I’m having shoulder surgery this week, so the blog will be on hiatus. I hope to be able to do short posts, maybe after Saturday’s game, maybe next week. It depends on whether I feel good enough to type.
In the meantime, you can get game results and previews on the team website at:
https://kentstatesports.com/sports/womens-basketball.
The team Twitter feed is @kentstwbb for scoring updates during games and results right afterwards.
KSU has two revenge games this week against Northern Illinois (at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the M.A.C. Center) and at Akron at 2 p.m. Saturday. Both games will be on ESPN+ or ESPN3. The links will be on the KSU website.
The Flashes lost to both teams in the final seconds in January.
NIU beat the Flashes 61-55 on Jan. 26, making six free throws in the final 30 seconds after KSU had tied the game at 55. The Huskies are in eighth place in the MAC at 7-7 (10-12 overall). They’re part of a cluster of seven teams (including Kent State) between third and ninth, all within a game-and-a-half of each other in the standings. The teams are fighting to finish no lower than eighth, the last place that will make the league tournament in March in Cleveland.
Akron is a surprising third in the Mid-American Conference at 8-5 (11-8 overall). The Zips beat KSU 62-61 at the M.A.C.C. on Jan. 5. The Flashes rallied from nine down in the fourth quarter but missed a shot at the buzzer that would have won the game.
Kent State is 7-6 in the MAC and 15-7 overall. The Flashes have won five in a row since losing to Northern Illinois, That’s the longest active winning streak in the league.
KSU website, with links to preview, statistics, roster and schedule.