INDIANAPOLIS -- Fairmont State softball is headed to Kutztown, Pa. to face the Golden Bears in the opening round of the NCAA Atlantic Region Tournament.

The Fighting Falcons went 4-0 in the Mountain East Conference Softball Tournament over the weekend and earned their first conference title in program history. Caitlyn Kassay, Peyton Wetherholt and Emily Riggs were all named to the MEC All-Tournament Team with Riggs being named the tournament MVP. Riggs also broke the tournament records for home runs (3) and RBIs (9).

The two teams joining Kutztown and Fairmont State in the Atlantic 1 pod are Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference member Mercyhurst (No.4) and fellow MEC member West Virginia Wesleyan (No.5).

Fairmont State opens play in the NCAA Atlantic Region Tournament with the Kutztown Golden Bears on Thursday, May 12 at 11 a.m. For more information on the NCAA Atlantic Region, you can read the NCAA full release here.