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Clara Rodriguez Seto, number 26, attempts to score during the field hockey game against Ohio University.

Field Hockey gets first MAC win

Kathryn Rajnicek Sports reporter September 29, 2019

Kent State University women’s field hockey (5-5) beat Ohio University (4-3) on Saturday at home by a final score of 5-1. This was the Flashes’ first Mid-American Conference game of the season.“This...

Soccer team enters conference play 2-4-1

Dante Centofanti Sports Reporter September 22, 2019

Sept. 21 in Youngstown, the women's soccer team had their first multi goal game of the season, scoring 4 goals in a 4-2 win against the Youngstown State Penguins. The Flashes improve to a record of 2-4-1. With...

Field Hockey drops both games on weekend road trip

Kathryn Rajnicek Sports reporter September 22, 2019

Kent State women’s field hockey (4-5) lost both of its games on the road this weekend.The Flashes took on the top ranked University of Iowa (5-2) on Saturday and lost 5-1.“We made a couple mistakes...

The Kent State women's golf team after it's Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate win. Photo courtesy of Kent State Athletics.

Top finishes by Panthong, Stormo power women’s golf to 2nd-straight win

After the last round on Sunday, a Kent State golfer was sure to win the tournament.KSU’s Pimnipa Panthong and Karoline Stormo had tied for first at eight-under-par 205 and were headed to a playoff. The...

Flashes struggle in third round, squander hot start.

After shooting low scores early, the Kent men’s golf team stumbled in the third round, finishing in eighth place.The team shot an 11-under-par 829 at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate in Scottsdale, Arizona,...

Kent State field hockey loses first game of road trip

Kathryn Rajnicek September 14, 2019

Kent State women’s field hockey (3-3) road woes continue with a 1-2 loss to Fairfield University (4-1) on Friday. The Flashes had a rough day offensively, only taking seven total shots. The Flashes...

Former Kent State pitcher Eli Kraus delivers a pitch against Buffalo at Schoonover Stadium on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Kent State won 9-1.

Pitching Coach Mike Birkbeck helps players at baseball and life

John Conley September 8, 2019

Legendary Kent State pitching coach Mike Birkbeck, former player Eli Kraus said, has a style “you won’t understand until you’re on a team that Birkbeck coaches.”“When you come to Kent, you’re...

Graduate linebacker Matt Bahr tackles a Kennesaw State University player in Kent State's first home game on Saturday, September 7, 2019. The Flashes beat Kennesaw State 26-23 in overtime.

Kent State Football grabs first win behind Crum’s final drive, Trickett’s kicking

Ian Kreider September 7, 2019

For most of Saturday’s game, the Kennesaw State triple-option gauged Kent State’s defense for big plays, eventually forcing overtime.That changed on a fumbled pitch to running back Shaquil Terry which...

Junior Vital Kats disagrees with call during the second half of Flashes vs. Xavier game on Friday, September 6th 2019.

Kent State soccer loses third game in a row

Dante Cetofanti September 7, 2019

Another night of failed execution on the offensive side of the ball lead to the third loss in a row for the Kent State women's soccer team as it falls to Xavier University 1-0 Friday night at Dix stadium....

Field hockey drops first road game

Kathryn Rajnicek September 4, 2019

Kent State University Women’s Field Hockey (1-2) lost it’s first road game of the season Wednesday against the University of Louisville (3-0) by a score of 4-2.Louisville is ranked 12th in the country...

TEMPE, AZ - AUGUST 29: Kent State Golden Flashes wide receiver Isaiah McKoy (23) catches a touchdown pass during the college football game between the Kent State Golden Flashes and the Arizona State Sun Devils on August 29, 2019 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

Limiting triple option, improving offensive efficiency will be key against Kennesaw State

Ian Kreider September 4, 2019

Defensive assignments will be key against a run heavy Kennesaw State. “You have to make sure that you’re gap sound and assignment sound so that you’ve got a dive player, a quarterback player and...

2018 NCAA Men's Golf National Championship participate at the Karsten Creek Golf Club. May 28, 2018 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Hosted by Oklahoma State University

Jon Mills: From Canada to first new men’s golf coach in 41 years

Zachary McKnight September 4, 2019

Jon Mills grew up in Belleville, Ontario, in a golfing family.That background led him to Kent State’s golf team, then the PGA Tour. Now, he is KSU’s first new golf head coach in 41 years.Mills started...