VILLANOVA, PA. - This past Saturday, Villanova's Esports team was crowned the first champions of the BIG EAST Esports Invitational powered by ESL, winning the League of Legends by Riot Games Championship. The No. 2 seed Wildcats earned a 2-0 win over No. 3 seed Seton Hall in the first round, lining up a championship match against No. 1 seed DePaul, who defeated No. 4 seed Providence 2-0 to reach the final round. In the championship match, the Wildcats shut out top-seeded DePaul 2-0 for the BIG EAST League of Legends title.

Battling for the Wildcats were Kevin Hames, Han Chin, Thomas Ebenger, Michael Condello and Joe Colson.

Match scores from the BIG EAST Esports invitational can be found on www.BIGEASTgaming.com.

ESL is the world's largest independent esports company. This pilot program between the BIG EAST and ESL was announced in mid-March of 2018.

For more information about the BIG EAST Esports Invitational powered by ESL visit www.bigeast.com/esports.