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Kent State's Brittany Maisano blocks the opponent from stealing the ball during a game against Oakland Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. The teams tied the game 1-1 in double overtime.

Soccer caps weekend slate with rout of EKU

Ben Orner September 21, 2014

Box Score — Oakland UniversityBox Score — Eastern Kentucky UniversitySophomore forward Jenna Hellstrom scored her first and second goals of the season Sunday, leading the Kent State soccer team to...

Junior safety Jordan Italiano attempts to take down South Alabama's Jeremé Jones inthe game against the University of South Alabama on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014.

Flashes look to improve after bye week

Taylor Rosen September 21, 2014

The Kent State football team has not started off the 2014-15 season the way it hoped to coming into this season.Three games in, the Flashes are still searching for their first victory of the season. Two...

Cross country: Women take fifth; men claim 13th at Iona Meet of Champions

Richie Mulhall September 20, 2014

Women’s ResultsMen’s ResultsThe Kent State women’s cross country took home a fifth-place finish in the 20th annual Iona College Meet of Champions Saturday morning at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx,...

Volleyball falls in three straight matches

Jimmy Miller September 20, 2014

Box Score — Towson UniversityBox Score — St. John's UniversityBox Score — North Dakota State UniversityKent State volleyball was riding high on momentum prior to this weekend, as head coach Don Gromala...

Volleyball skids into Tiger Invitational

Jimmy Miller September 19, 2014

In the final tune-up weekend before its Mid-American Conference opener at Ohio University, the Kent State volleyball team dropped two matches in deflating fashion at the Tiger Invitational in Towson, Md.The...

Tinuke Aderemi-Ibitola, Outside Hitter, spining the ball against Youngstown State University to get the point for Kent State University on Sept. 16, 2014. The Flashes won, 3-2.

Battered but not beaten: Flashes carry momentum to Tiger Invitational

Jimmy Miller September 17, 2014

Close sets, early offensive woes and even a struggle with serving didn’t seem to bother the Kent State volleyball team, but those issues are different from the one they currently face: health.“When...

Senior forward Jessacca Gironda drives the ball for Kent State on Sept. 29, 2013, against Bowling Green. Gironda scored her season high of three goals, leading the Flashes to a winning score of 5-1.

There’s no place like home

Ben Orner September 17, 2014

After five games on the road, the Kent State soccer team will return home to Zoeller Field for a four-game home stand, two of which will be this Friday and Sunday against Oakland University and Eastern...

Women’s golf finishes first day of Minnesota Invitational in seventh

Ray Strickland September 15, 2014

The Kent State women’s golf team struggled late and fell to seventh place in Minneapolis at the Minnesota Invitational on Monday.The Kent State women’s golf team struggled late in the tournament, falling...

Flashes impress again despite first match loss

Jimmy Miller September 13, 2014

Box Score — University of MontanaAlthough it didn’t appear promising at first, Kent State volleyball returned to its winning ways this weekend at the Mountaineer Invitational in West Virginia.“I...

Kent State senior Shannon Martin reaches to steal the ball from Michigan State's Michelle Graham during a match Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. Kent State lost 3-4.

Kent State drops two overtime losses at home

Alex Klukaszewski September 13, 2014

Box Score — University of RichmondBox Score — No. 19 Michigan StateThe Kent State field hockey team hosted No. 19 Michigan State on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Murphy-Mellis Field and lost their second...

Colin Reardon, Kent State's quarterback, is sacked by an Ohio State defensive player at the Kent State vs Ohio State game Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. Reardon was sacked three times throughout the game and the Flashes fell to the Buckeyes with a final score of 66-0.

Flashes fall behind early, take a Buckeye beating

Taylor Rosen September 13, 2014

Box ScoreOn Saturday afternoon in Columbus, 104,404 fans in attendance at The Horseshoe witnessed the difference in level of talent between the Mid-American Conference and the Big 10.The Kent State football...

Volleyball drops first match, returns strong for second

Jimmy Miller September 12, 2014

Box Score — West Virginia UniversityBox Score — Saint Francis UniversityThere are two sides to every story, and the Flashes experienced this popular saying after splitting two Friday matches in West...