From left, Vincent Nelson of Bayville, Geno Copertino of Brigantine and Alex Lee of Linwood at the Alpha North Esports Battle of the Colleges on Feb. 8 at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York.
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - Stockton University's Rocket League Esports team won the Alpha North Esports Battle of the Colleges Feb. 8 at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York defeating Penn State University, Farmingdale University and the University of Rochester.
Team members Alex Lee of Linwood, Vincent Nelson of Bayville and Geno Copertino of Brigantine beat Penn State in the finals to win $3,000 in scholarship money.
We believed Stockton had a good chance of winning the tournament, having performed extremely well in tournaments preceding Battle of the Colleges, said Stockton Chief Information Officer Scott Huston, who with Associate Director of Information Security Demetrios Roubos has worked with Stockton Athletics to develop the program.
Stockton 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 the Winners Finals sending Penn to the Losers Finals. After a competitive series in the Losers bracket, Penn State University defeated University of Syracuse 3-2 to meet Stockton in Grand Finals. Stockton again defeated Penn State in the Grand Finals 3-0.
Stockton's Rocket League team was ranked as the No. 2 strongest team competing in the Collegiate Star League out of more than 800 participating colleges and universities. The team is also ranked among the top eight collegiate teams in North America.
Stockton's Rocket League team is becoming fairly well known within the collegiate esports community, Roubos said. The 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.
Stockton esports teams participate in the Eastern College Athletic Conference, Collegiate Star League and TESPA. Teams also compete in Fortnite, League of Legends, Overwatch, Rocket League, Super Smash Brothers and Hearthstone.
