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Bowling Green players celebrate their second goal scored against Kent State during the MAC Tournament Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. 

Soccer season ends with disappointing loss to BGSU in MAC Tournament semifinal

Cameron Hoover November 3, 2017

Senior forward Hayden Pascoe fought back tears as she hugged her teammates after her last game she’d ever play in a Kent State uniform.The Flashes lost the Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals...

Flashes' junior LHP Eli Kraus winds up for a pitch during the first round game of the MAC Tournament on Wed., May 25, 2017.

Kraus pitches shutout in first round MAC tournament win

Will Kovach May 24, 2017

Although rainy, the day belonged to the Flashes Wednesday, as the baseball team won its first game of the Mid-American Conference Tournament with a 7-0 shutout against University of Toledo.When Kent State...

Eight wrestlers advance to second day of MAC tournament

Samantha Ross March 4, 2017

For the past 11 years, Kent State's wrestling team has had at least one Mid-American Conference champion —  but the streak will end tomorrow. Eight Flashes are advancing to Sunday's round of the MAC...

Junior guard Jon Fleming consoles senior Chris Ortiz after Kent State was eliminated by Bowling Green from the MAC Tournament, 70-69, on Monday, March 7, 2016 at the M.A.C. Center.

Opinion: Kent State men’s basketball disappoints

Ty Sugick March 8, 2016

Kent State men’s basketball team dreams of dancing in the NCAA tournament came to a shocking end on Monday night, as they lost 69-70 to No. 12 seed Bowling Green at home in the first round of the Mid-American...

The Kent State sidelines react as redshirt freshman Devin Nye attempts to pin his Central Michigan University opponent on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016 at the M.A.C. Center.

Wrestling’s Big 3 to usher out winning legacy together

Dan Armelli March 2, 2016

After 2012-13 wrestling season, Kent State suffered the departures of guys like national champion Dustin Kilgore and national qualifiers Stevie Mitcheff, Casey Newburg and Keith Witt.However, head coach...

Fifth year senior Tyler Buckwalter wrestles Jordan Atienza of CMU in the MACC on Sunday Feb. 14, 2016. Buckwalter won 11-9. Kent beat CMU 18-17.

Q&A with MAC Wrestler of the Week Tyler Buckwalter

Dan Armelli February 23, 2016

Kent State wrestling’s 165-pound, fifth-year senior Tyler Buckwalter is looking to bring a national bid to his team.With his last two wins against ranked opponents in a tri-meet against Central Michigan...

Redshirt freshman Kyle Conel wrestles Jackson Lewis of CMU in the MACC on Sunday Feb. 14. Conel won 6-3. Kent beat CMU 18-17.

Wrestling showcases depth as postseason approaches

Dan Armelli February 16, 2016

With the upcoming Mid-American Conference Tournament looming in March, the Kent State wrestling team is coming off arguably its most important contests of the year.Even with two of the current three NCAA...

Men’s basketball bounced from MAC tournament by rival Akron

Stephen Means II March 12, 2015

After winning in thrilling fashion over the same team six days prior, Kent State lost its first Mid-American Conference tournament game, a quarterfinal appearance, to the University of Akron, 53-51.Senior...

Brewer hits game-winning buzzer-beater to take down Akron

Stephen Means II March 6, 2015

Whenever Kent State (21-10, 12-6 Mid-American Conference) and Akron (18-13, 9-9 MAC) are mentioned in the same sentence, the words “rivalry game” usually follow when talking about sports.Friday night,...

Kent player, Jimmy Hall, dribbles around a Buffalo player during a game on Saturday Feb. 28, 2015. Kent State lost the game 71-65.

Men’s Basketball pulls out tough road win

Stephen Means II March 3, 2015

Entering the final week of the regular season, the Kent State (20-10, 11-6 MAC) men’s basketball team was in a must-win situation if they wanted to earn a top four seed in the MAC tournament.The Flashes...

Volleyball upsets No. 6 Eastern Michigan

Jimmy Miller November 21, 2014

Box ScoreCoach Don Gromala’s 2013 trip to the Mid-American Conference Tournament in his first as a head coach ended with a three-set loss to Ohio University.A year later, Gromala’s squad traveled to...

Kent State freshman outside hitter Kelsey Bittinger spikes the ball ay Bowling Green University during their final game of the regular season in the M.A.C. Center on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. The Flashes sent their senior class with a 3-1 win over the Falcons and will head to this weekend's MAC Tournament as the No. 7 seed with a 16-13 overall record.

MAC volleyball teams vie for spot in NCAA Tournament

Jimmy Miller November 19, 2014

At the beginning of the season, Kent State volleyball coach Don Gromala talked about changing the culture of Kent State volleyball. With perennial woes came six straight losing seasons and a Mid-American...