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Intercollegiate Athletics

Women's basketball greeted by fans as the board the bus to South Bend.

IN A FLASH: South Bend Bound!

Flashes gathered on Thursday to give the Golden Flashes women's basketball team a spectacular send off as they boarded the bus for their first NCAA championship game against Notre Dame. 

Tags: Women's Basketball , Mid American Conference , Nationally Distinctive , Sports , Intercollegiate Athletics , University News

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Men's Basketball 2024 MAC Championship Game

IN A FLASH: Thank You for a Spectacular Season!

The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Golden Flashes men's basketball participated in their third consecutive season of MAC championship play. In a hard-fought final game, the Akron Zips narrowly outscored the Golden Flashes to advance to the NCAA championship playoffs. 

Tags: Mid American Conference , Sports , Mens Basketball , basketball , Nationally Distinctive , Intercollegiate Athletics

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Women's Basketball 2024 MAC Champions

IN A FLASH: We Are the Champions!

In a decisive victory over the University of Buffalo Bulls (78-60) the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Golden Flashes Women's basketball team won the 2024 Mid-American Conference Championship.

Tags: Mid American Conference , Golden Flashes , Women's Basketball , Nationally Distinctive , Intercollegiate Athletics , Sports

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2024 MAC Men's Indoor Track and Field Champs

IN A FLASH: MAC Champions!

51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Men's Indoor Track and Field team has won the Mid-American Conference Championship!

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Sports , Nationally Distinctive , Mid American Conference

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Golden Flashes gymnastics vs. NIU

IN A FLASH: Record-Setting Victory at Home

The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Golden Flashes gymnastics team posted a decisive win at home - capturing four event titles. 

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Sports , Student Life , Nationally Distinctive

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Member of the Golden Flashers band at the Play4Kay game.

IN A FLASH: Blue and Gold and Pink!

The Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center was filled with splashes of pink at the Play4Kay Golden Flashes women's basketball game. 

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Women's Basketball , Community Impact , Community & Society , basketball

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The parade of flags at International Night 2024

International Students Take Center Court

Tuesday's men's basketball game at home celebrated 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students from around the world with "International Night." 

Tags: Global Education , Mens Basketball , Golden Flashes , Intercollegiate Athletics , Global Education

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Ribbon-cutting for the new track at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fieldhouse

IN A FLASH: Back on Track

There was an official ribbon-cutting for the new, high-tech running track that installed at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Field House this summer. 

Tags: Department of Recreation and Wellness Services , Intercollegiate Athletics , Student Life , Community Impact

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A symbol of the Kent-Akron rivalry: the fabled Wagon Wheel

IN A FLASH: New Year, Old Rivalry

51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Golden Flashes meet the Akron Zips for the first time this season on Jan. 19. 

Tags: Mens Basketball , basketball , Intercollegiate Athletics , Community Impact , Student Life , Mid American Conference

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Local elementary school students cheer on the Golden Flashes on School Field Trip Day

IN A FLASH: Young Golden Flash Fans Pack the MACC

On a special field trip day, more than 1,500 students from local elementary schools cheered 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's women's basketball team to victory. 

Tags: Community Impact , University News , Sports , Intercollegiate Athletics , Women's Basketball , basketball

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