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March 7, 2019

ECAC Esports Members Swell to 23; Spring Competition Will Be Across 6 Different Game Titles, New Website Unveiled

Danbury, CT. – The ECAC announced today that its membership for the ’18-’19 school year is now 23 schools, a remarkable escalation considering the conference has been sponsoring esports for less than a year. ECAC Esports membership comes from all three NCAA Divisions spanning 10 different states. The 23 members field 102 teams now participating…

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February 27, 2019

ECAC Esports Competitor of the Week: Dustin Miller, Stevenson University

DANBURY, CT— Dustin Miller, a sophomore majoring in Computer Information with a network track, realized his passion for playing video games at a young age. He began playing casual story mode games and as he got older transitioned into Call of Duty, Smite, and League of Legends, where he discovered his route to go competitive….

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ECAC Fall 2018 Esports All-Academic Honors

February 4, 2019

ECAC Announces Fall 2018 Esports All-Academic Honors

DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced its first inaugural esports All-Academic list for the Fall 2018 Semester. A total of 51 student-athletes from 12-member institutions are recognized for their academic achievements inside the classroom. Canisius College led the schools with 13 honorees. While SUNY Canton had 12 student-athletes achieve the honor…

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December 21, 2018

152k Grant Awarded to ECAC and MAAC to conduct ECAC Championships at Hudson Valley Gamer Con

ALBANY, NY – The team behind HV Gamer Con 2019, which includes Albany Capital Center (ACC), Center for Economic Growth (CEG), Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) are pleased to announce they have been awarded a grant for what will be the largest northeast collegiate esports event to date in the Capital Region – the Hudson Valley…

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November 16, 2018

ECAC Esports Competitor of the Week Profile: Joel Madru, Siena College

DANBURY, CT – Before he captained the Siena College esports League of Legends team, Siena junior Joel Madru was an accomplished high school athlete at Chicopee Comprehensive High School in Massachusetts, playing in the #1 spot on the golf team and pitching for the baseball team. Although he performed in many highly competitive sporting events…

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October 29, 2018

ECAC Esports Competitor of the Week Profile: Arda Durukan, Saint Peter’s

DANBURY, CT – Arda Durukan, a junior in the Saint Peter’s University esports program, was born in Turkey. His family moved to the United States when he was ten. He didn’t know anyone in his new country, and didn’t know the language, which made making friends a real challenge. As a result, he took to…

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October 19, 2018

SUNY Canton eSports

DANBURY, CT– ECAC member SUNY Canton is a wonderful example of how an Esports program can generate an onslought of positive press. Few initiatives in the history of that University have generated the amount and extent of the media attention and coverage that their new Esports teams have attracted. We thought that success story merited mention…

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October 2, 2018

ECAC Esports Competition Continues to Expand

DANBURY, CT– The ECAC announced today the list of participating schools in the first official full year of ECAC eSports competition. The fall ECAC eSports competition commences this week, and the 80-year-old historic conference will be sponsoring and facilitating competition over five different gaming platforms during the course of this year. ECAC eSports members participating…

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August 9, 2018

ECAC Announces Formal Sponsorship of Intercollegiate Esports Competition

DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) announced today the formal sponsorship of intercollegiate Esports competitions beginning Fall 2018. The ECAC Esports league will consist of organized, competitive gaming in League of Legends, FIFA, Overwatch, Hearthstone and Fortnite. In addition to the online tournaments, the ECAC Esports Championship will be held at the Albany…

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May 3, 2018

Marist Claims Victory in ECAC Esports Tournament

DANBURY, Conn. – The Marist College Red Foxes claim the inaugural Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) League of Legends eSports title after defeating the Drew University Rangers. This is the first virtual tournament hosted by the Conference where eight teams squared off for three days of gaming. The championship match was streamed live via Twitch and…

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