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Kent State senior Dalaney Ranallo beats CMU graduate student Claudia Muessig to the ball and launches it up field during the game against CMU on Oct. 8, 2023.

Soccer earns road win against MAC-leading Bowling Green

Matt Franos, Reporter October 13, 2023

The Kent State soccer team has relied on their defense throughout the season, and they came up big again in a 2-0 win against Bowling Green.  In eight of the last nine games, KSU has allowed one or...

Giulia Giovinazzi (center) headers a ball away from Duquesne defenders at Kent State's senior day matchup against Duquesne Sep. 10, 2023.

Women’s soccer celebrates seniors while earning a victory

Matt Franos, Reporter September 10, 2023

Friends and family filled the stands for the women’s soccer team's senior day, where the Flashes defeated Duquesne 2-1. “It was definitely awesome having a lot of family here to celebrate," senior...

The Kent State Women's Soccer team joins in a hype chant before the game against Northern Illinois University on Oct. 7. Kent State Flashes won 2-0.

Rookies, veterans mesh as soccer begins its season

Matthew Franos, Reporter September 5, 2023

Life will be different for the Kent State women’s soccer team without 2021 Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year and back-to-back ALL-MAC first-team winner Tianna Harris. Over her four-year...

Soccer strikes back: Last-second KSU goal leads to a tie in 25th anniversary battle

Jacob Shondel, Reporter October 3, 2022

With forty seconds left in Sunday’s game, Kent State’s soccer team had a set piece 35 yards from the goal and was looking for a player in a position to score. Sophomore midfielder Alisa Arthur fired...

‘We let one get away’: Soccer’s slow start leads to first conference loss

Jacob Shondel, Reporter September 30, 2022

All season, coach Rob Marinaro has preached the importance of playing strong for the entire 90 minutes. In Thursday’s game against Western Michigan, the Broncos scored all three of their goals in the...

School down the road gets shut out: Soccer remains top of MAC with perfect conference record

Jacob Shondel, Reporter September 26, 2022

Before conference play, Kent State’s soccer team started the season 0-5-2. Now two games into its conference schedule, the team is undefeated in the Mid-American Conference. Coach Rob Marinaro attributes...

Waiting no more: Soccer captures first win of season against preseason-poll number one

Jacob Shondel, Reporter September 23, 2022

Kent State’s soccer team won its first game of the year Thursday – eight matches into the season. The Flashes defeated Ohio University 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference opener.  These goals account...

Winless and waiting: Soccer’s five-game scoring drought ends while losses continue

Jacob Shondel, Reporter September 12, 2022

The Kent State women’s soccer team had gone five games without scoring a goal. Sunday night, junior defender Dalaney Ranallo ended that streak in a close match with No. 22 Ohio State. “For them...

Members of the Kent State soccer team celebrate during their win against Toledo in the MAC Quarterfinals on Sunday Oct. 31 in Kent, Ohio. 

3 goals in last 12 minutes sends soccer team past Toledo into MAC semifinals

Cole Oswald Reporter October 31, 2021

With 12 minutes remaining, the Kent State soccer team was down 2-1 to Toledo in Sunday’s Mid-American Conference tournament quarterfinals. Ten minutes later, the Flashes had scored three more goals...

Redshirt senior Karly Hellstrom (23) dribbles the ball toward the goal during the soccer game against Ball State University on Oct. 17, 2021.

Resurgent offense has soccer just out of first place in MAC

Cole Oswald Reporter October 18, 2021

The Kent State soccer team’s improved offense has the Flashes contending for a Mid-American Conference championship.  The Flashes have scored 11 goals in a four-game winning streak that has pushed...

Soccer can’t hold early lead and falls to Northwestern

Cole Oswald Reporter September 6, 2021

The Kent State women’s soccer team took a quick 2-0 lead Sunday, but Northwestern scored the next three goals and beat the Flashes 3-2.KSU is 3-2 on the season. Northwestern improves to 2-3. Freshman...

Soccer team ties school record in 6-0 victory

Cole Oswald Reporter September 2, 2021

Kent State women’s soccer team equaled its largest margin of victory in school history in Thursday’s 6-0 win over Canisius.But the Flashes still have work to do, coach Rob Marinaro said. “We created...