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Senior forward Chris Ortiz slams back an offensive rebound during the second half against Northern Illinois at the M.A.C. Center on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. The Flashes won, 75-74.

Basketball snaps three-game skid

Zac Sommer February 9, 2016

Senior center Khaliq Spicer scored 17 points, seven rebounds and one game-saving block with 20 seconds remaining in the second half to give the Kent State men’s basketball team (16-8, 7-4 Mid-American...

Kent State fifth year wrestler Tyler Buckwalter flips a wrester from Old Dominion University during a meet at the MACC on Jan. 24, 2016. The Flashes won the Meet 25-13.

Wrestling streaks with seven straight wins

Dan Armelli February 6, 2016

The Kent State wrestling team had a week off last week to prepare for a brutal back-to-back road trip against Northern Illinois and Northern Iowa.Coach Jim Andrassy said the whole team benefited from the...

Women’s rugby pushes forward after playoff win

Kyle Samec November 18, 2015

The Kent State women’s rugby club team was victorious in the playoffs for the first time — under coach Jeff Horton — and won the Mid-American Conference for a third consecutive year.With this accomplishment...

Flashes to take on reigning NCAA champ UConn

Ricky Salcer November 14, 2014

The Kent State field hockey team will have a difficult task Saturday as they matchup against the No. 3 ranked University of Connecticut Huskies in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.The Flashes (11-10,...

KSU football fights and improves, but falls to 0-5 at Northern Illinois

Taylor Rosen and Richie Mulhall October 4, 2014

Box ScoreThe Kent State football team must find a way to finish off the opposition and maintain a sense of urgency for the entire 60 minutes if they want to defeat Massachusetts at Dix Stadium this Saturday.The...

Junior infielder Sawyer Pollen is tagged out trying to score the game tying run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth at the game against Northern Illinois Saturday, May 3, 2014. The Flashes lost 6-5.

Baseball on up-and-up again as Flashes split weekend series with Northern Illinois

Richie Mulhall May 6, 2014

It was one wild weekend for the Kent State baseball team this past weekend.After narrowly overcoming Northern Illinois (15-32, 9-12 Mid-American Conference) 4-3 Friday to snap a three-game losing streak,...

Flashes win with walk-off hit by a pitch against Northern Illinois

Richie Mulhall May 3, 2014

Box ScoreTwo weeks ago, the Kent State baseball team (29-16, 12-6 Mid-American Conference) was the hottest team going in the MAC.Starting with a victory against Buffalo and ending with a win in the first...

Kent State junior Mikell Chinn takes a shot at the game against Central Michican, Jan. 22, 2014. The final score was 53-87.

Last-place Flashes and struggling Huskies both hope to break cold streaks

Taylor Rosen January 27, 2014

Kent State [3-15, 0-7 MAC] will brave the vortex and hit the road to travel to Illinois and take on the Northern Illinois Huskies [7-10, 3-4 MAC] Wednesday night in pursuit of their first conference win.The...

After comeback fueled by threes, Flashes beat Huskies in OT

Richie Mulhall January 16, 2014

In basketball, a team can either live or die by the three-pointer. One shot could mean the difference between playing the hero or playing the goat.Old habits die hard, and it is well documented that Kent...