BOSTON – The Northeastern University Esports program collected its second Esports Collegiate (ESC) conference championship of the 2023-24 academic year, along with several other postseason runs for all five of the program's varsity titles.
 
Read up on the Spring performances of the teams below:
 
Overwatch - Leading the way for Northeastern Varsity Esports was the Overwatch team, which won its second ESC Tournament Championship in program history this past April in Muncie, Indiana. The Huskies finished the regular season as the No. 2 seed with a 12-1 conference record. It was the second ESC Championship for the program in the academic year, after the varsity Valorant squad won its first championship in December.
 
The Huskies also finished runners up in the University of Kentucky's Bluegrass Showdown in March – Northeastern began the in-person tournament against the host school, and took down the Wildcats 2-0 to start a strong tournament run. The Overwatch team also had a strong showing in the Activision-Blizzard Collegiate Tournament, and dominated in the non-collegiate League Trolli Duck Squad Glacial Showdown, taking first place against semipro teams.
 
League of Legends – The second of the two Spring-based varsity titles, the League of Legends squad looked to defend its 2023 ESC tournament championship with a deep playoff run. With a 10-3 regular season conference record, the Huskies claimed the #4 seed in the ESC tournament behind #1 Ball State, #2 Akron, and #3 Kent State. The Huskies won a thriller in the opening around, taking the series 3-2 over #5 Northern Kentucky, before falling to the #1 seeded Cardinals in the semifinal round. Ball State would go on to win the tournament as the top seed. The Huskies benefited from strong play in the bottom lane from Derica 'blwiss' Zhang and Elisabeth 'echen4556' Chen on their way to a final four ESC finish.
 
Hearthstone – After an ECAC finals appearance in the Fall, and a National title last spring, the Hearthstone team looked to go back-to-back in the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) individual tournament, with last year's runner-up Ethan 'CritECal' Neal once again making the top four in the competition. Neal came in to the top eight as the #2 seed, and made top four after a 6-1 record against individuals from Carleton University and RIT. Neal ended up dropping the first matchup of top four, losing 2-3 to Shawnee State, but took third place in the competition with a 3-1 win over another Shawnee State player. The Huskies also once again made the ECAC grand finals, but fell to Delaware in the grand finals.
 
Valorant – The Valorant team earned an NECC Champions Division Northeast Regional Title with a Grand Finals win over Utica, and went on to make top 8 nationally in the Champions Division. The Huskies also earned a regional spot in the Collegiate Esports Commissioners Cup after securing the ESC Tournament Championship in December – they headed down to the 'May Madness' tournament held in Arlington, Texas. Northeastern went 1-2 in tournament play with a win over University of North Texas, and losses to #14 Brewton Parker and #11 San Jose State.
 
Rocket League – After a conference playoff win in the Fall Semester, the Rocket League squad made the NACE knockout rounds after winning their group which contained Nichols, James Madison, GMU Academy, Western Kentucky (Red), Pittsburgh State (Crimson), and Messiah. The Huskies were met with #22 Davenport in the knockout stages round of 32, and fell to the Panthers 4-0.
 
The RL team also headed back down to Myrtle Beach for the second-annual Boost on the Beach Invitational LAN, a tournament in which the Huskies took second last season. The Huskies were dealt an early exit, after competitive matches against #2 WVU and Michigan State in the knockout rounds, and tight one-goal losses to Syracuse and Clemson in the group stages.
 
 
With Overwatch's ESC title, Northeastern Esports has now claimed five conference championships in the last four academic years.
 
2020-21: League of Legends
2021-22: Overwatch
2022-23: League of Legends
2023-24 (x2): Valorant, Overwatch