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Joel Nielsen, who served as the Kent State athletic director from 2010 to 2021, watches the Kent State women's basketball team play Purdue Fort Wayne on Nov. 16, 2019.

A ‘low-key’ revolution: 50 years of Title IX at Kent State

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor September 26, 2022

To read day two, click here. Despite its successes on the field and in the arena for women’s athletics, Kent State’s road to equality has not always been smooth. During Joel Nielsen’s tenure as...

Kent State sophomore Bella Carpenter (left) and senior Sydney Washburn (right) cut their Ball State opponent off from the goal.

Field hockey outscores, outshoots and outshines Ball State in its biggest win in two seasons

James Goddard, Reporter September 24, 2022

The Kent State field hockey team secured four goals in the fourth quarter Friday on its way to its biggest win in two years. The Flashes beat Ball State 7-0 to improve to 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference....

Field hockey puts on its defensive best, outshooting MAC-opening competitor

James Goddard, Reporter September 19, 2022

In non-conference play, Kent State’s field hockey team allowed teams an average of 19 shots per game. In Sunday’s Mid-American Conference opener, the Flashes held Appalachian State to just four...

‘It’s so different’: Field hockey heads into MAC with rookie roster

James Goddard, Reporter September 14, 2022

Kent State’s field hockey team is still searching for an identity as the Flashes head into their Mid-American Conference opener Sunday. Kent State, who tied for the regular season championship with...

Field hockey’s offense finally gets started in 3-2 win over Bucknell

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor September 5, 2022

Through Saturday, the Kent State field hockey team had scored only one goal all season. Sunday, the Flashes scored three goals in three minutes in the third period and went on to beat Bucknell 3-2. Kent...

Spring sports roundup & fall sports preview

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor September 1, 2022

Students left campus for a summer of sun and fun, but Kent State sports teams did not take a break. Track and field make it to NCAAs For the fourth time in her collegiate career, senior...

Participants of the Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event pass the M.A.C. Center Tuesday, April 11, 2017.

Athletic facilities named to honor important supporters of Kent State sports 

Isabella Schreck, Reporter April 14, 2022

Six athletic facilities have been named to honor impactful supporters of Kent State’s sports programs. The Golden Flashes Club, annual donors to Kent State athletics, announced the news in a press...

Members of the Kent State field hockey team huddle up during a match. 

Coming to America: KSU’s international atmosphere

Jacob Hansen Reporter February 6, 2022

Freshman Jersey Hasenbos graduated from high school in the Netherlands before she had even heard of Kent State or thought about playing field hockey in the United States.  Now she’s an up-and-coming...

Senior forward Luisa Knapp moves the ball during a Kent State field hockey match.

Coming to America: How Kent State field hockey has created an international atmosphere

Jacob Hansen Reporter December 15, 2021

Freshman Jersey Hasenbos had graduated from high school in the Netherlands before she had even heard of Kent State or thought about playing field hockey in the United States.  Now she’s an up-and-coming...

Members of the Kent State field hockey team huddle up during a match. 

2 critical plays go the wrong way, and KSU field hockey team falls in MAC semifinals

Jacob Hansen Reporter November 5, 2021

Just over six minutes into the fourth period, a Longwood penalty shot deflected off a Kent State stick into the net. That broke a 0-0 tie.Six minutes later, the Longwood goalie dove for a save and missed....

Senior midfielder Helena Cambra Soler (22) dribbles the ball down the field during the field hockey game on Oct. 10, 2021. Kent State won 2-1 in overtime against Indiana University.

Field hockey team, with 5 all-MAC players, takes on Longwood Friday in MAC semifinals

Jacob Hansen Reporter November 4, 2021

Five newly named All-MAC players look to lead Kent State’s field hockey team to a MAC tournament title. Kent State, the second seed in the tournament, will face Longwood University in Friday’s semifinals...

Field Hockey MAC Champions

Kent State’s field hockey team shares the MAC regular season title with Miami

Jacob Hansen Reporter October 30, 2021

After sharing the Mid-American Conference regular season title, Coach Kyle DeSandes-Moyer and the team are “excited to get it done in the MAC tournament.”The final game of the regular season for Kent...