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Kent State Field  Hockey team huddle up before they start their first quarter against App. State, Oct. 4, 2024.

Here’s how first year field hockey coaches reacted to team’s success

Kailyn Tibolla, Reporter November 26, 2024

The Kent State field hockey team wrapped up its first season with head coach Heather Hefner at the helm in early November. Its season concluded with a 3-2 loss to James Madison in the Mid-American Conference...

The Kent State Field Hockey team celebrate their goal in the first quarter against the Liberty Flames, Sept. 1, 2024.

Field hockey erased from MAC playoffs after comeback ends uncompleted

John Hilber, Sports Editor November 7, 2024

The deficit was large. The score was 3-0 going into the final quarter for the Kent State field hockey team, and a loss would boot the Flashes out of the Mid-American Conference playoffs. In the semifinals...

Freshman forward Delfina Larripa (28) chases the action down the pitch at the field hockey game against Penn State Sept. 13, 2024.

Keep it moving: Field hockey advances to MAC semifinals after overtime thriller

John Hilber, Sports Editor November 6, 2024

Regulation was not enough time to decide the Mid-American Conference quarterfinals field hockey match between Kent State and Ball State Wednesday. Both teams had issues gaining traction offensively,...

Senior backer Elise Bearance (4) shoots down the pitch at the field hockey game against Penn State, Sept. 13, 2024.

Flashes drop final regular season game, prepare for MAC Championship

Andrew Gold, Reporter November 3, 2024

The Kent State field hockey team fell by a score of 2-0 against the Miami University (OH) RedHawks and concluded its regular season with a record of 6-11. Freshman goalkeeper Lieve Jansen made nine...

Kent State Field  Hockey team huddle up before they start their first quarter against App. State, Oct. 4, 2024.

Ticket punched: Field Hockey wins third in a row to make it to MAC Championships

Andrew Gold, Reporter October 27, 2024

Junior back Lauren Conroy shined in the Kent State field hockey team’s 3-2 victory against the Bellarmine Knights Friday, as she put in her first two collegiate goals during the Flashes’ final home...

Freshman forward Delfina Larripa (28) blocks any openings from Penn State’s freshman backer Morgan Snyder (8) at the field hockey game Sept. 13, 2024.

Getting hot at the right time: Field hockey wins the weekend with pair of conference victories

Andrew Gold, Reporter October 21, 2024

With an overtime score of 1-1 against conference rival Ohio University, sophomore midfielder Eva Usoz fired in the game winning shot, and her team-leading seventh goal, to hoist the Kent State field hockey...

Freshman backer Marissa Skinner (18) fights for possession with Penn State’s junior forward Ella Jennes (17) at the Sept.13, 2024 field hockey game.

‘It was really a group effort’: Field Hockey wins a stunner on the road in upset shootout win

Andrew Gold, Reporter October 8, 2024

Senior midfielder Agustina Florio, on top of her goal in the second quarter, provided the Kent State field hockey team with a 4-3 victory when she scored the game-winning shootout goal against the Michigan...

Sept. 13, 2024, senior midfielder Agustina Florio (23) fights Penn State’s redshirt freshman defender Elise DeWan (16) at the field hockey game.

Field hockey fights through weekend split, remains undefeated in conference

Andrew Gold, Reporter October 1, 2024

Goals number three and four on the season for sophomore midfielder Eva Usoz propelled the Kent State field hockey team past the Longwood University Lancers 2-1 Friday. “She is really a threat on attack...

Kent State University sophomore Eva Usoz battled for the ball against their opponent, Ball State University in their match on September 20, 2024.

Pitching a shutout: Field hockey victorious in first conference game

Andrew Gold, Reporter September 21, 2024

Sophomore midfielder Eva Usoz found the back of the net with 1:35 left in the second quarter, which was the only offense the Kent State Field Hockey team needed to defeat Ball State University 1-0 Friday. Assisted...

Eva Usoz, Kent State Sophomore and Field Hockey Midfielder, prepares to take a corner against their opponents, the Liberty Flames, Sept. 1, 2024.

‘We have to put four together’: Field hockey shows fight but allows big fourth quarter in loss

Andrew Gold, Reporter September 14, 2024

The Kent State Field Hockey team had the Penn State University Nittany Lions deadlocked at 1-1 before PSU surged in the fourth quarter en route to a 4-1 victory Friday.  At the end of the first half,...

Delfina Larripa, Kent State Freshman and Forward for the Field Hockey Team, is holding the ball from the opposing team, the Liberty Flames, during the fourth quarter, Sept. 1, 2024.

‘It’s all about trusting the process’: Field Hockey leaves the West Coast winless

Andrew Gold, Reporter September 10, 2024

Despite outshooting University of California, Davis 19-9 Sunday, the Kent State Field Hockey team fell short 2-0 in its third defeat in four days. The Flashes took a West Coast road trip to play the...

The Kent State Field Hockey team celebrate their goal in the first quarter against the Liberty Flames, Sept. 1, 2024.

‘It was a great pair of games’: Field Hockey keeps head high despite two-loss weekend

Andrew Gold, Reporter September 3, 2024

The Kent State Field Hockey team came out of its first weekend of the regular season with two games in the loss column, but they are optimistic they can find the win column moving forward. On Friday,...