It was a hazy afternoon in June 2007 when Merissa Barber-Smith’s mother sat her four children down in the living room of their house on the South Side of Chicago.“Kids,” she told them, “we’re...
After Kent State’s 67-63 Mid-American Conference Tournament loss to Toledo, Kent State Coach Todd Starkey took a moment to pause before starting his post-game press conference. Starkey — who was named...
When the Kent State women’s basketball team lost to the University at Buffalo last month, the Flashes' chances of securing a first round-bye to the MAC tournament looked to be in jeopardy.The Flashes...
In the waning seconds of Kent State’s Wednesday night matchup against Miami University (OH), the Flashes’ bench looked as relaxed as it had all season.Senior forward Chelsi Watson sat on the ground,...
This weekend will be the end of an era for Kent State women’s basketball.Saturday will be the final home game for the five seniors on the team’s roster. Coming into the season, their tenures on the...
With 2:16 left in the second quarter of Kent State’s Saturday matchup against The University of Akron, senior Larissa Lurken made a three-pointer.That in itself is not out of the ordinary, as Lurken...
The Kent State women’s basketball team (16-11, 10-5 Mid-American Conference) outscored Bowling Green State University (7-20, 3-12 Mid-American Conference) in the second half of Wednesday's game en route...
With three minutes left in the first quarter of their first-place battle against Ohio University on Saturday, Kent State women's basketball coach Todd Starkey was stuck between a rock and a hard place.Seniors...
On April 19, 2016, Todd Starkey was hired as the head coach of the Kent State women’s basketball team after spending the past two seasons as an assistant at the University of Indiana.Starkey inherited...
In 2013, then Uniontown Lake forward McKenna Stephens made a name for herself in the Northeast Ohio basketball circuit, as she finished her high school career as the fifth-highest scorer in the Blue Streaks'...
Before Kent State’s Wednesday night game against Eastern Michigan University, Kent State forward Jordan Korinek, was awarded by Kent State athletics for scoring her 1,000-career point, a feat she accomplished...
At halftime of Kent State's Tuesday tilt against Miami (OH), Kent State head coach Todd Starkey needed a minute. Starkey's team was already in the process of shuffling off the court into the locker room,...
