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3 things to watch for women’s basketball

Gina Butkovich, sports editor October 16, 2019

The team is hungry for more postseason wins.The 2018-19 season saw the team beat Green Bay for the program’s first postseason win since 1996. The experience made the team, especially the three seniors,...

Virginia playing against Auburn on the NCAA men's Final Four tournament Saturday, April 6. 

NCAA men’s Final Four: Virginia, Texas Tech advance to the title game

Jill Martin / CNN April 7, 2019

(CNN) — Virginia's redemption tour isn't finished yet. And for Texas Tech, their greatness may just be beginning.A year after becoming the first No. 1 seed in men's college basketball history to lose...

Alexa Golden drives past Butler's Kristen Spolyar in the second half of Kent State's WNIT Second Round matchup. Golden scored 11 points in her final game for Kent State. March 23, 2019.

Women’s basketball’s suffers season-ending loss to Butler in second round of WNIT

Gina Butkovich March 24, 2019

Four years ago in Indiana, Alexa Golden and Merissa Barber-Smith played in their first road game as members of the Kent State women’s basketball team, an 86-68 loss to IPFW. On March 23 in Indiana, Golden...

Members of the Kent State women's basketball team celebrate after the Flashes 67-58 win over Miami (OH) on Feb. 27. 

Women’s basketball earns bid to WNIT, will face Green Bay in first round

Gina Butkovich March 18, 2019

For the second time in three years, the Kent State women's basketball team will be playing in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).“If you look at some of the teams that didn’t make...

Kent State's Asiah Dingle (#3) playing in Saturday's Women's Basketball game against the Buffalo Bulls. Kent State Won 62-53. On March 9, 2019.

Women’s basketball wins season finale, secures five seed in MAC Tournament

Gina Butkovich March 10, 2019

There were six seconds left Saturday when senior guard Alexa Golden grabbed a rebound to guarantee a senior day victory for the Flashes that sent them into the MAC Tournament.Kent State players and fans...

Mariah Modkins drives past Akron's Shayna Harmon during the first half of Kent State's game against the Zips on March 6. Kent State won, 65-55. 

Barber-Smith, Golden power Flashes to season sweep of Akron

Gina Butkovich March 7, 2019

Wednesday marked the first time that the Kent State women's basketball team had played in overtime this season.It also marked their first overtime win this season.The Flashes outscored Akron 14-4 over...

Senior Alexa Golden passes during the second half of Kent State's matchup against Ohio University on Feb. 23. Kent State lost, 69-67.

Flashes’ offense falls flat in loss to last-place Bowling Green

Gina Butkovich March 3, 2019

After the Kent State women's basketball's team's victory over first-place Miami (OH) Wednesday, coach Todd Starkey praised the Flashes for playing a “complete four quarters” and said that he hoped...

Freshman guard Mariah Modkins after Kent State's win over Bowling Green on Feb. 16, 2019.

Freshmen serve as key contributors for women’s basketball

Gina Butkovich February 20, 2019

Lindsey Thall hasn’t finished her first season of collegiate basketball at Kent State, but already feels she has found a balance between the pressures of college classes and the pressures of college...

Kent State guard Ali Poole waits under the basket before a rebound during the second half of the game against Bowling Green on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. Kent State won the game, 77-73.

Big plays by Poole and Dingle push Flashes over Bowling Green

Gina Butkovich February 17, 2019

The Bowling Green women’s basketball team currently resides at the bottom of the Mid-American Conference, but you wouldn’t know that by watching them play against Kent State on Saturday.“What everybody...

Balanced Redhawk scoring attack downs Flashes, 79-63

Gina Butkovich January 26, 2019

The Kent State women's basketball team went into its Saturday afternoon matchup against Miami (OH) eager to leave its three-game losing streak behind.“We actually had a talk in the locker room just about...

Sophomore Tim Rooney grapples with a Central Michigan wrestler during his match Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. The Flashes won with a 21-13 upset over the Chippewas, who entered the match ranked second in the Mid-American Conference. 

The Kent Stater’s winter sports preview:

Henry Palattella January 14, 2019

McNalley, Rooney highlight final stretch of regular seasonWhen Kyle Conel announced in December he would undergo a surgery that would end his season, it quickly became a rebuilding season for the Flashes....

Kent State sophomore guard Megan Carter dribbles during the Flashes' 80-76 overtime win against Toledo on March 5, 2018. Carter scored a game-high 24 points off the bench to lead the Flashes to a first-round Mid-American Conference tournament victory.

Women’s basketball hopes to build on strong conference start

Henry Palattella January 13, 2019

The Kent State women’s basketball team lost to Wright State on Dec. 2, dropping its record to 3-4. The team hasn't lost since.The Flashes now sit at 10-4 and 3-0 in the MAC, with each conference win...

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