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Hot start leads to victory over Eastern Michigan

Kyle Kuchta, Reporter January 19, 2023

The Kent State women’s basketball team went wire-to-wire in a 79-66 win against Eastern Michigan. Kent State led for 39:25 of the game and did not trail the entire game. KSU improved to 11-5 overall...

Recap: Women’s basketball adds five then drops two heading into spring semester

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor January 17, 2023

After winning five-straight games, the women’s basketball team lost its latest two games in Mid-American Conference play.  Kent State is now 10-5 and sixth in the MAC at 2-2. Bowling Green is currently...

Second half struggles leads to loss to Duquesne for women’s basketball

Jacob Hansen, Reporter December 7, 2022

In the Kent State women’s basketball team’s loss to Duquesne Wednesday, the Flashes scored 44 points in the first half – then almost halved their scoring in the second half.   KSU lost to the...

Freshman Corynne Hauser’s perfect first half gives women’s basketball its fourth-straight win

Jacob Hansen, Reporter December 5, 2022

Coming off the bench, freshman guard Corynne Hauser scored a career-high 18 points Sunday and only missed four shots the entire game. This “breakout” performance helped the Kent State women’s...

With one second left, women’s basketball takes down Power 5 Oklahoma State

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor November 20, 2022

A shot in the paint from senior guard Katie Shumate brought Kent State within one point with 27 seconds left against the Big 12’s Oklahoma State. Freshman guard Corynne Hauser followed up with a layup....

Taller Arkansas ‘too much’ for women’s basketball at start string of away game

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor November 18, 2022

The Southeastern Conference's Arkansas has six players 6-foot-1 or taller on its squad -- and three started against Kent State Thursday. With only one of his starters over six feet tall, coach Todd...

Bench brings big boost in women’s basketball 20+ point victory

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor November 14, 2022

In its second game of the season, the women’s basketball’s bench scored 34 of its team’s 77 points total Sunday. And ten of the program’s 14 players scored at least two points. “We have...

Eleven-point lead to nine-point loss: Women’s basketball falls late Florida State

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor November 11, 2022

At the end of the first period against Florida State -- a team that has five players taller than 6-foot-1 and had scored 113 points in its season opener -- Kent State had a one-point lead. By the half,...

The Kent State women's basketball team celebrates its win over Youngstown State University in the first round of the WNIT in Youngstown, Ohio March 16.

Women’s basketball season preview: consistency, new leaders and Florida State

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor November 10, 2022

After a last-season finish that “still stings,” the Kent State women’s basketball team comes into this season more ready than ever. “Our team is super hungry going into this year, and everybody's...

New and old, but new, faces take off in women’s basketball exhibition

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor November 4, 2022

In her first collegiate game, freshman guard Corynne Hauser earned 11 points, tying for second most for her team, and tied for most assists. Women’s basketball coach Todd Starkey, coming off a 72-20...

‘Motivated’ women’s basketball to kick off season with Thursday exhibition game

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor November 3, 2022

Seventh-year coach Todd Starkey said consistency is the key to his basketball team’s success – and that starts with him and his staff. “It’s holding them to a level of play that we expect, and...