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Senior running back Will Matthews is tackled during Kent States game at Ohio University on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019.

Kent State football game against Miami cancelled

Owen MacMillan Sports editor December 2, 2020

For the first time this season, Kent State’s football team has seen a game cancelled due to concerns about COVID-19.The Flashes were slated to face Miami University this Saturday at noon in Oxford, Ohio,...

Senior wide receiver Kavious Price catches a touchdown pass during Kent State’s game at Ohio University on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019.

Miami vs Ohio cancelled, Kent State to fill primetime slot

Owen MacMillan Sports editor November 15, 2020

A football game between Miami University and Ohio University has been cancelled due to COVID-19 spread on Ohio’s roster.This is the first instance of a Mid-American Conference game being cancelled due...

A graphic of the field hockey schedule, produced by the Kent State Department of Athletics. Oct. 20, 2020.

Soccer and field hockey announce spring schedules

Dante Centofanti Owen MacMillan October 21, 2020

For the first time in nearly a year, the Kent State field hockey and soccer teams know who their next opponent will be.Like all Kent State fall sports, the teams’ seasons were pushed back by the Mid-American...

Graphic from the Kent State athletic department. Nov. 7, 2020.

Kent State football opens at home on Nov. 4.

Owen MacMillan Sports editor October 8, 2020

MACtion will be back in full force on Nov. 4, as Kent State football is set to face Eastern Michigan at Dix Stadium.The Flashes will also play for the Wagon Wheel at home, with Akron set to visit on Tuesday,...

Coach Sean Lewis posted this statement urging the MAC to reconsider the postponement of the fall football season to the spring, Sept. 17.

Kent State football players push for fall season

Nicholas Pedone Sports reporter September 19, 2020

When Kent State’s football team became one of the first Division I programs to cancel their spring practices out of precaution for the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty loomed around Dix Stadium.“The...

Kent State football players sit in the stands, admiring the rings. Many appear not be wearing a mask. 

Video shows Kent State football players without masks during on-campus bowl ring distribution

Dante Centofanti Reporter August 31, 2020

For the first time in the 99-year history of the program, members of the Kent State football team received rings Aug. 17 for winning a bowl game. A video posted to the Kent State football Twitter account...

Sophomore midfielder Meghan Cawood [33] cradles the ball down the field during the women’s lacrosse game on Feb. 28, 2020. Kent State University lost 18-9 against Butler University.

Kent State women’s lacrosse loses to Butler University in home opener

Mason Lawlor Sports reporter February 28, 2020

Kent State women’s lacrosse dropped a tough match against the Butler Bulldogs, 18-9, in its first home game of 2020 Friday afternoon. The Flashes battled back throughout most of the second half, cutting...

Kent State coach Sean Lewis accepts the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl trophy after the Flashes beat Utah State 51-41 on Dec 19. 2019.

Kent State will play three Power 5 programs for third straight season, schedule only five home games

Ian Kreider Sports reporter February 26, 2020

The confetti from Kent State’s first bowl win in program history has finally settled. The Flashes announced their full 2020 schedule Wednesday afternoon.The Flashes will open with four of their first...

Kozar’s four goals not enough to win at St. Bonaventure

Mason Lawlor Sports reporter February 21, 2020

The Golden Flashes women’s lacrosse team squared off against St. Bonaventure University and lost 15-7 at Marra Athletics Complex Friday afternoon. The loss comes in spite of sophomore attacker Megan...

Kent State Women’s Lacrosse team drops season opener at Ohio State, 22-11

Mason Lawlor Sports reporter February 13, 2020

The Kent State women’s lacrosse squad finally began their season Wednesday night following the cancellation of their Feb. 7 game against Cincinnati, falling short to the Ohio State Buckeyes, 22-11, in...

Members of the Kent State womens lacrosse team cheer after scoring a goal against Kennesaw State on April 11, 2019. Kent lost 11-18.

Kent State women’s lacrosse set to start 2020 season

Mason Lawlor Sports reporter February 6, 2020

Kent State’s women’s lacrosse will begin its 2020 campaign this Friday at 3 p.m. when the team will take on the University of Cincinnati at Dix Stadium. The Flashes are aiming to avenge their loss...

Kent State faces parking rate increase

Celetre Jones Finance reporter September 27, 2019

This fall, Kent State parking meter prices increased by 25 cents an hour and visitor parking increased to $4 for the first two hours. Larry Emling, parking service manager and a 21-year employee, said...

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