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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

Women’s basketball wins first game in Buffalo in over a decade

Kyle Kuchta, Reporter February 16, 2023

It’s been over a decade since Kent State’s women’s basketball team won in Buffalo. Wednesday, in Buffalo, New York, the Flashes won 72-69 over the Bulls. The Flashes held Buffalo scoreless...

Kent State Womens Basketball team after their win over Central Michigan on Feb. 8, 2023.

Late third quarter run leads to women’s basketball victory

Kyle Kuchta, Reporter February 9, 2023

“Nothing pretty about that one,” coach Todd Starkey said, as Kent State’s women’s basketball team defeated Central Michigan in a close 68-63 victory. “But I was pleased with the way we finished,”...

Women’s basketball trails nearly the whole game in loss

Lucas Baker, Reporter February 4, 2023

The Kent State women’s basketball team has allowed, on average, the fewest points per game (61.2) of any Mid-American Conference team this season. But Saturday, in Muncie, Indiana, the Flashes surrendered...

Women’s basketball wins first wagon wheel matchup of the season

Kyle Kuchta, Reporter February 2, 2023

With 21 seconds left in the game, Kent State’s women’s basketball team had a 53-50 lead. Freshman guard Corynne Hauser then made a shot with just 13 seconds left in the game. After an Akron 3-pointer,...

Hot start leads to victory over Eastern Michigan

Kyle Kuchta, Reporter January 19, 2023

The Kent State women’s basketball team went wire-to-wire in a 79-66 win against Eastern Michigan. Kent State led for 39:25 of the game and did not trail the entire game. KSU improved to 11-5 overall...

Recap: Women’s basketball adds five then drops two heading into spring semester

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor January 17, 2023

After winning five-straight games, the women’s basketball team lost its latest two games in Mid-American Conference play.  Kent State is now 10-5 and sixth in the MAC at 2-2. Bowling Green is currently...

Kent State senior Katie Shumate spins around a Hiram defender as she drives towards the net.

Largest margin ever: Women’s basketball sinks 105 points, its best scoring in 22 seasons

Jacob Hansen, Reporter December 11, 2022

Sunday, the women’s basketball team defeated Hiram by 72 points – the largest point differential in Kent State program history. The 105-33 victory became the highest scoring game for KSU since 2000....

Freshman Corynne Hauser’s perfect first half gives women’s basketball its fourth-straight win

Jacob Hansen, Reporter December 5, 2022

Coming off the bench, freshman guard Corynne Hauser scored a career-high 18 points Sunday and only missed four shots the entire game. This “breakout” performance helped the Kent State women’s...

With one second left, women’s basketball takes down Power 5 Oklahoma State

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor November 20, 2022

A shot in the paint from senior guard Katie Shumate brought Kent State within one point with 27 seconds left against the Big 12’s Oklahoma State. Freshman guard Corynne Hauser followed up with a layup....

Taller Arkansas ‘too much’ for women’s basketball at start string of away game

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor November 18, 2022

The Southeastern Conference's Arkansas has six players 6-foot-1 or taller on its squad -- and three started against Kent State Thursday. With only one of his starters over six feet tall, coach Todd...

Bench brings big boost in women’s basketball 20+ point victory

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor November 14, 2022

In its second game of the season, the women’s basketball’s bench scored 34 of its team’s 77 points total Sunday. And ten of the program’s 14 players scored at least two points. “We have...

Eleven-point lead to nine-point loss: Women’s basketball falls late Florida State

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor November 11, 2022

At the end of the first period against Florida State -- a team that has five players taller than 6-foot-1 and had scored 113 points in its season opener -- Kent State had a one-point lead. By the half,...

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