ESPORTS | 3/8/2021 11:30:00 AM

New York, New York - As Week 4 of NJCAA Esports competition concluded, The Borough of Manhattan Community College Call of Duty Cold War squad Aisha Ellis (Queens, NY), Christian Vasquez (Brooklyn, NY), Jarrett Thomas (Brooklyn, NY), Jose Brazoban (Bronx, NY), Justin Jacobs (Queens, NY), Pablo Romero (Queens, NY), and Raheem Redway (Yonkers, NY) on Friday evening during a 2-0 defeat of Nassau Community College. After his first two individual matches ended in victories via forfeit to begin 2021, Thomas looked unaffected in his first live one-on-one action keeping his pedal to the medal and knocking off Navarro College's Carlton Dodd, 2-0, on Thursday evening.  

Both victories put Thomas into a tie for first-place and Call of Duty Cold War alone in second place.

The Panthers Call of Duty Cold War squad will look to keep it on that dial Friday, March 12 at 5 p.m. against Madison College. Thomas will look to remain atop the standings, and fellow NBA2K1 competitor Caleb Miller (Brooklyn, NY) will look to bounce back against John Wood Community College and Southwestern Oregon Community College this Thursday, March 11, at 6 p.m.

BMCC's Rocket League squad Dakarie Downie (Brooklyn, NY), Kevin Martinez (Brooklyn, NY), Jonathan Colvin (New York, NY), and Gamalier Rodriguez (New York, NY) got back in the win column via forfeit against Central Wyoming College. The Panther's Overwatch team Farouk Abdel Rahman (Queens, NY), Dilson Abreu (New York, NY), Randy Arias (Bronx, NY), Derek Andrews (Brooklyn, NY), Marcial Garcia (Bronx, NY), Ivan Minaya (New York, NY), Nathalie Morales (Brooklyn, NY), Danielle Nolasco (Brooklyn, NY), Travis Rosado (Brooklyn, NY), and Bryan Vallejos (New York, NY) picked up a victory in a similar fashion against Peninsula College. Both squads will look to keep up their ways this Monday, March 8, and Thursday, March 11 at 5 p.m. against Lincoln Land Community College and Wake Technical Community College.  

Both matches will be available live on twitch by clicking both links below: 

Lincoln Land Community College - www.twitch.tv/loggersesports 
Wake Technical Community College - www.twitch.tv/waketechesports

Call Of Duty Warzone captain Aisha Ellis (Queens, NY) was the story of the week for the Panthers competing shorthanded and giving Northeastern Technical College all they could handle in a 2-1 loss on Wednesday evening. Ellis took the first game of the matchup playing in a two-on-one format and almost took two other matches as well, making a statement about this squad's strength going into the rest of the season. Her cohorts will look to get back at it this Wednesday, March 10, at 7 p.m. against Nassau Community College. 

After completing a sweep last week, all three Panther's individuals fell in their respective Super Smash Brothers contests on Tuesday evening. Jonathan Wegter (Brooklyn, NY) and Abel Perez (Bronx, NY) fell against Mott Community College 4-1 and 4-0, while Minaya was edged by Monroe Community College's Sean Malmstrom, 4-2. Perez and Wegter will look to return to the win column this Tuesday, March 9, at 5 p.m. against Madison College while Minaya has a bye week. Both matches against the Wolfpack will be available live on twitch by clicking here. 

Abu Sakil (Bronx, NY) dropped his individual FIFA 21 matchup to Nassau Community College's Kristopher Lopez on Tuesday evening, 2-0. The BMCC Valorant team Imran Muhammad (Bronx, NY), Julio Lozano (Bronx, NY), Justin Too (New York, NY), Ryan Castro (Bronx, NY), and Umair Irshad (Brooklyn, NY), Perez, and Vasquez suffered their first loss of 13-4 versus St. Clair Community College on Friday night. Sakil will look to get back to .500 this Tuesday, March 9, at 6 p.m. against Irvine Valley College. 

The Panther's Valorant squad will look to regain their mojo Friday, March 12 at 7 p.m. against John Wood Community College. The match will be broadcasted live on twitch by clicking here.

For more information, please visit the BMCC Esports Schedule Page.

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