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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,”...

Nila Blackford (4) puts up a layup after getting past the Akron defense. her 21 points lifted the Flashes over the Zips. March 6, 2021.

Women’s basketball ends regular season with Wagon Wheel win

Kent State’s women’s basketball team (11-8, 10-6 MAC) finished its regular season with a 64-58 home win over rival University of Akron (7-14, 4-14 MAC) Saturday afternoon.The Flashes started the game...

Volleyball splits matchup against Miami

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter March 6, 2021

The Kent State volleyball team opened their series against the University of Miami by sweeping all three sets and winning the first game. But the Flashes only managed a split on the weekend after losing...

Men’s basketball loses at Buffalo, enters MAC tournament as the four seed

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor March 5, 2021

In a battle for the two seed in next week’s Mid-American Conference tournament, Kent State men’s basketball played hard but could not keep up with the University at Buffalo’s rapid offense.Kent State...