 Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff of ECPI University, If you have missed the first 3 weeks of collegiate esports action with the RAMS, then you have missed some absolute edge of seat, nail-biting, nerve grinding, esports action! The RAMS have fought hard and although the season record does not currently reflect that effort, the coaches could not be prouder of the team and their continued efforts and focus as they represent ECPI University in the premier collegiate esports conferences. Tune in this week for more exciting action as the RAMS hit their midseason stride and take on more collegiate opponents! Last Week’s Results Rocket League – Last week the ECPI Rams fell 2-3 to Middle Tennessee State University in an exciting and knock-down, drag-out match! The rams took 2 games and tied the MTSU at 2-2 and forced game 5 after being down 0-2. The last and final game also came right down to the wire and although they fought extremely hard, the rams did fall and take the first Rocket Loss of the season. League of Legends – Last week the ECPI Rams took on Fail Sail University. We knew it was going to be an uphill battle as the skill gap between the two lineups was significant. However, thanks to a very strong draft and early game strategy by Coach James, the ECPI Rams took an early lead and held it right through the mid-point of the 1st game. At that point, some unfortunate positioning and lucky ganks by FSU put them up too far for the RAMS to overcome in the late part of the game. The second game was even rougher, as a tough draft led to an early lead loss. Late game scalability by the FSU draft meant they ran away with the game. So the RAMS fell 0-2. Call of Duty: League Play – Week 2 of Call of Duty League play had us lined up against Independence Community College. WOW was this an exciting match to watch! Map trades back and forth lead to yet another 5th map tiebreaker and the excitement did not end there. The RAMS fought hard and gave the ICC team reason to pause, but did ultimately fall 2-3 to the ICC team. This Week’s Exciting Lineup! Rocket League – Tonight the ECPI Rams take on Western Kentucky University at 7:00PM (EST). Don’t miss a single minute of this fast paced, high-octane action! League of Legends – Tonight the ECPI Rams take on Western Kentucky University at 7:00PM (EST). Don’t miss a single minute of this fast-paced, high-octane action! Call of Duty: League Play – This week the Rams Call of Duty team takes on West Chester University on Wednesday night at 8:30PM (EST). Don’t miss any of the exciting action on Twitch.tv/ecpiuniversity!  Streaming Schedule |
| Game Day/Time Where to Watch Rocket League Tonight – 7:00PM Twitch.tv/ecpiuniversity League of Legends Tuesday – 7:00 PM Twitch.tv/ecpiuniversity Call of Duty: League Play Wednesday – 8:30 PM Twitch.tv/ecpiuniversity |
| ONGOING TRYOUTS – NOW OPEN TO STUDENTS AT ALL CAMPUS LOCATIONS AND ONLINE! COVID-19 has led to some interesting life changes for sure. One of them is that NACE now allows for remote play. This opens the door for all ECPI University students to participate in the esports program, no matter what campus you attend, even online! So, if you’re a competitive esports player and want to try out for the ECPI RAMS, visit www.ecpi.edu/esports today and fill out the tryout form! STREAM TEAM – Are you a gamer, but maybe not a competitive gamer? Do you still want to be a part of the RAMS, earn a jersey and help the team? You’re in luck! We also need more casters (broadcasters), streamers, and producers for the stream team – no experience necessary, we will train! Apply today at www.ecpi.edu/esports/tryouts! SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM – Are you a gamer but maybe not a competitive gamer? Do you still want to be a part of the RAMS, earn a jersey and help the team? You’re in luck! We also need help moderating our Discord community, Twitch channel, and social media – no experience necessary, we will train! Apply today at www.ecpi.edu/esports/tryouts! If you are new to Esports and would like a brief summary of what esports is in “laymen” terms, feel free to click over to this blog article that will give you a quick overview of Esports and the games that we play. We hope you enjoy this information and that you come out to watch and support your ECPI University RAMS in action this week on Twitch.tv/ecpiuniversity! #GORAMS Sincerely, Mike “str8razor” Glover Esports Athletic Director |
| For more information, visit our Discord server by visiting: ecpi.edu/esports |
