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Starkey officially named head coach of women’s basketball

Zac Sommer
April 20, 2016
Redshirt junior Kellon Thomas drives to the basket during the second half against Bowling Green on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the MAC Center. Kent State won on Senior Night, 70-54.

Kellon Thomas leaving Kent State basketball

Zac Sommer
April 6, 2016
Redshirt junior forward Jimmy Hall. Monday, March, 9, 2015.

Hall selected for NABC All-District First Team

Zac Sommer
March 29, 2016
Senior center Khaliq Spicer fights for position against University of Akron’s sophomore forward Kwan Cheatham at James A. Rhodes Arena on Friday, March 4, 2016.

Men’s basketball looks for redemption next season

Zac Sommer
March 15, 2016
(from left) Freshman Griffin Rath, sophomore Nick Larson, freshman Seth Ference, sophomore Matt Grissom and sophomore Michael Parker celebrate in the student section as Kent State scores against BGSU in the M.A.C. Center on Monday, Mar. 7, 2016.

Men’s Basketball falls to Bowling Green in MAC tournament first round

Zac Sommer
March 7, 2016
Redshirt junior forward Jimmy Hall dunks during the first half against Akron at James A. Rhodes Arena on Friday, March 4, 2016. The Flashes lost 60-74.

Men’s basketball ends season with loss

Zac Sommer
March 4, 2016
The graduating class for the Kent State men’s basketball team hold up their commemorative plaques on Senior Night before the game with Bowling Green. Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2016 at the MAC Center.

Hall leads Flashes to win on Senior Night

Zac Sommer
March 1, 2016
Senior forward Chris Ortiz slams back an offensive rebound during the second half against Northern Illinois at the M.A.C. Center on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. The Flashes won, 75-74.

Men’s basketball falls to Miami

Zac Sommer
February 28, 2016

Ice hockey season ends with a loss

Zac Sommer
February 19, 2016

Men’s basketball edges Akron

Zac Sommer
February 19, 2016
Kent State guard, Kellon Thomas, goes for the basket in against University of Toledo on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. Kent State lost 67-82.

Basketball hosts rival Akron Friday

Zac Sommer
February 17, 2016
Redshirt junior forward Jimmy Hall throws down a dunk in the MACC Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. The Flashes beat Western Michigan University 85-78 in overtime.

Basketball tops WMU in overtime

Zac Sommer
February 16, 2016
Senior forward Chris Ortiz slams back an offensive rebound during the second half against Northern Illinois at the M.A.C. Center on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. The Flashes won, 75-74.

Basketball snaps three-game skid

Zac Sommer
February 9, 2016
Senior center Khaliq Spicer shoots a two-point shot against The University of Toledo. Saturday February 6, 2016. The flashes lost 67-82.

Men’s Basketball loses third straight game

Zac Sommer
February 6, 2016
DaRohn Scott of Central Michigan University scores a layup against Kent State on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016 at McGuirk Arena.

Basketball falls to CMU

Zac Sommer
February 2, 2016
Kent State senior guard Xavier Pollard fights with Youngstown defenders for the loose ball during the Kent State vs Youngstown game on Nov. 14, 2015. The Golden Flashes won 79-70 to take their home opener.

Pollard out, Walker questionable

Zac Sommer
February 2, 2016
Kent State senior guard Xavier Pollard fights with Youngstown defenders for the loose ball during the Kent State vs Youngstown game on Nov. 14, 2015. The Golden Flashes won 79-70 to take their home opener.

Injuries threaten basketball season

Zac Sommer
February 1, 2016

Basketball snaps five-game win-streak against Ohio

Zac Sommer
January 30, 2016
Kent State redshirt junior Jimmy Hall gathers for the layup against Eastern Michigan defenders on Jan. 26, 2016 at the M.A.C. Center. The Flashes won 73-58.

Basketball remains top of conference

Zac Sommer
January 26, 2016
Redshirt junior guard Kellon Thomas attempts to score during the game against Ball State on Jan. 19 at Worthen Arena.

Pollard leads Flashes past Ball State

Zac Sommer
January 19, 2016
Midfield Ines Delpech protects the ball against a Virginia Commonwealth University player at Murphy-Mellis Field on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. The Flashes won in double over-time 4-3.

Q & A with Ines Delpech

Zac Sommer
December 2, 2015
Senior midfielder, Jessica Nesbitt, chases down the ball against Ohio University Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. The Flashes won 2-1.

Field hockey drops NCAA Play-In game to UMass

Zac Sommer
November 11, 2015

Field hockey wins MAC championship

Zac Sommer
November 8, 2015
Senior midfielder Jessica Nesbitt chases down the ball against Ohio University Friday, Oct. 23, 2015.

Field hockey undefeated at home after win over OSU

Zac Sommer
October 27, 2015
Senior midfielder, Jessica Nesbitt, chases down the ball against Ohio University Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. The Flashes won 2-1.

Field hockey continues streak

Zac Sommer
October 25, 2015
Helen Harper, freshman, runs for the ball in the game against Longwood University at Murphy-Mellis Field on Sunday Sept 27, 2015. The Flashes won 5-1.

Rinehart earns MAC honor, field hockey prepares for OU

Zac Sommer
October 21, 2015
Freshman Aileen Ahlers chases down the ball at the Oct. 16, 2015, field hockey game against Miami of Ohio.

Field hockey finishes 2-0

Zac Sommer
October 18, 2015
The Flashes celebrate a goal scored by Caroline Corthouts #17, senior, in the game against Longwood University at Murphy-Mellis Field on Sunday Sept 27, 2015. The game ended with a win for the Flashes, 5-1.

Field hockey looks to knock Miami (OH) off top spot

Zac Sommer
October 14, 2015

Field hockey falls to Missouri State

Zac Sommer
October 11, 2015
Susanne Felder, senior back from Berlin, Germany catches a pass and gets ready to take the ball up field Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. Susanne is one of the ten International players on the Kent State University girls Field Hockey team.

23 girls, 10 countries, one goal

Zac Sommer
October 7, 2015
Sophomore midfielder Madison Thompson runs at the Longwood goal Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 at Murphy-Mellis Field. The Flashes held on to a one-goal lead, scored in the first half by Hanna Faulkner, to win the game, improving their record to 8-8 and 5-0 in the MAC.

Field hockey hopes to remain undefeated in MAC

Zac Sommer
October 7, 2015

Field hockey goes 1-1 on weekend trip

Zac Sommer
October 4, 2015
Silvia Figa Malgosa attacks the ball in the game against Longwood University at Murphy-Mellis Field on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015.

Field hockey looks for first road win of season

Zac Sommer
September 30, 2015
Caroline Corthouts, senior, goes up against Jordan Chapman, junior, in the game against Longwood University at Murphy-Mellis Field on Sunday Sept 27, 2015. The game ended with a win for the Flashes, 5-1.

Field hockey snaps six-game losing streak

Zac Sommer
September 27, 2015

Field hockey unable to snap losing streak

Zac Sommer
September 20, 2015
Defender Susanne Felder collides with a Virginia Commonwealth University player at Murphy-Mellis Field on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. The Flashes won in double over-time 4-3.

Field hockey hopes to snap losing streak after Michigan

Zac Sommer
September 16, 2015

Field hockey drops two games in Iowa

Zac Sommer
September 13, 2015
Forward Madison Thompson reaches for the ball during a game versus Virginia Commonwealth University at Murphy-Mellis Field on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. The Flashes won in double over-time 4-3.

Field hockey heads to Iowa to face top ranked teams

Zac Sommer
September 9, 2015

Field hockey returns from road weekend empty handed

Zac Sommer
September 7, 2015
Midfield Ines Delpech protects the ball against a Virginia Commonwealth University player at Murphy-Mellis Field on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. The Flashes won in double over-time 4-3.

Field hockey team defeats VCU in season opener, earn coach 100th win

Zac Sommer
August 30, 2015
 Senior outfielder Kim Kirkpatrick swings at a pitch during game 1 of Kent State’s double header against Cleveland State at the Diamond at Dix on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Kirkpatrick homered to center field, scoring two runs of Kent’s 10-5 game 1 win.

Softball perfect on weekend, remains top of conference

Zac Sommer
April 26, 2015
Senior outfielder Kim Kirkpatrick hits a ball foul during the first game of Kent State’s double header against Cleveland State at the Diamond at Dix on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.

Softball finishes 2-2 on weekend, earns 1000th win

Zac Sommer
April 19, 2015
Senior outfielder Kim Kirkpatrick swings at a pitch during game 1 of Kent State’s double header against Cleveland State at the Diamond at Dix on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Kirkpatrick homered to center field, scoring two runs of Kent’s 10-5 game 1 win.

Softball dominates weekday games, pushes win streak to five games

Zac Sommer
April 15, 2015
 Kent State Freshman infielder Vanessa Scoarste slides into home scoring a run during their 12-2 win over the University of Akron at the Diamond at Dix on Friday, April 10, 2015. The Flashes lost the first game of the double header to Akron, but improved their record to 24-9 overall.

Softball grabs top conference over weekend

Zac Sommer
April 12, 2015

Softball splits rivalry series with Akron

Zac Sommer
April 12, 2015
Graphic by Ray Padilla

Behind the wheel of the Kent State Zamboni

Zac Sommer
April 8, 2015

Softball ends win streak with weekend split

Zac Sommer
April 6, 2015
Kent State's Ian Miller celebrates as he wins his final match of the MAC Championship Sunday, March 9, 2014. Miller defeated his opponent from Central Michigan and finished first in his weight class winning him a Mid-American Conference title.

Update: Miller finishes fifth at NCAA Championships

Zac Sommer
March 21, 2015
Kent State's Ian Miller pins his opponent and watches as the time ends in his final match of the MAC Championship Sunday, March 9, 2014. Miller defeated his opponent from Central Michigan and finished first in his weight class winning him a Mid-American Conference title.

Scoring error results in loss for Miller

Zac Sommer
March 20, 2015
Junior Mack McGuire tries to escape the hold of Northern Illinois’ Jordan Northrup during their meet in the M.A.C. Center on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015.

Five KSU wrestlers gear up for NCAA National Championships in St. Louis

Zac Sommer
March 18, 2015
Kent State University Senior Caleb Marsh tries to pin Northern Illinois Universitys Trace Engelkes during Kents final home match of the season in the M.A.C. Center on Friday, Feb.13, 2015. March won 10-4 over Engelkes and the Flashes won 27-6 bringin their record to 8-12 overall.

Miller wins third MAC title as Kent State finishes fourth

Zac Sommer
March 8, 2015

Kent State wrestler tries for third MAC title at championships

Zac Sommer
March 8, 2015
Kent State softball pitcher Emma Johnson pitching in the first game against Toledo in a double-header on April 18, 2014. The Flashes won 13-0 the first game and 1-0 the second game.

Kent State softball wins Green and White Tournament with weekend sweep

Zac Sommer
March 1, 2015

Wrestling team falls to Northern Illinois

Zac Sommer
February 15, 2015
 Kent State Junior Mack McGuire wrestles his opponent Leighton Gaul of Northern Iowa on Sunday Feb. 8, 2015. McGuire won by decision 4-1.

Panthers edge Kent State wrestling, 21-16

Zac Sommer
February 8, 2015

Wrestling falls 19-13 in Sunday’s dual meet against Central Michigan

Zac Sommer
February 1, 2015
Sophomore forward Marquiez Lawrence jumps for a ball in the game against Eastern Michigan at the M.A.C. Center on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2014. The Flashes won 65-59.

Kent State’s second half rally secures 65-59 victory over EMU

Zac Sommer
January 14, 2015
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