Kent State University
Saint Francis University
Kent State Ready for Three Matches on the Road
8/31/2017 10:01:00 AM | Field Hockey
The Golden Flashes (0-2) will face three different opponents in five days as they look to right their record. Kent State travels to Saint Francis (1-1) for a 3 p.m. game on Friday before making a trip to Columbus. The team will host No. 9 Louisville (2-0) at Ohio State in a noon match on Sunday. The trip will conclude with a 3 p.m. game against the host Buckeyes (1-0) on Tuesday, September 5.
Coverage
Friday at Saint Francis
• Live stats
• Video
Sunday vs Louisville
• Live stats
Tuesday at Ohio State
• Live stats
• Video
The Matchups
Saint Francis
• Kent State is 2-1 all-time against Saint Francis
• The Golden Flashes and Red Flash met in Kent in 2016 with the Flashes winning 3-0
• Prior to last season, Saint Francis won at a neutral site in 2013, 3-2, and KSU won at home 9-0 in 2008
• The Red Flash opened the 2017 season with a 4-0 win over Central Michigan then lost 3-2 to Sacred Heart
Louisville
• Kent State is 23-10 all-time against Louisville
• Last season, the Golden Flashes nearly knocked off the No. 7 Cardinals in Louisville in a heartbreaking 3-2 loss
• The two teams met in both 2013 and 2012 with Louisville taking both of those contests
• The Cardinals opened this season with a 4-1 win against Indiana and then beat the reigning national champions Delaware 3-1
Ohio State
• Kent State is 7-23 all-time against Ohio State
• The Flashes dropped a 3-2 game in Columbus last year
• At home in 2015, Kent State won 3-1
• The Buckeyes beat Lehigh 4-0 to open the 2017 season
• They will host Louisville on Friday
Record-Breaking Wiler
• Head Coach Kathleen Wiler continues to cement herself as the most successful coach in program history
• Entering her 12th season in 2017, Wiler has 124 wins to her credit, three away from standing alone as the winningest coach in KSU field hockey history
• The five-time MAC Coach of the Year already holds the most MAC regular season titles (8) and MAC Tournament wins (5)
• She has guided four players to All-America status and has also seen her teams continually break academic records
Looking Ahead
• The Golden Flashes will remain on the road after Ohio State and head to Evanston, Illinois, for two matchups
• Kent State will play Temple on Saturday, September 9 at 1 p.m. CST/2 p.m. EST
• They will close out the weekend against host Northwestern on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. CST/1:30 p.m. EST
• Mid-American Conference play is set to begin Friday, September 15 at conference-newcomer Appalachian State
• The 2017 home-opener is slated for Friday, September 29 against Miami
• Kent State will once again be the host for the 2017 MAC Tournament played at Murphy-Mellis Field November 3-4
