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Men’s basketball grinds out win over EMU for fourth straight win

Mason Lawlor Sports Reporter February 20, 2021

Kent State men’s basketball recovered from a slow start to defeat Eastern Michigan University on Saturday afternoon 64-51 at the M.A.C. Center. The game celebrated the program’s second annual autism...

Women’s basketball rides fourth quarter success to knock off NIU

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor February 20, 2021

As Northern Illinois University looked to inbound the ball, Kent State sophomore guard Katie Shumate bounced up and down, waving her arms and legs to obscure the inbounder’s vision.Shumate’s hustle...

Women’s lacrosse loses season opener to Fresno State

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter February 20, 2021

The Kent State women’s lacrosse team has not won a game in 677 days.After losing 20-11 to Fresno State in Friday’s season opener, the Flashes will be forced to wait even longer. KSU’s 2020 season...

Gymnastics posts best total of season, still falls to WMU

Sean Blevins Sports Reporter February 19, 2021

The Kent State gymnastics team (3-5, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) narrowly lost to Western Michigan University 196.025-195.850 on Thursday.The Flashes had strong performers in every event and posted their...

Third quarter disaster at WMU sinks Flashes in third straight loss

Sean Blevins Sports Reporter February 18, 2021

The Kent State women’s basketball team (7-6, 6-4 Mid-American Conference) had a solid first quarter, but imploded offensively and lost 71-58 to Western Michigan University (4-13, 3-12 MAC).Kent has now...

Kent State wins eight events at Doug Raymond Qualifier

Ignatius Ogbu Sports Reporter February 18, 2021

Freshman Gavin Schoeman cleared 6’ 11” in the high jump for Kent State on Saturday to reach the eighth-best height in Kent State track and field history.Schoeman’s jump was 3 inches higher than he...

Men’s golf opens season with third place finish in Mobile

Pilar Lewis Sports Reporter February 17, 2021

Despite harsh weather, the Kent State men’s golf team finished third out of 15 teams at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate.The tournament was hosted in Mobile, Alabama by the University of South Alabama.“We...

Santiago, free throws see Kent State through comeback win at WMU

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor February 16, 2021

The Kent State men’s basketball team trailed Western Michigan University by as much as 11 and could not seem to find its bearings in the first half.In the second half, though, the Flashes’ shooting...

Volleyball drops first match of the season to EMU

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter February 16, 2021

The Kent State volleyball team headed into Monday’s match against 1-3 Eastern Michigan University with a historic six straight wins to start the season.  The Flashes may have been overly confident,...

Emily Price is a junior in her first year at Kent State after transferring from the University of South Carolina. She tied for third place in her first appearance ever for Kent State. Feb. 15, 2021.

Transfer Emily Price leading Kent State women’s golf

Pilar Lewis Sports Reporter February 16, 2021

Emily Price came to Kent State in the fall as a junior transfer student from the University of South Carolina looking for a better team environment and a chance to prove herself. “To come somewhere...

Volleyball completes sweep of Akron to start season 6-0

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter February 13, 2021

Savannah Matthews was serving on the play that would decide the Kent State volleyball team’s series with the University of Akron. The score was 26-25 KSU.The Zips came back with a smash over the net...

Exhausted Flashes can’t keep up with CMU, lose second straight

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor February 13, 2021

In a game in which the Kent State women’s basketball team (7-5, 6-3 Mid-American Conference) had trailed by as much as 23, the Flashes found themselves tied with Central Michigan University (13-6, 11-4...

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