2020-21 esports News
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Connor Marston takes over leading NECC Esports program
June 02, 2021Haverhill, MA (June 2, 2021) - Northern Essex Community College Director of Athletics Dan Blair has announced that Connor Marston has been named the head coach of the Knights Esports program. -
Knights fall in the Overwatch championship match to CSUDH
April 30, 2021Haverhill, MA (April 30, 2021) – The Northern Essex Community College Esports team concluded its second season of competition falling to California State University-Dominguez Hills in the Overwatch championship match for the New England Collegiate Conference.
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Overwatch remains atop standings heading into final week
April 05, 2021Haverhill, MA (April 5, 2021) – Heading into the final week of the regular season, the Northern Essex Community College Overwatch team remains atop the standings in the New England Collegiate Conference following a 2-1 victory over the University of Southern Mississippi and now sit at 7-0-1 on the season.
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Knights remain unbeaten with shutout of Valporaiso
March 29, 2021Haverhill, MA (March 29, 2021) – The Northern Essex Community College esports team remained unbeaten in Overwatch action with a 3-0 victory over Valporaiso. For the week the Knights also picked up a victory in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate over Cedar Rapids by a 4-1 score.
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Knights shutout UC-Davis in Overwatch action
March 15, 2021Haverhill, 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.
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Esports remain unbeaten in Overwatch
March 08, 2021Haverhill, MA (March 8, 2021) – The Esports Overwatch team continues its stellar start to the spring season as they remain perfect at 4-0 and sit tied in first place with California State- Dominguez Hills in the New England Collegiate Conference.
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McDonald Player of the Week as Esports starts spring semester strong
February 18, 2021Haverhill, MA (February 22, 2021) – The Northern Essex Community College esports team is off to a fast start for the spring semester as Jason McDonald (FreakyJ) of Georgetown has picked up New England Collegiate Conference Overwatch Player of the Week honors as he led the Knights to a 3-0 victory over Lincoln Land Community College.
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NECC Announces Plans for Returning to Competition
January 22, 2021The Northern Essex Community College athletic program will return to intercollegiate competition this spring semester. The men’s basketball and women’s volleyball teams will return to competition in February along with Esports, which is coed.
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Athletics to continue Virtual Information Sessions in Spring 2021
November 30, 2020The Northern Essex Community College Department of Athletics in partnership with the Office of Admissions and Enrollment will be continuing to host Virtual Athletic Information Days through June for prospective students interested in the Knights athletic program.
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Knights capture inaugural NECC Overwatch Championship
November 23, 2020Haverhill, MA (November 23, 2020) – The Northern Essex Community College Esports Overwatch team captured the inaugural New England Collegiate Conference Overwatch championship on Saturday afternoon in convincing fashion with a 4-1 victory over the Eagles of Central Methodist University of Missouri. The championship is the third in the programs history since its establishment at the start of the 2019-20 year, as the Knights captured a pair NJCAA Championships in the spring of 2020 in Rocket League and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
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Knights secure top seed in upcoming NECC playoffs
November 02, 2020Haverhill, MA (November 2, 2020) – The Northern Essex Community College Overwatch team has secured the top seed and a first round bye in the upcoming New England Collegiate Conference post season tournament scheduled to begin on November 14th and will be presented by HyperX following a 3-0 victory over Carrol College (IA).
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Knights remain perfect in R6 and Overwatch
October 26, 2020Haverhill, MA (October 26, 2020) – Another perfect week of action in Rainbow Six: Siege (1-0) and Overwatch (2-0) for the Northern Essex Community College esports team and the Knights remain atop the standings in both NJCAAE and New England Collegiate Conference action.
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Knights stay hot in Overwatch action
October 19, 2020Haverhill, MA (October 19, 2020) – The Northern Essex Community College esports team had another successful week, picking up two more victories in Overwatch.
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NECC Overwatch team off to fast start in Esports competition
September 28, 2020Haverhill, MA (September 28, 2020) – The Northern Essex Community College Esports team has begun competition for the fall semester and the Overwatch team is off to an unbeaten start.
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Esports to join New England Collegiate Conference as associate member
August 11, 2020Haverhill, MA (Aug 11, 2020) – The Northern Essex Community College Esports team has announced it will join the New England Collegiate Conference as an associate member beginning with the 2020-21 academic year, while maintaining its full-time membership with the National Junior College Athletic Association esports, where it claimed two national championships this past spring.
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NECC Athletics announces Return to Athletics Plan
July 15, 2020Haverhill, MA (July 15th 2020) – The Northern Essex Community College Department of Athletics is pleased to announce its plans for returning to intercollegiate practice and competition for the 2020-21 athletics season in the wake of COVID-19. Following the Return to Play plans of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for the 2020-21 sports seasons, the Knights will plan to offer all of their varsity programs during the course of the academic year.
