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Passengers rush to board a train leaving to Slovakia from the Lviv railway station, in Lviv, west Ukraine, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Russian forces have escalated their attacks on crowded cities in what Ukraine's leader called a blatant campaign of terror. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Most of the world lines up against Moscow, attacks intensify

By JIM HEINTZ YURAS KARMANAU VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press March 2, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Most of the world lined up against Moscow at the United Nations on Wednesday to demand it withdraw from Ukraine, as invading Russian forces renewed their bombardment of the country's...

Kent State's Jenna Hellstrom gets tangled up with Toledo's Gabby Epelman while chasing after the ball during a game Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. The Flashes won 3-0.

The Hellstrom era: Canadian sisters leave their mark on KSU soccer

Cole Oswald Reporter February 14, 2022

While Jenna Hellstrom was busy becoming one of the greatest players in Kent State soccer history from 2013 to 2016, her younger sister Karly was attempting to create her own path without following in her...

Bowling Green redshirt senior forward Nikki Cox kicks the ball toward the goal during the Mid-American Conference Championship game on Sunday, Nov. 7 in Bowling Green, Ohio. 

Kent State soccer team’s great season ends with 3-0 loss by BG in MAC tournament finals

Cole Oswald Reporter November 7, 2021

Kent State’s soccer season started back in August, when Mid-American Conference coaches picked the Flashes to finish ninth in the league. It ended Sunday, when the Flashes fell 3-0 to Bowling Green...

The Kent State Women's Soccer team joins in a hype chant before the game against Northern Illinois University on Oct. 7. Kent State Flashes won 2-0.

Soccer falls in Mid-American Conference championship game

Cole Oswald Reporter November 7, 2021

The Kent State soccer team lost 3-0 to Bowling Green in the Mid-American Conference championship game.The Flashes finished the season with a 13-4-4 record, their best record since 2017. KSU had not played...

Members of the Kent State soccer team celebrate their semifinal playoff win over Ohio University in Bowling Green, Ohio on Friday, Nov. 4. 

Hellstrom’s 2 goals, including penalty kick, send soccer team into MAC tournament finals

Cole Oswald Reporter November 4, 2021

With five minutes to go in Thursday’s Mid-American Conference semi-final game, the Kent State soccer team was tied 2-2 with Ohio. Things weren’t looking great for the Flashes. They were playing shorthanded...

Redshirt senior Cameron Shedenhelm (22) scores a goal during the soccer game on Oct. 17, 2021. Shedenhelm's goal contributed to Kent State beating Ball State 3-0.

Several members of soccer team receive conference honors

Cole Oswald Reporter November 4, 2021

Six players from the Kent State soccer team earned Mid-American Conference awards for the 2021 season. Senior defender Tianna Harris was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year and was All-MAC First...

Freshman midfielder Alisa Arthur moves the ball down the field during the Kent State soccer team's 0-0 tie against Ohio University on Thursday Oct. 28. in Athens, Ohio. 

Soccer team, which tied Ohio 0-0 last week, plays Bobcats again Thursday in MAC semifinals

Cole Oswald Reporter November 3, 2021

After winning only two games last season, the Kent State soccer team was predicted to finish ninth in the Mid-American Conference coaches’ preseason poll. Now the third-seeded Flashes will play in the...

Members of the Kent State soccer team celebrate during their win against Toledo in the MAC Quarterfinals on Sunday Oct. 31 in Kent, Ohio. 

3 goals in last 12 minutes sends soccer team past Toledo into MAC semifinals

Cole Oswald Reporter October 31, 2021

With 12 minutes remaining, the Kent State soccer team was down 2-1 to Toledo in Sunday’s Mid-American Conference tournament quarterfinals. Ten minutes later, the Flashes had scored three more goals...

Senior defender Tianna Harris kicks the ball during the Kent State soccer team's 0-0 tie against Ohio University on Thursday Oct. 28. in Athens, Ohio. 

0-0 tie with Ohio drops KSU soccer team to third in MAC going into league tournament

Cole Oswald Reporter October 28, 2021

Kent State and Ohio’s soccer teams went into their game Thursday tied for first place in the Mid-American Conference. By the end of the day, neither team was in first. Kent State fought through two...

Freshman defender Tori Copfer (6) throws the ball into play during the soccer game on Oct. 21, 2021. Kent State played Central Michigan University and tied 1-1 in double overtime.

Soccer team victorious over EMU Sunday, will play Ohio for MAC regular-season title on Thursday

Cole Oswald Reporter October 25, 2021

So the Mid-American Conference women’s soccer season comes down to this:Kent State, picked in the coaches’ preseason poll to finish ninth in the MAC, will play Ohio University, picked to finish eighth,...

Redshirt senior Karly Hellstrom (23) kneels in front of the tied score board after the women's soccer game against Central Michigan University on Oct. 21, 2021. Kent State tied with Central Michigan University 1-1 in double overtime during their last home game of the regular season.

Tie moves soccer into 2nd place with two games to go

Cole Oswald Reporter October 22, 2021

The Kent State soccer team’s slow offensive start on Thursday night gave the team sole possession of second place in the Mid-American Conference.But it may have made it more difficult to catch first-place...

Redshirt senior Karly Hellstrom (23) dribbles the ball toward the goal during the soccer game against Ball State University on Oct. 17, 2021.

Resurgent offense has soccer just out of first place in MAC

Cole Oswald Reporter October 18, 2021

The Kent State soccer team’s improved offense has the Flashes contending for a Mid-American Conference championship.  The Flashes have scored 11 goals in a four-game winning streak that has pushed...