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Taylor Monturo (00) prepares to take a free position shot against Presbyterian College Mon. March 22, 2021.

Losing streak reaches three games as lacrosse team falls to Akron

Jacob Shondel Reporter February 24, 2022

Kent State and Akron women’s lacrosse opened Mid-American Conference play with a physical game, but the Flashes fell 11-6. The first of five yellow cards in the game came courtesy of Akron, setting...

Junior midfielder Allison Kortowich makes a move during the Kent State lacrosse team's loss to Duquesne in Kent, Ohio on Sunday, Feb. 20.

Lacrosse blown out in loss to Duquesne after tough second and third quarter

Jacob Shondel Reporter February 21, 2022

Unable to gain any momentum throughout the game, Kent State women’s lacrosse lost to Duquesne 15-4. The Flashes fall to 0-2 to start the season and the Dukes move to 2-1. Despite the loss, coach Brianne...

KSU Women's Lacrosse vs. Presbyterian College at DIX Stadium on Monday, March 22. Photo by Morgan McGrath.

Lacrosse team rallies late but falls 11-10 in opener

Jacob Shondel Reporter February 12, 2022

Kent State women’s lacrosse team started its season opener fast and ended it with a flurry of scoring, but ultimately fell to Butler 11-10.Despite the loss, coach Brianne Tierney was pleased with much...

Brian Barnes was named director of basketball operations in 2018, and has been with the men’s basketball program for nearly six years. May 2, 2021.

Brian Barnes, director of basketball operations, dies at 28

Brian Barnes, director of basketball operations for Kent State men’s basketball, died on Sunday, May 2 at the age of 28.KentWired was not able to confirm Barnes’ cause of death at the time of publication. Barnes...

Lacrosse ends season with a home win over Detroit Mercy

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter May 2, 2021

The Kent State lacrosse team headed into the final game of the 2021 season looking to end the year with a win. The Flashes found exactly that with a 20-11 victory over the University of Detroit Mercy...

Taylor Monturo (00) prepares to take a free position shot against Presbyterian College. Monday, March 22, 2021.

Lacrosse seeks to build consistency as season comes to an end

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter April 28, 2021

One month ago the Kent State lacrosse team sat at 2-1 in Mid-American Conference play and was tied for second place. But since then, the Flashes went on to lose four of their next five MAC games and currently...

Brianne Tierney has been head coach of the Kent State women’s lacrosse team since the program was launched in 2016.

The halo effect: Building a lacrosse hotbed from scratch

Owen MacMIllan Sports Reporter April 22, 2021

The inaugural season of the Mid-American Conference’s women’s lacrosse league is approaching an end, marking a huge step forward for the spread of women’s lacrosse in the Midwest. Lacrosse is...

Comeback falls short, lacrosse loses to CMU

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter April 3, 2021

In the six games the Kent State lacrosse team has lost this season it has given up at least eight unanswered points in each. That trend continued Thursday as the Flashes lost to Central Michigan University,...

Lacrosse wins two games in a row for first time in program history

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter March 29, 2021

For the first time in program history, the Kent State lacrosse team has won back-to-back games.After a 1-5 start to the season, it couldn’t have come at a better time. Three of the Flashes’ next four...

Taylor Monturo (00) prepares to take a free position shot against Presbyterian College. Monday, March 22, 2021.

Day of record-breaking offense leads lacrosse over Presbyterian

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter March 23, 2021

In its six previous games this season, Kent State’s lacrosse team had never scored more than nine goals.Monday the Flashes scored 21, tying a school record in their 21-12 win over Presbyterian College.Kent...

The Kent State women’s lacrosse team celebrates its win in the first-ever women’s lacrosse iteration of the Wagon Wheel Rivalry against the University of Akron. KSU won 9-8 at home. March 13, 2021.

Lacrosse tops Akron for first win in nearly two years

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter March 15, 2021

Up by a goal with 17 seconds on the clock, the Kent State lacrosse team was on the verge of its first win in 699 days. The University of Akron had the ball on Kent’s end and was looking to score to...

Draw struggles cost Kent lacrosse in loss to Marquette

Jimmy Oswald Sports Reporter February 28, 2021

For the second game in a row the Kent State lacrosse team lost the draw control battle by double digits. And for the second game in a row the Flashes lost the game, falling to Marquette University 19-8. Junior...