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Kent State forward Jon Buttitta, #14, skates the puck out of the zone against Adrian College on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. The Flashes lost, 5-1.

Kent State club hockey player scores 100th career goal

Morgan Dunlop October 28, 2018

When John Buttitta first stepped onto the ice, he was 4 years old and realized he had no interest in hockey.Now, 22 years later, he has 100 career goals for the Kent State club hockey team and over 200...

Kent State freshman forward Lucas Ethington carries the puck forward against John Carroll on Jan. 19, 2018. The Flashes won the game, 9-2. 

Kent State hockey winning streak snapped by West Virginia

Morgan Dunlop October 28, 2018

The Kent State club hockey team’s penalty kill has helped them win games this season.  However, this past weekend, problems with the penalty kill costed the Flashes its first game in the last six.Friday...

Kent State’s Kaeleigh Stang bumps the ball in Friday’s game against Northern Illinois. The flashes pulled out the win.

Volleyball end homestand with encouraging win over Chippewas

Sean Blevins October 28, 2018

The Kent State volleyball team (12-14, 5-7 Mid-American Conference) ended a pivitol five-game homestand with a victory over a sputtering Central Michigan (5-19, 2-10 MAC) squad in five sets.The first set...

Senior outside hittter Lexi Mantas spikes the ball during the 5th set against Northern Illinois Friday Oct. 19, 2018. Kent State won the match.

Volleyball sputters in midweek matchup against Ohio

Sean Blevins October 26, 2018

The Kent State volleyball team's (11-14, 4-7 Mid-American Conference) slow start proved to be their undoing Thursday, as the Flashes fell to Ohio to  Ohio (10-14, 5-6 MAC) in straight sets. The Flashes...

Kent players Cameron Shedenhelm celebrates with teammate Maddie Holmes after Shedenhelm scored the flashes only goal. Kent beat Ball State 1-0.

Flashes sneak past Ohio in regular-season finale

Gina Butkovich October 26, 2018

Coming into Thursday's matchup against Ohio University, the Kent State soccer team (9-7-2, 5-4-1 Mid-American Conference) hadn't dropped a match to Ohio since 2009. That didn't change. Sophomore midfielder...

Fast-paced play, newcomers highlight Flashes upcoming season

Ian Kreider October 24, 2018

The Kent State women's basketball team plans on changing its play style from a half-court set inside team to a fast-paced outside team.This change is in large part to the departure of star player Jordan...

Kent runing back Justin Rankin rushes during first half of the Flashes matchup against Akron on Oct. 20, 2018. The Flashes lost in overtime, 24-23.

Flashes look to put pieces together for second win of the season

Ian Kreider October 23, 2018

 The Kent State football team (1-6, 0-4 Mid-American Conference) lost by one on Saturday, its second one-point loss in its past three games.  The play that shaped the outcome of Saturday’s Wagon Wheel...

Kent State women’s golf team finishes second against difficult competition

Maddie Dolin October 22, 2018

The Kent State women’s golf team was seven strokes away from first place at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite. Kent state managed to also beat three schools ranked higher than them.Kent State continued...

Kent State and John Carroll battle for a faceoff as Lobos goaltender Charlie Denner looks on. The Flashes won the game, 9-2. 

Kent State hockey caps off five game winning streak at Calvin College

Morgan Dunlop October 21, 2018

Kent State club hockey coach Jim Underwood knew his team had potential to be good this season. Underwood found out his team is everything he hoped they would be as the season progresses.Friday and Saturday...

Kent State sophomore midfielder Vital Kats tries to win the ball away from Butler's Gabby Smith during the first half of their matchup on Aug. 19, 2018. Butler beat the Flashes, 3-1.

Flashes top NIU in final regular-season home game

Gina Butkovich October 21, 2018

The last home game of the regular season resulted in a decisive win for the Kent State soccer team (9-7-2, 5-4-1 Mid-American Conference), as the Flashes recorded a 6-0 over Northern Illinois (2-15, 1-8...

Kent State junior guard Antonio Williams dunks during the Flashes’ exhibition game between Robert Morris on Sunday.

Flashes cruise to exhibition win over Robert Morris

Sean Blevins October 21, 2018

The Kent State men’s basketball team coasted to a 27-point blowout victory over Robert Morris in its first exhibition game of the season Sunday.The Flashes started off slow in the first half and didn’t...

Kent runing back Justin Rankin rushes during first half of the Flashes matchup against Akron on Oct. 20, 2018. The Flashes lost in overtime, 24-23.

Extra Points: On an actual extra point, a Wagon Wheel and Theodore Roosevelt

Henry Palattella October 20, 2018

1.     At first, it was euphoria.2.     Woody Barrett found Justin Rankin over the middle, who, after a broken tackle, found the end zone. Rankin pointed to a camera in celebration, before being...