BOSTON – Returning three student-athletes from its spring/summer 2020 Tespa Hearthstone Collegiate Varsity Division national championship team, the Northeastern esports program revealed on Wednesday the third of its four inaugural varsity rosters as the title's fall 2020 seasons commence.
The Huskies' national championship trio of senior
Justin Adams, junior
Jason Enright and senior
Darian Saracevic will unite with sophomore
Ben Pomeroy as NU looks to defend its Varsity Division title and improve on its national runner-up finish in the Open Division.
TESPA HEARTHSTONE COLLEGIATE VARSITY DIVISION | Sept. 25 – Nov. 15
Reserved for a premier field of up to 128 programs, the Tespa Hearthstone Collegiate Varsity Division starts with a seven-round, Swiss-style regular season. Upon its completion, the top 16 teams will be seeded into a double-elimination bracket that plays down to four programs, which will enter the single-elimination tournament finals. All matches are scored as best-of-five games.
Details regarding Northeastern's Varsity Division regular season schedule are yet to be released.
TESPA HEARTHSTONE COLLEGIATE OPEN DIVISION | Split 1: Sept. 21 – Oct. 24 | Split 2: TBD
Featuring a more general classification of up to 256 teams, the Tespa Hearthstone Collegiate Open Division will feature two splits during the fall 2020 season – one running from September to October and another running from November to December. During each split, teams will be sorted into two regions (East and West), within which they will contest nine-round, Swiss-style regular seasons. From there, the top 32 teams in each region will be seeded into the double-elimination regional playoffs that produce four finalists (eight total) for the single-elimination championship round. All matches are scored as best-of-five games.
Northeastern began its fall 2020 Open Division - Split 1 East campaign on Monday with a 3-0 victory against Buffalo. The Huskies will be pitted against their sibling program, Northeastern Red, during their next regular season match on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m.
Click on the student-athlete names below to view their complete bios.
JUSTIN ADAMS // "AlwaysJustinTime"
Class: Senior
Hometown: Belle Mead, N.J.
Previous school: Montgomery
Academic/career interests: Studies computer engineering at Northeastern with aspirations of working hard yet devoting time to pursue personal passions.
Esports background: Competed for two seasons on the Northeastern club Hearthstone team … Co-led the Huskies to first place in the spring/summer 2020 Tespa Varsity Division (national champions) … Finished as national runners-up in the spring/summer 2020 Tespa Open Division … Placed among the final eight teams in the fall 2019 Tespa Open Division … Top prizewinner during the summer 2019 CSL season … Registered a top-eight finish in the spring 2019 Tespa Open Division … Competed on two regional teams during the fall 2018 Tespa season.
JASON ENRIGHT // "mrbaluga11"
Class: Junior
Hometown: Montclair, N.J.
Previous school: Montclair
Academic/career interests: Studies computer science at Northeastern with aspirations of becoming a software developer.
Esports background: Competed for two seasons as a pilot on the Northeastern club Hearthstone teams … Co-led the Huskies to first place in the spring/summer 2020 Tespa Varsity Division (national champions) … Finished as national runners-up in the spring/summer 2020 Tespa Open Division … Placed among the final eight teams in the fall 2019 Tespa Open Division.
BEN POMEROY // "Automated_Button"
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Dunwoody, Ga.
Previous school: The Galloway School
Academic interests: Studies computer science at Northeastern.
DARIAN SARACEVIC // "Dardarbinks"
Class: Senior
Hometown: Pittsford, N.Y.
Academic interests: Studies finance and entrepreneurship at Northeastern and is pursing a minor in mathematics.
Esports background: Competed on the Northeastern club Hearthstone team during the 2019-20 season … Co-led the Huskies to first place in the spring/summer 2020 Tespa Varsity Division (national champions) … Finished as national runners-up in the spring/summer 2020 Tespa Open Division … Placed among the final eight teams in the fall 2019 Tespa Open Division … Advanced to the spring 2019 Tespa regionals.
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