumed play. The Peacocks won 18-13 over the Saints in the lone match of the night.

With the win, Saint Peter’s moved into a tie for first place in the Electronic Gaming Federation (EGF) College Series Season 1 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Series with a 6-1 record. Canisius College owns the tiebreaker, also sitting with a 6-1 record atop the standings. Siena fell back to third place with the loss, moving to 5-2. Following the top three are Marist College (3-3) and Manhattan College (3-3), Niagara University (2-4), RIT (0-6), and Quinnipiac University (0-6).

The continuation of the Esports schedule comes after the postponement of the 2020 MAAC Esports Championship presented by New Jersey Army Nation Guard due to the COVID-19 pandemic. League play was originally suspended but will now continue with players logging in from home.  
MAAC Esports play continues tonight with four matches scheduled in Rocket League. Matches begin at 5:00 p.m. at can be streamed at twitch.tv/officialegf. See below for tonight’s full Rocket League schedule:
  • Siena vs. Canisius – 5:00 p.m.
  • Quinnipiac vs. Marist – 5:30 p.m.
  • Manhattan vs. Niagara – 7:00 p.m.
About Electronic Gaming Federation (EGF):
Founded in 2015, EGF is the first to establish unique platforms for youth, high school and Division 1 collegiate esports competitions. With students and education at its core, EGF's youth, high school and collegiate leagues & programs were inspired by the best aspects of traditional sports to create opportunities for students and schools to engage and advance. Divisions of EGF include EGFY (Youth), EGFH (High School), EGFC (Collegiate) programs. For more information or to inquire about collegiate participation, please visit EGFederation.com, follow @officialEGF on Twitter, Instagram and Twitch and @egfederation on Facebook or contact info@egfederation.gg.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 39th year of competition during the 2019-20 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.