Esports at Mount Aloysius College
With Mount Aloysius College’s reputation as a fierce competitor in varsity athletics, it should not come as a surprise that the college has jumped into the new and exciting world of competitive gaming. Mount Aloysius recently launched an exciting new esports program in response to student interest and an evolving national varsity landscape.
The launch included the hiring of a competitive esports coach, as well as a fully loaded esports lab.
The newly created esports gaming lounge includes everything from custom branded gaming-specific chairs and desks to the incredible MSI Z390 A-PRO motherboard partnered with large 4K monitors found with every computer. Mount Aloysius went above and beyond in creating this program and now has the ability to provide a highly competitive, fun experience for new and current student to excel in the world of Collegiate esports.
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FAQs
The best way to become a club member is to email esports@mtaloy.edu and set up a time to visit our esports arena. All club members get to join our private Discord server, play 4K console and PC games, attend club events on a regular basis, and potentially win free swag in the process.
Varsity squads, national competitions, virtual tournaments, charity events, and the Mountie Blue and Grey teams are all managed by the head esports coach.If you’re interested in joining a team or becoming a team manager, please email esports@mtaloy.edu for more info.
Club meetings, along with a schedule of events, are usually announced via our club Discord server. Monthly activities vary based on the season and availability of club members, but we usually run Smash Bros. tournaments, Arcade Week, LAN parties, and live streams each semester.
We’re always looking for new games and titles to add to our ever growing roster! That being said, we only competitively pursue games which align themselves with the core standards of Mount Aloysius College and our Mercy values. Club games and program installations are determined on a case-by-case basis by the head esports coach.
Not usually. Most, if not everything, PC-related is currently an available option for both club and varsity use within the ESports Arena. Console events are usually completely made up of setups brought by our players or the event organizers. Stay tuned to our esports social media feeds in order to see what club events are coming up and where the varsity teams will be competing in this semester.
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- Motherboard – MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC
- Processor – Intel Core i9 9900k 8 Cores 3.6GHz
- Memory – 32GB T-Force Vulcan DDR4 3200MHz (2x16GB)
- Power Supply – Gigabyte G750H
- Sound Cards – Onboard Audio
- Graphics Card – NVIDIA RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6
- M.2 SSD – M.2 Solid State 500GB
- CPU Cooling – Default Cooler
- Operating System – Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit
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