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Men’s golf looks to improve from Fall 2019

Amanda Levine Sports editor February 15, 2020

Men’s golf coach Jon Mills began every season just like his previous three seasons with Kent State. Except for in the 2019-2020 season, he began his new position as the head coach, transitioning from...

High expectations: Kent State baseball prepares for 2020 season

Nick Pedone Sports reporter February 13, 2020

Kent State’s baseball team has packed its bags and successfully arrived in Florida, beyond eager to start the 2020 season.Last season, the team finished 30-24 overall and had an impressive 17-8 record...

McNally shines, Kent State wrestling flounders versus Central Michigan

Nick Pedone Sports reporter February 10, 2020

It was another brutal weekend for Kent State’s wrestling team, who suffered yet another conference loss on the road.Junior Kade Byland earned a pin for the Flashes against Central Michigan, but Kent...

Brownfield’s dominant performance helps Flashes go 3-1 in the Red and Black Showcase

Amanda Levine Sports editor February 9, 2020

Kent State softball kicked off its 2020 season, going 3-1 in the Red and Black Showcase against the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Howard and no. 16 University of Georgia. Kent State 5 vs. UNCW...

Freshman Katie Shumate (14) looks for teammates during first half of game on Sat. Jan. 25, 2020. Kent State University lost 57-44 against the University at Buffalo.

Kent State’s rough second half leads to road loss against Ohio University

Kathryn Rajnicek Sports reporter February 8, 2020

The shots simply did not fall for Kent State’s women’s basketball team in its 63-57 loss to the Mid-American Conference East Division leader, Ohio University.“We should have won this game,” coach...

Kent State struggles to score, gives NIU sweep

Owen MacMillan Assigning editor February 8, 2020

With four seconds left on the clock and the designed play collapsing around him, Kent State men’s basketball forward Danny Pippen heaved a deep contested three.The shot was too strong, and clanged off...

Kent State’s offensive struggles continue: Five takeaways from Flashes’ second straight loss

Ian Kreider February 7, 2020

Junior forward Danny Pippen pulled up from the top of the arc.He’d hit two 3-pointers over a 34-second stretch near the four-minute mark to tie the game, 50-50. After a screen by senior guard Troy Simons,...

Flashes set to take on MAC favorite Ohio University

Kathryn Rajnicek Sports reporter February 6, 2020

Kent State’s women’s basketball team will hit the road to take on Mid-American Conference East Division leader Ohio University at 1 p.m. on Saturday in Athens.“Our biggest challenge would probably...

Kent State softball ranked No.2 in the MAC, starts season in Georgia

Amanda Levine Sports editor February 6, 2020

Kent State softball’s 2019 season ended in a 4-2 loss to Marshall University in the National Invitational Softball Championship. Despite a 28-26 finish to the season, the Flashes were picked No. 2 in...

Redshirt Senior Megan Carter (31) passes ball around opponent to Sophomore Mariah Modkins (5) during first quarter on Wed. Feb. 5, 2020. Kent State University won 61-47 against Bowling Green State University.

Kent State holds Bowling Green under 50 points

Kathryn Rajnicek Sports reporter February 5, 2020

Kent State’s women’s basketball team held Bowling Green, the second-best shooting team in the Mid-American Conference, to just over 31 percent in its 61-47 win Wednesday. The Falcons had been averaging...

Senior forward Philip Whittington (25) attempts to make a shot during the men's basketball game on Feb. 4, 2020 against Ball State. Kent State lost 62-54. Whittington scored a game-high 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting.

Shots won’t fall, but Kent State does at home

Owen MacMillan Reporter February 4, 2020

Eight minutes and thirteen seconds into a game against Ball State University, the Kent State men’s basketball team was in a dominant position.After a layup made by junior forward Tervell Beck, the Flashes...

Senior forward Philip Whittington (25) attempts to make a shot during the men's basketball game on Feb. 4, 2020 against Ball State. Kent State lost 62-54. Whittington scored a game-high 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting.

Flashes lose their composure, squander Whittington’s best game in nearly two months, five takeaways from the loss to Ball State

Ian Kreider Sports reporter February 4, 2020

Troy Simons committed a technical foul that gave Ball State a 52-45 lead with 9:10 left. The senior guard missed a 3-pointer, but felt he was fouled, and he adamantly expressed his feelings to the officials....

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