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Kent State University sophomore Eva Usoz battled for the ball against their opponent, Ball State University in their match on September 20, 2024.

Pitching a shutout: Field hockey victorious in first conference game

Andrew Gold, Reporter September 21, 2024

Sophomore midfielder Eva Usoz found the back of the net with 1:35 left in the second quarter, which was the only offense the Kent State Field Hockey team needed to defeat Ball State University 1-0 Friday. Assisted...

Eva Usoz, Kent State Sophomore and Field Hockey Midfielder, prepares to take a corner against their opponents, the Liberty Flames, Sept. 1, 2024.

‘We have to put four together’: Field hockey shows fight but allows big fourth quarter in loss

Andrew Gold, Reporter September 14, 2024

The Kent State Field Hockey team had the Penn State University Nittany Lions deadlocked at 1-1 before PSU surged in the fourth quarter en route to a 4-1 victory Friday.  At the end of the first half,...

Delfina Larripa, Kent State Freshman and Forward for the Field Hockey Team, is holding the ball from the opposing team, the Liberty Flames, during the fourth quarter, Sept. 1, 2024.

‘It’s all about trusting the process’: Field Hockey leaves the West Coast winless

Andrew Gold, Reporter September 10, 2024

Despite outshooting University of California, Davis 19-9 Sunday, the Kent State Field Hockey team fell short 2-0 in its third defeat in four days. The Flashes took a West Coast road trip to play the...

The Kent State Field Hockey team celebrate their goal in the first quarter against the Liberty Flames, Sept. 1, 2024.

‘It was a great pair of games’: Field Hockey keeps head high despite two-loss weekend

Andrew Gold, Reporter September 3, 2024

The Kent State Field Hockey team came out of its first weekend of the regular season with two games in the loss column, but they are optimistic they can find the win column moving forward. On Friday,...

Kent State Women's Field Hockey vs. Ohio University at Murphy-Mellis Field on Sept. 22, 2023.

Field hockey embarks on new season with an ‘every piece’ mentality

Andrew Gold, Reporter August 29, 2024

The Kent State Field Hockey team fell to the six-time defending Mid-American Conference champions, the Miami RedHawks, in the title game last season, but new coach Heather Hefner is excited for the opportunity...

The Kent State field hockey team ring the bell after securing a victory against Miami on Oct 13, 2023. The Golden Flashes won the game 2-1.

‘I’m super pumped to be here’: Field Hockey enters new era with first-time coach at the helm

Andrew Gold, Reporter August 27, 2024

On May 6, the Kent State Field Hockey program named Heather Hefner as its new coach, the eighth in program history, following KSU parting ways with its previous coach Feb. 27. “There’s a really...

The team poses with the trophy following the final round of the Mid-American Conference Championships in Grove City, OH, on April 24, 2024.

An international success: Worldwide talent propels women’s golf to 25th consecutive MAC title

Andrew Gold, Reporter April 29, 2024

The Kent State women’s golf team added another milestone to its impressive season, winning its 25th consecutive Mid-American Conference championship. Since the inaugural season in 1999, the Flashes...

Kedronova rides big first round to fourth place, helps women’s golf place sixth at Therese Hession Invite

Andrew Gold April 21, 2024

Freshman Veronika Kedronova carded a 2-under par 70 in her first round, the best individual score in the field through 18 holes, as the Kent State women’s golf team finished sixth out of twelve teams...

BOK ’24: Best event/festival

Andrew Gold, Reporter April 4, 2024

FIRST: Halloween If a great night, creative costumes and an insane hangover the next day is desired, then Halloween at Kent State is just the place. “There were people out and walking around, it...

Edinboro's Jack Kilner tries to pull out Blake Schaeffer's leg for a takedown during their Mid-American Conference quarterfinal match on March 8, 2024.

Wrestling misses out on national qualifiers, finish 11th in MAC Championships

Andrew Gold, Reporter March 11, 2024

Sophomore 197 lbs. Blake Schaffer, the third seed in his weight class, needed to finish in the top two on Saturday at the Mid-American Conference Championships to punch a ticket to the National Tournament. Schaffer...

AJ Burkhart, Kent State graduate student, faces his opponent in the wrestling meet against Central Michigan University on Feb. 16, 2024.

One-point decisions prove costly as wrestling falls in season finale

Andrew Gold, Reporter February 23, 2024

The Kent State wrestling team came out on the losing side of three one-point decisions — a critical nine-point scoring swing — in matches that could have told a completely different story. With...

Kent State sophomore Josh Boggan wins his wrestling match on Feb. 16, 2024.

Too little too late: Wrestling can’t find comeback despite heavyweights’ late spark

Andrew Gold, Reporter February 18, 2024

Six matches into the Kent State wresting team's competition Friday, the team was down 22-3 to Central Michigan with four matches to go. The team (5-15, 1-6) took three of the meet's final matches,...

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