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Cleveland Sports Weekly: Time to be optimistic in Cleveland

Jim Piascik September 25, 2013

The baseball playoff push remains in full swing with Cleveland currently in the driver’s seat for one of the two wild card spots.The Browns are riding high after a road win in Minnesota no one expected.Is...

 

Soccer team’s plan for success starts at defensive end

Riche Mulhall September 25, 2013

The old saying goes that a team’s best offense is its defense, and so far this season, the Kent State women’s soccer team (5-3-0) has been living by this famous motto.At the beginning of the Flashes’...

Sophomore midfielder Alayna Harris makes a pass at the field hockey game against Ohio State on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. The Flashes lost 3-4.. Photo by Rachel Le Goubin.

Field Hockey loses close game against Buckeyes

Chris Ginley September 25, 2013

The Kent State field hockey team faltered in the waning minutes, falling 4-3 in a close match to the Ohio State Buckeyes Tuesday afternoon at Murphy-Mellis Field.The two teams took turns trading goals...

New baseball head coach Jeff Duncan gets ready to hit the ball during a practice drill on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Photo by Erin Mclaughlin.

Duncan committed to continue Flashes success

Kevin Battaglia September 24, 2013

When former Kent State head baseball coach Scott Stricklin left to accept what he called his “dream job” at the University of Georgia, it seemed as though the Flashes would be without a leader who...

Kent State running back Dri Archer weaves his way through the Western Michigan defense during last year's Homecoming Game in Dix Stadium on Oct. 20, 2012. The Flashes won the game against the Broncos 41-24. Photo by Brian Smith.

Flashes eager for MAC play, return of key players

Nick Shook September 24, 2013

Kent State might have taller obstacles ahead, but with one of their biggest hurdles now in the past, the Flashes are entering the fifth week of the season with their heads held high.Despite three straight...

Hannah Faulkner blocks the puck from an Iowa opponent on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Kent State lost to Iowa 0 to 6. Photo by Brianna Neal.

Field hockey team caps homestand Tuesday against Ohio State

Chris Ginley September 24, 2013

Following a 6-0 shutout loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes on Sunday, the Kent State field hockey team will host the Ohio State Buckeyes in the final game of the current homestand at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Murphy-Mellis...

Number nine; Liz Reikow; spikes the ball to get the point on August 21; 2013. Kent Volleyball Team won their match against Eastern Illinois. Photo by Abby Schafer.

Volleyball goes undefeated at Flashes Classic

Kent Hushion September 23, 2013

Kent State volleyball won every game this weekend in their home opener, the Golden Flashes Classic.The Flashes opened the weekend with a three-game sweep of Binghamton on Friday night, which included some...

Kent State Junior Abbie Carrico attempted to dive and steal the ball against the University of Iowa on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013. Photo by Emily Lambillotte.

Field Hockey team shut out by No. 10 Iowa

Chris Ginley September 23, 2013

After a weekend that saw the Kent State field hockey team score 17 goals, the Flashes could not find a way to counter the 10th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes’ offensive attack in a 6-0 loss Sunday afternoon.Kent...

 

Flashes’ offense falters as team loses third straight game

Nick Shook September 22, 2013

Kent State defenders struggle to take down the Penn State quarterback during a game on September 21. Kent State lost to Penn State, 34-0. Photo by Melanie Nesteruk.Kent State can change the opponent, the...

KSU soccer overcomes scoring woes, routs Youngstown State in highly physical matchup

Richie Mulhall September 21, 2013

If anyone had any doubts about the Kent State soccer team’s ability to score goals, those doubts were crushed in Friday’s game against Youngstown State.In a game between two aggressive teams proximate...

Junior midfielder Calli Rinicella prepares to make a long punt across the field at Kent State's winning game against St. Bonaventure Aug. 23, 2013. The Flashes will take on Cleveland State Friday at 4 p.m. at Zoeller Field. Photo by Leah Klafczynski

Women’s soccer returns home to face Youngstown State

Richie Mulhall September 20, 2013

After a three-game road stretch, the Kent State women’s soccer team returns home Friday to host the Youngstown State Penguins (1-6-1).The Flashes (4-3-0), who are 3-0 at home so far this season, are...

Kent State celebrates after defeating Akron in last year's Wagon Wheel game for the third year in a row Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at Dix Stadium. Photo by Hannah Potes.

Banged-up Flashes looking for players to step up against Penn State

Nick Shook September 20, 2013

Playing a game without one of the best players on the roster is difficult for any team.Doing so in front of more than 100,000 hostile fans on the road is much tougher, and is what Kent State faces heading...

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