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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 17, 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...

Flashes spread out the offense in win over NIU

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor February 13, 2021

The Kent State men’s basketball team put forward one of its most dominant overall performances today, defeating Northern Illinois University 80-58 at home.Northern Illinois (2-11, 1-7 Mid-American Conference)...

Men’s golf ready to play again

Pilar Lewis Sports Reporter February 12, 2021

After not competing for nearly a full year, the Kent State men’s golf team starts its season this weekend at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate Tournament in Mobile, Alabama.“Everyone’s excited to get...

‘A force to reckon with’: Grace Tennant leading track and field in its young season

Ignatius Ogbu Sports Reporter February 11, 2021

Anytime Grace Tennant steps into the shot put ring, assistant track coach Laron Brown says,  “She is a force to reckon with.” Tennant won her third consecutive shot-put meet with a throw of 53' 2...