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Third-round surge pushes golf team to runner-up finish at Notre Dame

Brad Tansey October 4, 2010

Rain and cold weather didn’t hinder the Kent State women’s golf team as the Flashes finished second in the William K. Warren Invite yesterday.The No. 30 Flashes carded 46-over par, which was five strokes...

Cross country underperforms against large field

Brad Tansey October 4, 2010

Kent State cross country coach Mark Croghan described the Flashes’ performance this weekend as disappointing.The men’s team finished tied for 25th, while the women finished 26th in the 42-team field...

Field hockey takes to the road again

October 1, 2010

After playing at Murphy-Mellis Field all September, the Kent State field hockey team is on the road again.The Flashes (5-5, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) travel to face Central Michigan at 2 p.m. today...

Soccer team reboots offense to hopefully end scoring drought

Alex Atkinson October 1, 2010

Jessacca Gironda scored a goal in the 23rd minute against IUPUI on Sept. 19. Since then, the Kent State soccer team hasn’t found the back of the goal for the last 247 minutes.The Flashes (1-5-3, 0-2...

Previewing the MAC: Defense

Rachel Jones October 1, 2010

As the saying goes, offense wins games, but defense wins championships. Here’s a look glance at the Mid-American Conference’s 13 defenses and their players to watch.EastAkronThe Zips have the worst...

Comparable quarterbacks fight to prove skills

Lance Lysowski October 1, 2010

Kent State’s game at Miami on Saturday is a battle between two of the more touted quarterbacks in the conference.The Flashes’ sophomore quarterback Spencer Keith is a traditional quarterback who relies...

‘I was never expecting to throw up on my first day’

Cody Erbacher October 1, 2010

Roosevelt Nix called his high school coach in a minor state of panic after he finished his first day of football practice at Kent State.Nix, a true freshman, didn’t know if he would be a starter at the...

Sophomores dominate quarterback position

Lance Lysowski and Josh Johnston September 30, 2010

The Mid-American Conference is known as the conference of quarterbacks: Bruce Gradkowski, Charlie Batch, Byron Leftwich, Ben Roethlisburger, Julian Edelman, Josh Cribbs, and Dan LeFevour.With 10 sophomores...

Eddie Kilroy’s football picks

Eddie Kilroy September 30, 2010

MAC East Champions: TempleIt’s hard to not go with the team that makes other MAC schools like Akron and Bowling Green look like a Division III Baldwin-Wallace. Running back Bernard Pierce will get the...

Josh Johnston’s football picks

Josh Johnston September 30, 2010

MAC East Champion: Temple (3-1, 1-0 MAC)Sophomore running back Bernard Pierce certainly looked Heisman worthy against Connecticut with 169 yards on 26 carries, two rushing touchdowns and a 27-yard touchdown...

Rich Pierce’s football picks

Rich Pierce September 30, 2010

MAC East Champion: TempleTemple boasts the conference’s best running attack with sophomore Bernard Pierce. The Owls’ only loss may end up being Penn State. The team's dispatching of Big East contender...

Walk the line

Lance Lysowski September 30, 2010

Football is a game of Xs and Os. It’s black and white. If one player fails to do his job, it affects the outcome of the game. That can be said about both sides of the ball.Kent State is still trying...

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