6/25/2019 10:05:00 AM | Field Hockey
KENT, Ohio –The Kent State University field hockey team has released its schedule for the 2019 season, which includes 18 regular season matches in addition to two exhibition games and the Mid-American Conference Tournament to be held Nov. 6-9.
The Golden Flashes will gear up for the regular season with an exhibition on the road against Bucknell Aug. 24 before hosting Slippery Rock at Murphy-Mellis Field for their final exhibition match on Aug. 25 at 1 p.m.
Kent State will then begin a competitive non-conference schedule, which includes hosting Michigan State, Temple and Maine and traveling to Louisville and Michigan. In the final NFHCA Coaches Poll of 2018, Michigan ranked No. 8 while Louisville finished the season ranked No. 14 and Maine ended No. 19.
The Flashes will begin the six-game MAC schedule by hosting Ohio at Murphy-Mellis Field Sept. 28 at 12 p.m. Kent State will play Ball State and Indiana on the road before facing the defending MAC regular season and tournament champion Miami at Murphy-Mellis Field Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. The RedHawks went undefeated in the MAC in the regular season, defeated Kent State in the MAC Tournament Championship and went on to win their first game in the NCAA Tournament against No. 24 Boston University. Miami ended the 2018 campaign with a 1-0 loss to No. 3 Duke and finished No. 24 in the NFHCA Coaches Poll.
Rounding out the slate of non-conference opponents with two Big Ten matchups, Kent State will travel to Northwestern Oct. 20 and host Ohio State Oct. 27 at 1 p.m. Ohio State ended the 2018 season ranked No. 21 while Northwestern ranked No. 25.
The Flashes will finish the regular season by hosting Longwood for Senior Day at Murphy-Mellis Field Nov. 2 at 12 p.m.
In 2018, the Golden Flashes recorded an 8-12 overall record, finishing second in the MAC in both the regular season and the tournament.
