ERIE, Pa. – The Frostburg State Acrobatics & Tumbling team fell to No. 3 Gannon on the road Saturday afternoon by a final score of 259.390-238.225.
 
GU began the meet on the front foot, winning each of the heats in the Compulsory event to take a 35.95-34.25 lead. The Knights scored high marks of 9.7 and 9.6 in the Toss and Pyramid, respectively, while FSU's best score was a 9.25 in the latter heat. Gannon continued to roll in the Acro Event, once again sweeping the three heats for a 26.40-25.25 victory. The closest the Bobcats came was in the 6-Element, where they fell just shy 8.65-8.55.
 
Frostburg secured their first heat win of the day 9.6-9.0 in the Inversion Pyramid, though it wouldn't be enough to prevent GU winning the event 28.50-27.80.  FSU matched their high score in the Open heat as well, but the Knights had scored a 9.7 and 9.8 in the final two heats for a 90.85-86.30 halftime lead.
 
Gannon took another sweep in the Toss event with a 28.05-26.20, scoring at least a 9.25 in all three heats. The Bobcats' best score came in the 450 Salto with an 8.95/9.40. In continuing their strong meet showing, the Knights won five of the six Tumbling heats for a 51.25-47.975 event win. Senior Nia Ivanov was able to secure a 9.25-8.85 victory in the Open Pass, with GU putting up the highest overall heat score of 9.40 in the 6-Element pass.
 
Rounding out the competition in the Team Event, Gannon furthered their total with an 89.24-77.75 decision for the 259.39-238.225 final.
 
With the loss, Frostburg drops to 3-4 on the year, while Gannon improves to 3-4. The Bobcats remain on the road to face Fairmont State on Sunday, March 30 at 2 p.m. Information and updates will be posted to frostburgsports.com.