Rarely do junior college transfers come in and make as big an impact as Diamon Beckford has made for the Flashes this season.A native of Upper Darby, Pa., Beckford played for the University of New Hampshire,...
The rivalry between Ohio University’s and Kent State’s wrestling teams is always a fierce one, and the fans who go to the event know it. When the Flashes traveled to Athens Friday, Bobcats’ fans...
The Kent State gymnastics team returned to its dominant form against Eastern Michigan in front of an exhilarating home-opening crowd at the M.A.C. Center Friday night.The Flashes utilized the high-energy...
The Kent State women’s track team handily defeated rival Akron on Friday 91-59 at the Akron Kent Dual. For sophomore Shanequa Williams, who is from Akron, the meet meant a little more than most.Williams...
It wasn’t the ideal ending to a game, but the Kent State women’s basketball team (4-12, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) got it done when it mattered most Sunday afternoon in the M.A.C. Center.With 3:47...
For the third straight game, it was a tale of two halves for Kent State.Akron (12-7, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) overcame a poor first-half to go on an 18-7 run en route to an 84-75 victory over Kent...
At their first scored meet of the year, Kent State women’s track and field beat Akron 91-59 while the men’s track and field team fell 79-72.Leading the way for the women was sophomore Shanequa Williams...
In college wrestling, it can be rare to see a freshman have a lot of success right away. Typically, incoming freshman wrestlers are redshirted, meaning they sit out of competition during their first year...
Kent State track and field opens its first scoring meet of the season against rival Akron this evening in the Kent State Field House.With the rivalry coming to Kent, coaches and players know the importance...
Three players, 68 points, 13 assists — and a new nickname was born Thursday night.Between juniors Trisha Krewson, Diamon Beckford and Tamzin Barroilhet, the Flashes’ “Big Three” had enough firepower...
After losing by 0.625 of a point to Western Michigan in their season opener last week, coach Brice Biggin of the Kent State gymnastics team said he is confident his team will bounce back.“I think the...
Kent State and Akron have a long-standing rivalry that dates back to the 1915-16 season, in which the Flashes fell 16-37. Since the teams’ first meeting, Kent State has won 69 of the 132 meetings.The...
