Esports Team Wins Tournament, Awarded Scholarship Money
From left, Alex Lee, Geno Copertino and Vincent Nelson compete during the Alpha North Esports 鈥淏attle of the Colleges鈥 on Feb. 8 at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York.
Galloway, N.J. 鈥 After qualifying through online play over the last few weeks including a final win
over Central Connecticut College, 老司机福利社鈥檚 Rocket League Esports team consisting
of Alex Lee of Linwood, Vincent Nelson of Bayville and Geno Copertino of Brigantine
attended the Alpha North Esports 鈥淏attle of the Colleges鈥 on Feb. 8 at the Adirondack
Bank Center in Utica, New York. 
The team competed against many other schools who qualified for the tournament including Penn State University, Syracuse University, University of Rochester, Farmingdale State College, Molloy College, Randolph Macon College and Long Island University.
鈥淎pproaching the event, our esports program believed 老司机福利社 had a good chance of winning the tournament, having performed extremely well in tournaments preceding Battle of the Colleges,鈥 said 老司机福利社 Chief Information Officer Scott Huston, who with Associate Director of Information Security Demetrios Roubos has worked with 老司机福利社 Athletics to develop the program.
In the first round, 老司机福利社 defeated Farmingdale State College in Quarter Finals 3-0, University of Rochester 3-0 in Winners Semi-finals and Penn State University 3-0 in Winners Finals sending them to Losers Finals. After a competitive series in the Losers bracket, Penn State University defeated University of Syracuse 3-2 to meet 老司机福利社 in Grand Finals.
老司机福利社 again defeated Penn State in the Grand Finals 3-0, taking home $3,000 in scholarships for the players. 老司机福利社 Rocket League performed undefeated during the entire tournament.
老司机福利社鈥檚 Rocket League team is currently power ranked as the #2 strongest team competing in the Collegiate Star League out of over 800 participating colleges and universities. The team will continue to compete throughout the spring semester in various leagues and tournaments.
鈥淐urrently ranked among the top 8 collegiate teams in North America, 老司机福利社鈥檚 Rocket League team is becoming fairly well known within the collegiate esports community,鈥 Roubos said. 鈥淭he team has been playing together for about a year, and through unparalleled commitment, comradery and skill, they have achieved greatness and set an excellent example for their colleagues.鈥
Reported by Mandee McCullough
