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Kent State rides hot start to complete two-day sweep of NIU

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor February 21, 2021

The Kent State women’s basketball team played its best quarter of basketball all season right out of the gates against Northern Illinois University Sunday, taking a 33-17 lead after just 10 minutes.The...

Kent volleyball sweeps disjointed Toledo squad

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter February 21, 2021

The Kent State volleyball team has played four series this season.The Flashes have swept all four of them. KSU defeated Toledo in back-to-back games Saturday and Sunday. The Flashes won both 3-0. On Saturday...

Gymnastics defeats CMU in emotional match

Sean Blevins Sports Reporter February 21, 2021

The Kent State gymnastics team (4-5, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) put on a show at the annual Pink Meet, as they scored a season-high 196.375 to beat Central Michigan University. KSU was dealing with...

Men’s basketball grinds out win over EMU for fourth straight win

Mason Lawlor Sports Reporter February 20, 2021

Kent State men’s basketball recovered from a slow start to defeat Eastern Michigan University on Saturday afternoon 64-51 at the M.A.C. Center. The game celebrated the program’s second annual autism...

Women’s basketball rides fourth quarter success to knock off NIU

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor February 20, 2021

As Northern Illinois University looked to inbound the ball, Kent State sophomore guard Katie Shumate bounced up and down, waving her arms and legs to obscure the inbounder’s vision.Shumate’s hustle...

Women’s lacrosse loses season opener to Fresno State

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter February 20, 2021

The Kent State women’s lacrosse team has not won a game in 677 days.After losing 20-11 to Fresno State in Friday’s season opener, the Flashes will be forced to wait even longer. KSU’s 2020 season...

Gymnastics posts best total of season, still falls to WMU

Sean Blevins Sports Reporter February 19, 2021

The Kent State gymnastics team (3-5, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) narrowly lost to Western Michigan University 196.025-195.850 on Thursday.The Flashes had strong performers in every event and posted their...

Third quarter disaster at WMU sinks Flashes in third straight loss

Sean Blevins Sports Reporter February 18, 2021

The Kent State women’s basketball team (7-6, 6-4 Mid-American Conference) had a solid first quarter, but imploded offensively and lost 71-58 to Western Michigan University (4-13, 3-12 MAC).Kent has now...

Kent State wins eight events at Doug Raymond Qualifier

Ignatius Ogbu Sports Reporter February 18, 2021

Freshman Gavin Schoeman cleared 6’ 11” in the high jump for Kent State on Saturday to reach the eighth-best height in Kent State track and field history.Schoeman’s jump was 3 inches higher than he...

Men’s golf opens season with third place finish in Mobile

Pilar Lewis Sports Reporter February 17, 2021

Despite harsh weather, the Kent State men’s golf team finished third out of 15 teams at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate.The tournament was hosted in Mobile, Alabama by the University of South Alabama.“We...

Santiago, free throws see Kent State through comeback win at WMU

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor February 16, 2021

The Kent State men’s basketball team trailed Western Michigan University by as much as 11 and could not seem to find its bearings in the first half.In the second half, though, the Flashes’ shooting...

Volleyball drops first match of the season to EMU

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter February 16, 2021

The Kent State volleyball team headed into Monday’s match against 1-3 Eastern Michigan University with a historic six straight wins to start the season.  The Flashes may have been overly confident,...

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