Siena Comes Back to Win 2020 MAAC Esports Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Championship
Siena Comes Back to Win 2020 MAAC Esports Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Championship
Edison, N.J. (April 18, 2020) – Siena College defeated Marist College 14-11 to claim the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Championship, the third to be completed of the 2020 MAAC Esports Championships presented by New Jersey Army National Guard. Siena was able to come back from an early deficit to knock off the Marist program, which won this afternoon’s Rocket League title and last night’s League of Legends title.
The title marks the third of the 2020 MAAC Esports Championships presented by New Jersey Army National Guard, and the first MAAC Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Championship in history.
Siena’s Nick “Knight” Galvam was named the 2020 New Jersey Army National Guard MAAC Super Smash Bros. Ultimate MVP.
The third seeded Saints began their run to the grand finals with a dominating 28-2 win over Niagara University in the second matchup of the day. From there, the third seeded Saints upset No. 2 Saint Peter’s University 15-11 in the semifinals to move on to the final matchup of the night. The grand finals win was the closest of any game throughout the day. With the win, Siena was able to defend its Electronic Gaming Federation (EGF) Collegiate Invitational title from January.
Marist’s run to the championship series was a grueling one, beginning with a 20-6 win over No. 4 Manhattan College in the first round. The Red Foxes, ranked fifth, were forced to play back-to-back, taking on No. 1 Canisius College in the semifinals in the very next game. Marist took down the bracket’s top seed 16-12 to advance to the finals.
Overwatch, the final game of the 2020 MAAC Esports Championships, is set to begin Monday April 20. Semifinal and final action is set for Friday April 24. All games of the 2020 MAAC Esports Championships presented by New Jersey National Guard can be streamed live at
Twitch.tv/officialEGF.
The full remaining championship schedule and seedings can be found below.
| Overwatch |
| Date |
Game |
Time |
Matchup |
| April 20 |
Game 1 |
5:00 p.m. |
No. 6 Siena vs. No. 3 Niagara, |
| April 20 |
Game 2 |
7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 Canisius vs. No. 4 Quinnipiac |
| April 24 |
Game 3 |
4:00 p.m. |
No. 1 Marist vs. Game 2 Winner |
| April 24 |
Game 4 |
6:00 p.m. |
No. 2 Saint Peter’s vs. Game 1 Winner |
| April 24 |
Championship |
8:00 p.m. |
Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner |
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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 EGF.gg, follow
@officialEGF on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Twitch 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 39
th 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.