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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 13, 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 7, 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 4, 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 20, 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...

Volleyball’s offense comes alive in pivotal road match

Jimmy Miller November 8, 2014

Box ScoreThe Kent State volleyball team has seen a player offensively dominate already this season, such as when senior outside hitter Tinuke Aderemi-Ibitola registered 24 kills in a home loss to Northern...

Kent State freshman center midfielder Kristen Brots attempts to gain possession of the ball at the game against Miami University on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. The game ended in a draw, 1-1.

Three KSU soccer players earn all-MAC honors

Ben Orner November 6, 2014

Three Kent State soccer players are putting the “gold” in Golden Flashes.On Thursday, the Mid-American Conference announced its All-MAC First, Second and Freshman teams, and a trio of Kent State soccer...

Sophomore midfielder Abbie Lawson gets the ball from a Central Michigan player at the game Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. The Flashes lost, 0-1.

KSU soccer stuns Ohio, earns fifth playoff seed

Ben Orner October 30, 2014

The Kent State soccer team ended its regular season in dramatic fashion with a 3-2 overtime win over Ohio University on Thursday in Athens, Ohio.In the 10th minute of overtime in a heated matchup against...

Freshman outside hitter Kelsey Bittinger from the Flashes blocks the ball against Northern Illinois at the annual 'Dig for the Cure' volleyball match at the MAC Center on October, 24, 2014.

Flashes riding with confidence for rematch bout

Jimmy Miller October 29, 2014

Junior middle blocker Bridget Wilhelm has been here before.With the Kent State volleyball team riding a wave of confidence into the final home stretch of the season, the Flashes host Ohio University in...

Sophomore forward Madison Thompson and Ball State's Mikayla Mooney fight for the ball during Kent State's 6-1 victory on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at Murphy-Mellis field. The Flashes improved their record to 7-8 with the win and are undefeated in the Mid-American Conference.

Field hockey stays hot in win over Longwood

Richie Mulhall October 26, 2014

Senior field hockey player Hannah Faulkner picked up right where she left off Sunday afternoon.After registering a career-high four goals in Saturday’s victory over Ball State, Faulkner scored in her...