Haverhill, MA (March 15, 2021) – The Northern Essex Community College Overwatch team remains unbeaten and atop the conference standings (5-0) in spring semester action as they took a 3-0 win over UC Davis on Saturday.

After falling behind 1-0 on the opening Nepal map, NECC rallied for the next two points and the opening map victory. They would follow with a 4-3 win on the Numbani map before shutting the Aggies down 3-0 on the Dorado map for the shutout victory as they didn't allow the UC-Davis objective past the first defensive point.

Jacob Pimentel (Tilted) of Haverhill earned player of the game honors in the match.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate action, Joshua Silva (jnosh_16) of Amesbury suffered his first defeat of the season falling 4-2 to Gogebic Community College. The loss drops Silva's record for the semester to 4-1.

Eli Abbott (Bigdaddy25477) of Newburyport dropped a 2-0 decision in NBA2K to Central Wyoming College playing as the Celtics he fell to the Hawks by scores of 84-20 and 81-31. Abbott now sits with a 2-3 record on the season.

Currently sitting at 1-3 for the season the Knights had a bye week on Rainbow Six: Seige and will resume play this coming week.

Northern Essex Community College competes as a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and sponsors 12 varsity intercollegiate sports including baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, softball, women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's soccer, Esports and men's and women's track and field. For more information on Northern Essex Community College Athletics please visit the official website of Northern Essex Athletics (www.neccknights.com).