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The Kent State women’s lacrosse team celebrates its win in the first-ever women’s lacrosse iteration of the Wagon Wheel Rivalry against the University of Akron. KSU won 9-8 at home. March 13, 2021.

Lacrosse tops Akron for first win in nearly two years

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter March 15, 2021

Up by a goal with 17 seconds on the clock, the Kent State lacrosse team was on the verge of its first win in 699 days. The University of Akron had the ball on Kent’s end and was looking to score to...

Field hockey splits weekend series with Longwood

Game 1: Longwood University 1, Kent State 0Kent State’s women’s field hockey team opened up its season with a 1-0 road loss against Longwood University Friday.“Overall, I think we learned a lot,”...

Volleyball wins close match against Ball State

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter March 13, 2021

The Kent State volleyball team went into the fourth set of the game Thursday down 2-1 and in danger of losing the fourth game of its last five. The Flashes proceeded to win a dominating set, 25-14, and...

Gymnastics ends regular season with win over BG

Sean Blevins Sports Reporter March 13, 2021

The Kent State gymnastics team closed out the regular season with an emphatic win over a struggling Bowling Green State University team. The Flashes posted their second-highest score of the season, as...

Rudy Bachna instructing Kent State students, date unknown.

Rudy Bachna: a gymnastics pioneer

Sean Blevins Sports Reporter March 13, 2021

Rudy Bachna was a legend in the world of gymnastics and an icon in the Slovakian community in northeast Ohio. He died on Feb. 20, 2021, at the age of 92. He was born in Cleveland in 1928 and lived in...

Lacrosse team staying upbeat despite long losing streak

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter March 12, 2021

The Kent State lacrosse team has not won a game since its inaugural 2019 season. The Flashes lost all six games they played last season before COVID-19 caused the rest of the season to be cancelled. KSU...

Undermanned Flashes ousted by Ohio

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor March 11, 2021

The problems for Kent State began prior to the ball ever hitting the hardwood, and they did not subside after the tipoff.Just minutes before the Mid-American Conference quarterfinal against Ohio University...

Danny Pippen (5) swats a layup attempt from Point Park University during Kent State’s 90-41 win. Dec. 2, 2020.

Kent State in flux as tipoff approaches: MAC basketball tournament preview

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor March 11, 2021

With the Kent State men’s basketball team set to play in the Mid-American Conference tournament quarterfinals today at 1:30 p.m. against five seed Ohio University, is it still unclear what the Kent starting...

Junior Mariah Modkins (5) takes a layup in Kent State's 73-66 loss to Buffalo in the MAC tournament. March 10, 2021.

Women’s basketball eliminated from MAC tournament by Buffalo

For the third time in four years, Kent State women's basketball lost in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament to the University at Buffalo.This year, fifth seed Kent State lost 73-66...

Lacrosse can’t keep pace with Cincinnati, loses by double digits again

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter March 8, 2021

The Kent State lacrosse team dropped to 0-4 with a loss to the University of Cincinnati.The Flashes took a 2-1 lead to start the game. But the Bearcats would go on a 14-point run to make it 15-2 midway...

Soccer shuts out Akron to open season 2-0

Ignatius Ogbu Sports Reporter March 8, 2021

Senior Yasmine Hall scored the winning goal for the second straight game as Kent State women’s soccer team beat Akron 1-0 at Dix Stadium Sunday.The win was also sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Melen's second...

Despite some dominant showings, gymnastics falls to Ball State

Sean Blevins Sports reporter March 8, 2021

Kent State (4-7, 1-4 Mid-American Conference) lost their final home meet of the 2021 season on Sunday, falling 195.725-194.675 to Ball State University (13-1, 2-1 MAC).  “We expected more from ourselves,”...

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