FAIRMONT, W. Va. – The Frostburg State acrobatics & tumbling team advanced to their first Mount East Conference Championship final on Friday evening, defeating West Virginia Wesleyan by a score of 255.125-243.485 in the MEC Semifinal meet.
  
FSU took a small lead after the compulsory event with a total score of 35.5 – 34.075, earning a 9.55 in the pyramid and a 9.475 in the toss. WVWC came back in the Acro event, taking a 27.750 – 26.875 score, though Frostburg had the highest-scoring heat with a 9.625 in the seven-element. Both teams had great pyramid events, with each heat resulting in a 9.325 or better, with FSU just edging the event 28.725-28.200 to take a narrow 91.100-90.025 lead into halftime.
 
In the toss event, FSU put up a 9.425 in the open heat to help to an event overall win of 27.075 – 26.075. Frostburg was able to extend its lead in the tumbling event, scoring highly in the aerial (9.6), 6-element (9.1) and open (9.15) passes to the tune of a 51.350-46.375 advantage.
 
With a team score of 85.60 to Wesleyan's 81.010, the Frostburg crowd cheered the team into Sunday's Championship with an overall win by more than 11 points.
 
The win means that FSU will earn a guaranteed winning record on the seasonat 6-4 with one meet to go, while WVWC finishes their own impressive season at 5-3. The MEC Championship will be held Saturday, April 9, with individual event finals starting at 11 AM and the Championship meet starting at 3 PM, where Frostburg will face the winner of the second semifinal between Fairmont State and West Liberty. Information and udpates will be posted at frostburgsports.com.