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BOSTON – Combining to achieve a 12-4 match record last week, the Northeastern esports program kicked off October by making waves across a number of competitions.
 
No. 2 HEARTHSTONE  //  11-5 overall
Northeastern won six of its eight matches across three competitions last week, jumping from No. 3 to No. 2 in the Oct. 13 reveal of the College Hearthstone Observer national rankings.
 
For the second straight week, the Huskies played to a hard-fought, 3-2 defeat within the Tespa Varsity Division as Northeastern was unable to navigate past Arcadia (Oct. 6). NU enters Swiss round three seeded outside the top 30 yet is still within range of qualifying for the 16-team playoffs.
 
From Oct. 5 to Oct. 12, the Huskies went three-for-three during Tespa Open Division play, improving their tournament record to 5-1. Entering Swiss round six, Northeastern had been seeded 13th in the field of more than 130 programs before elevating its position upon defeating the amateur side, Poutine (Oct. 12). NU remains in strong contention to qualify for the 32-team regional playoffs.
 
Northeastern picked up two national top-five wins at the Akron Esports Hearthstone Invitational, where the Huskies advanced to the semifinals. NU defeated its rival, No. 2 RIT (3-0), during Saturday's Group B bracket opener and proceeded to take out No. 5 Penn State (3-0) during Sunday's quarterfinals.
 

Last Week	Opponent	Competition	Round	Result
Mon., Oct. 5	Virginia Tech	Tespa Open Division - Split 1 East	Swiss Round 4	W, 3-2
Tue., Oct. 6	Arcadia	Tespa Varsity Division	Swiss Round 2	L, 2-3
Thu., Oct. 8	Stairway Petes	Tespa Open Division - Split 1 East	Swiss Round 5	W, 3-0
Sat., Oct. 10	No. 2 RIT	Akron Esports Hearthstone Invitational	Group B bracket	W, 3-0
Sat., Oct. 10	Kent State	Akron Esports Hearthstone Invitational	Group B bracket	W, 3-1
Sun., Oct. 11	No. 5 Penn State	Akron Esports Hearthstone Invitational	Quarterfinals	W, 3-0
Sun., Oct. 11	Mississippi	Akron Esports Hearthstone Invitational	Semifinals	L, 2-3
Mon., Oct. 12	Poutine	Tespa Open Division - Split 1 East	Swiss Round 6	W, 3-2
This Week	Opponent	Competition	Round	Time
Tue., Oct. 13	Kent State Columbiana County	Tespa Varsity Division	Swiss Round 3	9 p.m.
Thu., Oct. 15	TBD	Tespa Open Division - Split 1 East	Swiss Round 7	7 p.m.

 
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS  //  5-0 overall
Sweeping its two matches last week, Northeastern remained undefeated across all competitions during the young 2020-21 season.
 
As the No. 1 seed in the Esports Collegiate region qualifying bracket, the Huskies moved to two wins away from clinching the automatic bid to the 32-team College League of Legends Fall Invitational. NU handed fourth-seeded Kent State the 2-0 defeat during the winners semifinals (Oct. 6), earning a winners final showdown with second-seeded Buffalo on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
 
Northeastern also improved its tournament record within the Cloud region of the Upsurge Contenders League to 3-0 after defeating Illinois College, 2-0 (Oct. 8). The first-place Huskies will look to stay atop the group when they take on the amateur club, Dark Pulse, on Thursday, Oct. 15.
 

Last Week	Opponent	Competition	Round	Result
Tue., Oct. 6	[4] Kent State	College League of Legends Fall Invitational	ESC region semifinals	W, 2-0
Thu., Oct. 8	Illinois College	Upsurge Contenders League	Cloud group stage	W, 2-0
This Week	Opponent	Competition	Round	Time
Tue., Oct. 13	[2] Buffalo	College League of Legends Fall Invitational	ESC region finals	7 p.m.
Thu., Oct. 15	Dark Pulse	Upsurge Contenders League	Cloud group stage	8 p.m.

 
OVERWATCH  //  4-2 overall
Returning to competitive action for the first time after a three-week break, Northeastern opened the Tespa Overwatch Varsity Series with a pair of round-robin victories.
 
The Huskies sported back-to-back, 2-0 wins against UCF and Full Sail University during Saturday's doubleheader. NU will contest its next two round-robin matches on Saturday, Oct. 17.
 

Last Week	Opponent	Competition	Round	Result
Sat., Oct. 10	UCF	Tespa Varsity Series	Group stage	W, 2-0
Sat., Oct. 10	Full Sail University	Tespa Varsity Series	Group stage	W, 2-0
This Week	Opponent	Competition	Round	Time
Sat., Oct. 17	TBD	Tespa Varsity Series	Group stage	3:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 17	TBD	Tespa Varsity Series	Group stage	5 p.m.

ROCKET LEAGUE  //  12-4 overall
Taking its first cracks at the national Collegiate Rocket League stage, Northeastern witnessed its 10-match winning streak across all competitions come to an end with two Eastern Conference defeats against Ohio State (3-0, Oct. 8) and UCF (3-2, Oct. 11). After surrendering the first two games during Sunday's match against the Golden Knights, the Huskies leveled the score with one-goal victories during games three and four yet conceded the finale by a 2-0 goal margin.
 
Northeastern's CRL Eastern Conference match against South Florida (green) will air live on Twitch via RocketLeague on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m.
 
Preserving their flawless record in the NACE Rocket League Fall Cup, the Huskies swept their two matches last week against Great Bay Community College and Misericordia. Through two weeks of round-robin play, Northeastern (4-0, eight points) continues to co-lead the Group L standings next to Mount St. Joseph, which NU will face on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
 

Last Week	Opponent	Competition	Round	Result
Tue., Oct. 6	Great Bay C.C.	NACE Rocket League Fall Cup	Group L round-robin	W, 3-0
Tue., Oct. 6	Misericordia	NACE Rocket League Fall Cup	Group L round-robin	W, 3-0
Thu., Oct. 8	Ohio State	CRL National Championship	Eastern Conference league play	L, 0-2
Sun., Oct. 11	UCF	CRL National Championship	Eastern Conference league play	L, 2-3
This Week	Opponent	Competition	Round	Time
Tue., Oct. 13	South Florida (Green)	CRL National Championship	Eastern Conference league play	8 p.m.
Tue., Oct. 13	Penn College	NACE Rocket League Fall Cup	Group L round-robin	TBD
Tue., Oct. 13	Mount St. Joseph	NACE Rocket League Fall Cup	Group L round-robin	9:15 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 14	Northern Virginia C.C.	CRL National Championship	Eastern Conference league play	8 p.m.
Thu., Oct. 15	South Florida (Gold)	CRL National Championship	Eastern Conference league play	8 p.m.

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