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Esports Tyler Dorsney

Saints Set Program Records; Overwatch Claims No. 1 ECAC Seed

St. Lawrence Esports continued its historic fall 2026 campaign with another strong week, finishing 6-1 across Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, and Overwatch. The Saints closed out ECAC regular-season competition with all three varsity titles headed to the Division B playoffs, while Overwatch secured the No. 1 overall seed and St. Lawrence established new single-semester program marks for total wins and varsity regular-season winning percentage.

Super Smash Bros Varsity opened the week Monday with a dominant 2-0 victory over John Brown University, taking the two crew battles by scores of 12-3 and 12-1. The Saints followed Tuesday with a 2-0 forfeit victory over Hagerstown Community College before closing their regular-season schedule Wednesday against Southern Virginia University.

St. Lawrence dropped the opening crew battle against Southern Virginia 8-12 before responding with a 12-6 victory to force a deciding third battle. The Knights ultimately took the finale 12-5, handing the Saints a narrow 1-2 loss.

The results closed out an impressive ECAC regular season for Super Smash Bros, which finished 5-2, placed third in its group, and earned the No. 8 seed in the ECAC Division B playoffs. The Saints have also completed their NECC regular-season schedule but will have to wait for Tuesday's remaining results to determine whether their NECC season will continue. St. Lawrence remains in realistic contention for the fourth and final playoff spot in its NECC group, which would likely place the Saints as the No. 7 or No. 8 seed in the Division IV bracket.

Rocket League continued its strong season with a perfect 2-0 week. The Saints opened Wednesday against Mercyhurst University, taking the first game 5-1 before Mercyhurst answered with a 2-0 win. St. Lawrence responded by winning three straight, 4-2, 6-0, and 4-0, to secure the 4-1 series victory.

The Saints returned Thursday for their ECAC regular-season finale against the University of Idaho, earning a 4-0 forfeit victory. Rocket League finishes ECAC play 4-2 in matches played, placing third in its group and earning the No. 7 seed in the Division B playoffs.

St. Lawrence Rocket League has also secured the No. 1 seed in its NECC Division V group. One regular-season match remains, with the Saints set to enter the NECC postseason as either the No. 1 or No. 2 overall seed depending on next week's results.

Overwatch continued its undefeated season with another perfect week. St. Lawrence opened Thursday against the University of Michigan-Flint in its ECAC regular-season finale and delivered a 3-0 sweep, taking the maps 2-0, 3-0, and 1-0.

The victory completed a perfect 6-0 ECAC regular season, secured the Division B Group 3 championship, and locked the Saints into the No. 1 overall seed in the ECAC Division B playoffs. As the top seed, St. Lawrence receives a first-round bye and a much-deserved week off from ECAC competition before beginning its postseason run.

The Saints returned Friday against East Stroudsburg University, earning a victory by forfeit to remain unbeaten and improve to 14-0 overall.

Overwatch has been equally successful in NECC competition, where St. Lawrence has already secured both the No. 1 seed in its group and the No. 1 overall seed in the Division V playoffs with one regular-season matchup remaining. A victory next week would allow the Saints to complete an undefeated fall regular season, while competing across both ECAC and NECC.

Across the three varsity titles, St. Lawrence concluded its ECAC regular season with a combined 15-4 record in matches played. Overwatch led the way at 6-0, Super Smash Bros finished 5-2, and Rocket League went 4-2. Overwatch and Rocket League also each received an ECAC bye-week victory that appears in league standings but is not included in that 15-4 played-match record.

The success has extended throughout the entire program this fall. St. Lawrence has now set a new single-semester program record with 48 total wins across varsity, academy, league, and tournament competition. At the varsity level, the Saints are 37-9 in regular-season matches played, good for an 80.4-percent winning percentage, also the best single-semester varsity regular-season winning percentage in program history.

Those records still have room to grow. Rocket League and Overwatch each have one NECC regular-season matchup remaining, while Super Smash Bros Academy has one final match of its own as postseason competition begins around them.

The Saints also added another entry to the program record book this week. St. Lawrence extended its varsity winning streak to nine consecutive matches before the run came to an end Wednesday, making it the second-longest varsity winning streak in program history. The streak surpassed the former program record of eight set in Spring 2025 and trails only the 14-match varsity program-record winning streak established earlier this fall.

With the ECAC regular season complete, all three varsity titles now know their postseason positions. Overwatch enters the Division B playoffs as the No. 1 overall seed, Rocket League as the No. 7 seed, and Super Smash Bros as the No. 8 seed. In the NECC, Overwatch has secured the No. 1 overall seed in Division V, Rocket League will enter as either the No. 1 or No. 2 overall seed in Division V, and Super Smash Bros remains alive for a Division IV postseason berth.

The Saints will have five streamed matches across the program next week, with ECAC postseason play beginning alongside the final week of NECC regular-season competition.

No. 8 seed Super Smash Bros Varsity opens the ECAC Division B playoffs Monday at 8:00 p.m. ET against No. 9 Northeastern University. The Saints will then await Tuesday's remaining NECC results to learn whether they have also secured a spot in the Division IV postseason beginning November 17th.

Super Smash Bros Academy takes the stage Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET against New England College, giving St. Lawrence another opportunity to add to its record-setting program win total.

Rocket League closes its NECC regular season Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. ET against Messiah University, with the result helping determine whether St. Lawrence enters the Division V playoffs as the No. 1 or No. 2 overall seed. The No. 7 seed Saints then begin their ECAC Division B postseason Thursday at 8:00 p.m. ET against No. 10 University of Idaho.

Overwatch closes the NECC regular season Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET against Arcadia University. With the No. 1 NECC seed already secured and a first-round ECAC bye, the Saints will have an opportunity to finish the fall undefeated at 15-0 overall and complete an unbeaten regular-season run across two different leagues.

Be sure to follow the Saints as postseason competition begins and tune in to streamed matches on the St. Lawrence University Twitch channel!
 
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