Category: Women’s Basketball
Flashes head to San Juan for Puerto Rico Classic
The Kent State women’s basketball team was able to right itself last week with two key home victories over Duquesne and Xavier. The previous week the team had lost a couple of road games in the state of North Carolina to NC State and Elon. Weathering the early season injury bug, and with lineups and…
Kent State battles with Wolfpack
Kent State Head Coach Todd Starkey will not back down from a challenge with his non-conference scheduling. He recruits players that want to be challenged and compete against the best. Thursday his team will get that challenge as his women head to Raleigh to take on defending Final Four participant North Carolina State. Kent State,…
Golden Flashes host JMU to begin 2024-2025
The Kent State women’s basketball team begins their 2024-2025 season Monday night by hosting the James Madison Dukes in the first round of the MAC/Sun Belt Challenge. The matchup features two of the top mid-major programs in the country as Kent State debuted at #16 in the CollegeInsider.com poll, while James Madison was picked #13.…
Batsch looks to take another jump for Flashes in 2024-2025
Kent State senior guard Jenna Batsch was arguably the most improved player in the Mid-American Conference last season. The 6-2, Loveland, Ohio native averaged 13.3 points per game, which ranked 9th in the league, she started all 32 games and earned All-MAC Third Team honors. Batsch, an exercise science major, was a double figure scorer…
KSU Women in Pursuit in 2024-2025
The Kent State women’s basketball team had a magical season in 2023-2024, breaking through for their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2002. Under the direction of Head Coach Todd Starkey, the Golden Flashes played their best basketball under the bright lights in downtown Cleveland to win three games in four days to reach…
Kent State women’s basketball cultivate special fanbase
The Kent State women’s basketball program was able to break through last season and earn their first trip to the NCAA tournament in 22 years. And they earned it, playing their best basketball on the big stage of the conference tournament in downtown Cleveland. They did it with continuity in their coaching staff and roster,…
Kalocay commits to Kent State
The Kent State women’s basketball program secured a verbal commitment for the Class of 2025 from guard Rylee Kalocay from Upper St. Clair High School in Pittsburgh. Kalocay is a dynamic three level scorer who thrives on dishing out contact in the paint and playing physical. She’s also an excellent shooter from the three point…
Starkey and stability lead Flashes to retain and excel
They say there’s no place like home. For the Kent State women’s basketball program, there’s no place like the MAC Center and the rest of Kent State’s campus. Consider there are 362 NCAA Division I women’s college basketball programs in the country. 342 of them had at least one player transfer out following the 2023-2024…
Campanelli commits to Kent State
The Kent State women’s basketball program received a verbal commitment Monday from Anna Campanelli, a class of 2025, 5-10 wing from Huntley High School in Huntley, Illinois. Campanelli received an offer from Todd Starkey and the Golden Flashes back on April 25 and took an unofficial visit to Kent last weekend. She reportedly had offers…
Starkey extended | Rismiller signs
It was a big Thursday for the Kent State women’s basketball program as they’re still basking in the glow of their MAC Championship season of 2023-2024, while always looking ahead to the future. Head Coach Todd Starkey was given a contract extension through the 2029-2030 season. “I am thrilled to announce a well-deserved extension for…
Starkey’s Flashes make KSU proud
The Kent State women’s basketball fell to Notre Dame on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by a score of 81-67. It was the program’s first NCAA appearance since 2002, and the first for Starkey in his eighth season at the helm of the Flashes. His Flashes didn’t go down without…
Flashes look to “Fly the Flag” in national spotlight vs. Irish
The Kent State women’s basketball team will look to represent the Mid-American Conference and the university in their fourth appearance on national television this year, when they take on Notre Dame Saturday at 2:15pm on ESPN in the NCAA Tournament. The Golden Flashes are seeded #15 and the Fighting Irish #2, with the winner getting…
Shumate’s loyalty pays off for Flashes
Kent State’s Katie Shumate has proven to be a throwback of sorts, in an era where so many college athletes are entering the transfer portal looking for different opportunities. Shumate’s loyalty to her program has been rewarded with a trip to the NCAA tournament, as #15 seeded Kent State prepares to take on #2 seed…