After winning the MAC Tournament the Kent State women’s basketball team earned their first berth in March Madness since 2002. The Flashes were placed as a No. 15 seed and given the tall task of going on the road to South Bend to take on the No. 2 seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Kent State … Flashes Unable to Overcome Slow Start Against Notre Dame
The biggest game of the MAC season featured the conference’s biggest rivalry, the Akron Zips and Kent State Golden Flashes. The Zips swept Kent in the regular season, winning both games and taking a one-game lead in the all-time series record. VonCameron Davis, who scored 26 in the upset in the quarterfinal victory against Toledo, … Flashes Fall Short in MAC Championship
After Buffalo took down No. 1 Toledo in the first semifinal, Kent State handled No. 2 Ball State in the second semifinal, preventing the top two seeded teams from making the MAC Championship Game. Kent State entered the game as the favorite, being seeded at No. 3 and having beaten No. 4 Buffalo twice in … Kent State Women’s Basketball Captures First MAC Championship Since 2002
The Zips fell behind 2-0 early on, but scored the game’s next eight points to go up six with 15:53 remaining in the first half. Unfortunately for Akron, those eight points would wind up being half of their first half total. Ohio cut the lead to two, but then went over five minutes without scoring. … Akron Comes From Behind to Advance to MAC Championship
After upsetting Toledo in the quarterfinals, the Golden Flashes struggled to put points on the board early on against Bowling Green. In the first five minutes and change, Kent State had two made shots, three turnovers, and an 11-6 deficit. The Flashes woke up, going on a 9-2 run to claim their first lead of … Kent State Makes Third Straight Conference Championship Game
In a rematch of the March 6 matchup, in which Ball State won 75-71, it was the Flashes who held the lead for the majority of the first quarter. After going down 5-2 early, Kent State played excellent defense and grabbed multiple offensive rebounds to go on a 12-0 run in the final seven minutes … Flashes Advance to First Championship Game Since 2006