The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) will be hosting the conference's championship LAN this Saturday, March 29 through Sunday, March 30.
The National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) will be helping support the two-day event. For a full-schedule of the championship LAN, please see below.
The two-day championship event will be taking place at Contenders Esports in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. and five different titles will crown their champions at the event. The Semifinals for each game will take place on Saturday with the Championship Finals for each scheduled for Sunday.
The MAAC will be crowning champions across each of its five-sponsored titles: League of Legends, Overwatch, Rocket League, Super Smash Bros., and Valorant.
This weekend’s championship can be seen on the conference's twitch channel which can be found here: https://www.twitch.tv/maacesports1
Semifinal Round play will be streamed beginning at 12pm ET on Saturday, with each of the five championship finals to be streamed on Sunday.
"I am excited for the upcoming weekend and to crown the champions across our five titles," said Brooke Timinski, Assistant Director at the MAAC. “It has been a pleasure to work closely with Jacob and his staff at the NECC this year, and we look forward to many more successful years ahead. Big shoutout to Contender for hosting us this year!”
Nine different programs have qualified to compete at the event with Quinnipiac leading the way with four teams set to compete. Iona, Manhattan, and Siena each will have three teams competing for a title. Marist and Mount St. Mary's will each be represented with two teams, while Canisius, Fairfield, and Rider will each have one.
"We're excited to be helping support the MAAC this weekend at their Championship LAN," said NECC Commissioner Jacob VanRyn. "We're looking forward to a great weekend of championship action and we're proud to be supporting such a great group of programs and such outstanding student-athletes."
MAAC Esports Championship Schedule
Saturday, March 29
12pm – Overwatch Semifinal #1 | #1 Marist vs. #4 Manhattan
12pm – Overwatch Semifinal #2 | #2 Mount St. Mary’s vs. #3 Quinnipiac
1pm – Super Smash Bros. Semifinal #1 | #1 Iona vs. #4 Marist
2:30pm – League of Legends Semifinal #1 | #1 Rider vs. #4 Siena
2:30pm – League of Legends Semifinal #2 | #2 Iona vs. #3 Quinnipiac
3:30pm – Super Smash Bros Semifinal #2 | #2 Quinnipiac vs. #3 Manhattan
5pm – Rocket League Semifinal #1 | #1 Quinnipiac vs. #4 Mount St. Mary’s
5pm – Rocket League Semifinal #2 | #3 Siena vs. #7 Canisius
6:30pm – Valorant Semifinal #1 | #1 Iona vs. #4 Siena
6:30pm – Valorant Semifinal #2 | #2 Manhattan vs. #3 Fairfield
Sunday, March 30
10am – Overwatch Championship Final
11am – League of Legends Championship Final
11:30am – Super Smash Bros Championship Final
12:30pm – Rocket League Championship Final
(To start at completion of Overwatch final)
1:30pm – Valorant Championship Final
(To start at completion of League of Legends final)
ABOUT THE MAAC
With 13 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 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year.
Current Conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist College, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary's University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College. The MAAC supports 24 sports and championships during the 2024-25 academic year; in addition, the MAAC champion earns automatic qualification to the NCAA Championship in 15 sports.
The MAAC prides itself on the accomplishments of its student-athletes in the classroom, as well as on the field.
ABOUT THE NECC
The NECC fosters innovative competition experiences, provides quality broadcasting services, and works to support an inclusive community within collegiate esports. The NECC was started to provide the collegiate gaming community with the respect it warranted and deserved. The conference prides itself on responding to the needs of its schools, directors, coaches, and most importantly - its players.
With more than 500 colleges and universities currently competing, the NECC strives to be a positive home for the collegiate gaming community.
For more information about the NECC, their schools, games, and community, visit their website at https://necc.gg/
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