BUCKHANNON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Wesleyan (0-1) men's basketball team got off to a hot start but fell short against nationally ranked Fairmont State (1-0) 110-85 in the 2020-21 season opener at Rockefeller Center on Thursday, Jan. 7.
 
Leaders for WVWC
Ross Young scored 12 points and ripped down eight rebounds. Jaret Mullooly had a career-game with 12 points after draining four 3-pointers. Cameron Ramage also scored 12 points while Jaylin Reed rounded out the double-digit scorers for WVWC with 10 points. 
 
Leaders for Fairmont State
8 Falcons scored in double figures with Cole VonHandorf leading the way (18 points). 
 
Team Stats
Fairmont State finished 43 of 82 from the field (52.4 percent). WVWC shot 43.7 percent from the floor (31-71). The Falcons outrebounded the Bobcats 51-36. Wesleyan made 11 shots from behind the arc. 
 
Inside the First Half
Daylin Lee made the first shot attempt of the 2021 season by burying a right side trifecta. Back-to-back Ross Young layups pushed the Bobcats out to an early 7-0 spurt with 17:28 left in the first half. 
 
Jayden Hibbitt connected on a wing triple to put West Virginia Wesleyan ahead 10-4 with 14:52 remaining. At the 11:31 mark, Fairmont State snagged its first lead of the contest (16-15) off a 3-pointer by Przemyslaw Golek.
 
The Falcons grabbed a double-digit lead at 28-18 with 8:39 left. On the next play, Mullooly in his first career start drilled a three to bring the Bobcats within seven. Fairmont State worked the ball inside and got to the free throw line to extend its lead to 54-36 at halftime. 
 
Inside the Second Half
The Falcons picked up where they left off by hitting back-to-back 3-pointers in the first 45 seconds of the second half. Wesleyan also found an offensive groove to score 49 points in the second period. 
 
Up Next
WVWC men's basketball's next scheduled game is at Frostburg State on Sunday (Jan. 10). Tip-off is at 4 p.m. in Frostburg, Md.