It was a tough weekend for Kent State’s young wrestling team as it dropped matches to Ohio University and the University of Missouri.
Three Kent State gymnasts finished in the top five for All-Around scoring in the Lindsey Ferris Invitational at George Washington University.
Kent State lost its second straight game of its two-game road trip. The Flashes again struggled in the first half, failing to score 30 points for the second straight game. They relied heavily on runs, but could not string together an extended period of scoring and defensive stops to countera…
The Kent State men’s basketball team battled back and forth with Western Michigan University all game, but WMU caught all the momentum late.
Miami University took a 75-74 lead with 55 seconds left in the game. It was the first time the Redhawks had the lead since the first quarter when they were up 6-5.
Junior Grace Tennant and sophomore Gabrielle Bailey finished in first and second place in the shot put event at the Youngstown Invitational Friday. It was the best rankings in the event for the Kent State women’s track and field match against schools like Ashland, Slippery Rock and West Virg…
Kent State men’s track and field team had two individuals finish in first place in their events at the Youngstown Invitational. Senior Christian Champen finished first in the pole vault with a distance of 5.20m and freshman Jack McElligott finished first in the high jump unseeded event with …
Sophomore guard Hannah Young played one of her best games of her career Wednesday, scoring 14 points and grabbing eight rebounds against Northern Illinois (4-11, 0-4 MAC).
If you tuned in to the second half of Kent State’s loss 77-74 loss at Miami, you would’ve thought that the Flashes should be a top-25 team in the country.
With 11 seconds to play and down by one, the Kent State men’s basketball team was handed a golden opportunity when a Miami University inbound was carelessly deflected out of bounds.
Kent State opened its football season with three of five games against Power 5 programs. Basically, scheduling — at best – a 2-3 record to the start of the season.
Kent State women’s basketball 2018-19 season ended in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) against Baylor University. It was the second time in three years the Flashes were invited to the tournament and the first time since 1996 the team won a postseason game…
Kent State’s wrestling team started off its decade of competition on Tuesday with a 25-15 home victory against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
In 2019, Kent State Football had arguably its most successful season in program history.
Senior forward Philip Whittington did not play in Saturday’s game due to the flu. Instead, senior forward Tervell Beck started, playing quality minutes, as the Flashes utilized several new lineups. Their depth allowed them to improved to 13-3, 3-0 in Mid-American Conference play. Here are fi…
The Kent State men’s basketball team had led by as much as 14 in the second half against Central Michigan University, but that lead seemed to slip away in the waning minutes of the game.
Before Saturday’s game, freshman guard Katie Shumate’s season high in total points was 18. She surpassed that total at 3:44 in the third quarter setting her new career and season high with 20 points.
Junior Abby Fletcher finished the 2018-2019 gymnastics season placing 12th in the NCAA Regional tournament with the highest scoring on the floor overall. This season, now as one of the four captains of Kent State’s gymnastics team, she and the team look to win the Mid American Conference Cha…
Kent State women’s basketball got off to a slow start against Eastern Michigan Wednesday night; the Flashes were held to just nine points in the first quarter.
Balance ultimately led to Kent State’s second straight win. Each of the players who averaged in double digits scored higher than their averages, helping the Flashes weather a 32-point career-high from Toledo guard Marreon Jackson to improve to 12-3 and 2-0 in Mid-American Conference play. He…
As the clock ticked down in the first half, Kent State needed a putback from senior guard C.J. Williamson to tie the game, 33-33.
*Originally posted Jan. 2, 2020
Kent State needed at least one guard to step up after a 28-point loss at Mississippi State on Dec. 30. During the loss, the Flashes starting three guards combined to shoot 12-for-29. Friday night they got quality guard play from each starting guard en route to a 79-61 win at Bowling Green. T…
With 9:55 to play in the first half against Mississippi State, Kent State men’s basketball team seemed to be totally in control.
Kent State opened the game shooting the ball well, but foul trouble, technical foul frustration and settling for contested jump shots led to a 96-68 loss. Here’s five takeaways from an ugly offensive performance:
Coach Sean Lewis braced for it.
Two things have been consistent with Kent State football during the 2019 season: junior quarterback Dustin Crum and the run defense.
Junior quarterback Dustin Crum wandered into the media room at The Westin Stonebriar Hotel & Golf Club clad in a navy blue “Be the Alpha” Kent State football shirt and clashing navy blue shorts on Wednesday afternoon.
Thursday morning’s joint press conference saw Kent State coach Sean Lewis and Utah State coach Gary Andersen seated at the same table separated by the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl trophy. Unfortunately, the trophy was not a large metal smoothie; instead, small star cutouts, accompanie…
Kent State started the season with senior Jo-El Shaw as its feature running back, but after five games he was suspended and did not travel with the team to Akron.
Monday afternoon at about 3:40 p.m. Central Standard Time coach Sean Lewis got off the first of five Kent State buses that were police escorted to the Westin Stonebriar Hotel & Golf Club.
The Frisco Bowl has given coach Sean Lewis two things that seemed doubtful just a month ago— money and time.
Kent State will play in its first bowl game since 2012. The Flashes ended the season on a three-game winning streak after starting the season 3-6. Here are five takeaways from coach Sean Lewis' Friday press conference.
Coach Sean Lewis stood in front of a room full of his players, who just a month ago were a 3-6 team facing another losing season.
Cleveland State scored first to jump ahead of the Kent State men’s basketball team, and Kent State took almost 10 minutes to gain a lead.
Kent State used a 22-2 run over four minutes to separate itself from Cleveland State (4-6). The Flashes improved to 8-1 with the 81-59 win. It’s the Flashes fifth win of 20 or more points this season. Here are three takeaways from the win.
At the end of the first half Kent State was barely up against Detroit Mercy, leading 36-30.
Senior guard Megan Carter became the 22nd player in Kent State women’s basketball history to score 1,000 points. She led the Flashes with 21 points in a 81-58 win over St. Bonaventure.
Kent State has three wins of 24 points or more this season. They, again, had a slow first half in a 77-53 win over Stetson on Saturday. Here are three takeaways from the win.
Kent State scored 17 unanswered points in four minutes of game time, which proved to be the difference.
With a win Kent State would be bowl eligible for the first time since 2012 when Dri Archer and the Flashes lost 17-13 to Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. Kent State finished 1-2 against the top-3 Mid-American Conference East teams (Miami, Ohio and Buffalo), who will each be bowl eligi…
Kent State trailed by 17 against No. 10 Ohio State with 17:16 left to play in the game.
With about 12 minutes left junior forward Danny Pippen shushed the crowd after drawing forward Kaleb Wesson’s fourth foul. Kent State trailed 48-45, but were in the middle of a 25-8 run to tie the game. Below are five takeaways from Pippen’s performance and Kent State’s 71-52 loss at Ohio State.
Kent State is 5-0 with two wins coming by 30 or more points with both wins coming against Hiram, a Division III program and Concord who is Division II. The Flashes other three games have been decided by seven points or fewer.
With 4:42 left in the game, Kent State women’s basketball team was down by 10 against Robert Morris University.
Junior quarterback Dustin Crum threw a pass up for grabs with multiple Ball State defenders closing in on him on 3rd-and-11 from the Kent State 27-yard line in a tied game with about three minutes left.
The Kent State hockey team was defeated by Adrian Thursday night in a 13-0 game.
The Kent State men’s basketball team has fought its way to its first 5-0 start since the 2002-2003 season.
Sophomore forward Lindsey Thall made eight three pointers, a new single game school record, on her way to a 32-point night against Ohio State.
