Kent State University
Louisville
Flashes Head To Lousiville For Non-Conference Test
2/17/2026 10:57:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Kent, OHIO - The Flashes head south for their biggest test of the early season on Wednesday as they take on the Louisville Cardinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference at 12 P.M.
Last Time Out
The Kent State Lacrosse team turned in a big offensive performance in their home-opener at Dix Stadium on Saturday for a 17-9 Valentine's Day win over Mercyhurst. The win gave Coach Tierney and company their first 2-0 start in program history.
The Lakers opened up the scoring first with two goals in the first three minutes. Senior Riley Floyd opened up the scoring a few minutes later to get the Flashes rolling as they would then score five of the next eight goals to take a lead heading into the second quarter.Â
A dominant second frame for the Flashes gave them a 12-6 cushion into halftime as Senior Zayda Crumpton paced the Flashes with two goals in that span. After a 5-1 third quarter in favor of the Blue and Gold, the Lakers scored the final two goals in the fourth quarter to bring the score to 17-9 where it would remain as the final.
Lizzie Lundeen and Crumpton finished with identical scoring outputs in their first game of the season as Lundeen produced five goals and Crumpton had five points off of three goals and two assists.Â
Morgan Halli and Floyd contributed three goals each while Meghan Haddow also had two goals and an assist. Katlyn Binnix dished out three assists in the win.
Scouting Louisville
Louisville will come into the contest with an 0-2 record, but has played tough competition to date. In their first game they fell to the Ohio State Buckeyes by a score of 11-10 in double overtime; a team the Flashes will play later this season. Last Saturday, they were also defeated by conference opponent Virginia Tech by a score of 16-11.
The Cardinals finished last season with a record of 7-10 overall and 1-8 in ACC play. The team brings back their leading goal-scorer from a year ago in Reese Whiteman, who produced 26 goals in 2025.Â
This year she leads the team with goals with seven while sophomore Ella Berg has contributed four goals and four assists this year, she also leads the team with six ground balls. Charlotte Jackson has also scored four goals in two games.
Series History
Wednesday will mark the second all-time meeting between the Cardinals and the Golden Flashes as the first meeting came last year. Louisville defeated KSU in that game by a score of 17-3 in Kentucky.
Up Next
After a road-trip to Louisville, the Golden Flashes will be back in action at home on Saturday at Dix Stadium as they take on the Butler Bulldogs. The game is set to begin at 1 P.M.
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