FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- The seventh-ranked Fairmont State Acrobatics & Tumbling team outscored West Virginia Wesleyan in all but one heat and rolled to a season-opening win in Mountain East Conference action on Monday evening at Joe Retton Arena.
 
In the one heat that Fairmont State did not hold an advantage in, the teams tied with a score of 9.35 in the compulsory pyramid.
 
Monday's win gave first-year head coach Danielle Cutri her first win as a NCATA head coach. Cutri took over the program this summer after serving as an assistant coach for the Falcons during the past five seasons.
 
After a slow start in the compulsory event, Fairmont State scored a 9.50 or higher in five of the six heats in the acro and pyramid events to go into halftime with a 92.60-86.80 advantage. Fairmont's first half performance was highlighted by a 9.90 in the acro five-element, and a 9.70 in the open pyramid. Fairmont State also scored a 9.60 in the six-element acro and a 9.55 in the synchronized pyramid.
 
The Falcons continued to add to their lead following each event in the second half and held over a 17-point advantage in the final three events combined. Fairmont State dominated the tumbling event thanks in large part to a trio of high scores in the individual passes. Kathryn Koehl began the individual passes with a 9.20 in the aerial pass, before Sophia Del Greco and Alexis Smith posted back-to-back 9.70 scores in the six-element and open passes, respectively. Koehl and Smith also teamed up to score an 8.80 out of 9.40 in the duo pass to open the tumbling event.
 
Fairmont State wrapped up its season-opening performance by outscoring Wesleyan 89.33-80.78 in team event to widen the final margin, 262.430-239.205.
 
Fairmont State will remain at home to host Glenville State this Sunday. The meet is set to begin at 2 p.m. from Joe Retton Arena.