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Danie Tyson (17) and Jacqlyn Caspers (8) celebrate during the Kent State volleyball team's celebrate win over Akron on Friday Oct. 15, 2021. 

Caspers’ huge weekend leads volleyball to sweep over Akron

Isabella Schreck Reporter October 17, 2021

Middle blocker Jacqlyn Caspers had by far the best weekend of her college career to lead Kent State to a sweep of two games against Akron.Caspers, a 6-4 redshirt junior from Swaledale, Iowa, had a career-high...

Volleyball prepares for conference games after loss to Duquesne

Isabella Schreck Reporter September 19, 2021

The Kent State volleyball team will enter the Mid-American Conference play next weekend with “a lot of work to do,” coach Don Gromala said.  The Flashes lost in five sets to Duquesne (5-6) Saturday...

AAUP-KSU reaches tentative agreements with university for faculty vaccine requirements

Emma Andrus Reporter September 18, 2021

Leaders of Kent State’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), the faculty union, reached separate tentative agreements with Kent State on language for two memoranda of...

Soccer drops second game in a row at home against OU

Ignatius Ogbu Sports Reporter March 19, 2021

The Kent State women's soccer team lost 3-1 to Ohio University on Thursday at Dix Stadium. This was KSU’s second loss of the season and first at home.Kent State was down three goals when junior Tianna...

Women’s basketball loses heartbreaker to Miami on buzzer beater

Kathryn Rajnicek Sports Reporter February 27, 2021

The Kent State women’s basketball team allowed only two University of Miami field goals in the fourth quarter. But one of those shots was the biggest of the game, as Miami guard Peyton Scott hit a buzzer-beating...

Kent volleyball sweeps disjointed Toledo squad

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter February 21, 2021

The Kent State volleyball team has played four series this season.The Flashes have swept all four of them. KSU defeated Toledo in back-to-back games Saturday and Sunday. The Flashes won both 3-0. On Saturday...

Kent State volleyball dominates, sweeping Central Michigan in season opener

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter January 30, 2021

After more than 434 days without a game, the Kent State volleyball team returned to the court in dominant fashion. The Flashes opened up their season by sweeping Central Michigan, the 2019 Mid-American...

Kent State football coach Sean Lewis.

Football coach Sean Lewis had COVID-19 during the preseason

Owen MacMillan Sports editor November 6, 2020

Kent State football coach Sean Lewis tested positive for COVID-19 during the preseason.During a press conference with the media today, Lewis, the youngest football coach in the FBS, disclosed that he was...

Senior athletes speak about seasons ending because of COVID-19

Amanda Levine Sports editor April 26, 2020

Senior softball player Vanessa Vodan found out from a social media post by the NCAA that her senior season was over. Her heart stopped and she prayed it wasn’t true. Vodan was in her room in an off-campus...

Kent State sophomore Anthony Roberts [15] drives to the basket for a layup against Akron at James A. Rhodes Arena on Friday, Mar. 6, 2020. Kent State lost 79-76.

Roberts return not enough, Kent State falls to Akron in final regular season game

The ball bounced into Antonio “Booman” Williams’ hands and he turned up the court, racing against the clock.With only 3.7 seconds left in Kent State men’s basketball’s matchup with the University...

Flashes set to take on MAC favorite Ohio University

Kathryn Rajnicek Sports reporter February 6, 2020

Kent State’s women’s basketball team will hit the road to take on Mid-American Conference East Division leader Ohio University at 1 p.m. on Saturday in Athens.“Our biggest challenge would probably...

Redshirt Senior Megan Carter (31) passes ball around opponent to Sophomore Mariah Modkins (5) during first quarter on Wed. Feb. 5, 2020. Kent State University won 61-47 against Bowling Green State University.

Kent State holds Bowling Green under 50 points

Kathryn Rajnicek Sports reporter February 5, 2020

Kent State’s women’s basketball team held Bowling Green, the second-best shooting team in the Mid-American Conference, to just over 31 percent in its 61-47 win Wednesday. The Falcons had been averaging...