Video Blog: Bob Lemieux on week three of summer conditioning

The strength and conditioning coach of the Golden Flashes discusses workouts built on team-building during the first few weeks of summer. Starting next week, the team will see the intensity get ramped up with every session.

Video Blog: Bob Lemieux on first week of summer training

The strength and conditioning coach of the Golden Flashes checks in with a review of the team's first week of summer workouts:

Video Blog: Danielle O'Banion on the start of summer workouts

The head coach of the Golden Flashes checks in with an update as the team begins its first week of summer workouts. The entire roster with the exception of one incoming freshman, who is set to graduate from high school very soon, has arrived on campus for the summer.

Video Blog: Bob Lemieux previews a summer of hard work

The strength and conditioning coach for the Golden Flashes previews the summer or work beginning in June as teams report back to campus.

Check back here for updates on the performance of Kent State's Women's basketball players during the summer, and also visit the blogs for Kent State Football, Men's Basketball and Volleyball.

Head coach Danielle O'Banion previews a Senior Day battle with Buffalo in Saturday's regular-season finale at the M.A.C. Center. She also talks about the opportunity to build momentum heading into the MAC Tournament.

We hope to see you on Saturday at the M.A.C. Center!

Video Blog: Danielle O'Banion on Wednesday's game vs Akron and previewing Saturday at Miami

The Flashes have played a string of exciting, down-to-the-wire games in February. The action continues on Saturday at 1 p.m. when the Golden Flashes travel to Oxford to face Miami University.

Head coach Danielle O'Banion previews the game with Miami and looks back at another close game from this week when the Flashes hosted Akron at the M.A.C. Center in today's Kent State Women's Basketball Video Blog. Check it out:

Video Blog: Danielle O'Banion on the last-second win over Northern Illinois

In today's video blog, head coach Danielle O'Banion looks back at Saturday's thrilling win over Northern Illinois and reveals how the deciding played out much differently than it would have if not for an official's review and an adjustment of the clock.

O'Banion also looks ahead to a week on the road that includes trips to Buffalo on Wednesday and Bowling Green on Saturday.

The Flashes return home on Wednesday, Feb. 25 to face arch-rival Akron in a Wagon Wheel Challenge game at the M.A.C. Center. We hope to see you then!

Video Blog: Danielle O'Banion on the Play 4 Kay game vs. NIU and the return of Montia Johnson

Head coach Danielle O'Banion previews Saturday's 2 p.m. game with Northern Illinois at the M.A.C. Center. She also discusses the return of Montia Johnson and how that can help the Golden Flashes in the run up to March.

Saturday's game is also "Play 4 Kay" with a focus on breast cancer awareness. All fans who arrive at the M.A.C. Center wearing pink will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for just $3.  The first 250 students in attendance will receive pink Kent State Women's Basketball T-shirts. We hope to see you at the game!

Video Blog: Danielle O'Banion shares some stories and previews trip to Ohio University

The Golden Flashes are back in action with a 7 p.m. game at Ohio University on Saturday.

Before the team boarded the bus for Athens, Ohio, head coach Danielle O'Banion filed this video blog, sharing some stories of the impact her players are having in the community. O'Banion also previewed the game at Ohio University.

You'll be able to listen to Saturday's game on iHeartRadio's Golden Flashes Channel.

Video Blog: Danielle O'Banion on trips to Central Michigan and Akron

The Golden Flashes head coach had practice this morning followed by a trip to visit a recent signee.

Prior to that, she checked in with this video blog previewing Wednesday night's road game at Central Michigan and a visit to arch-rival Akron on Saturday.

You can listen to all of the action from Wednesday's game on WHLO 640 AM and on iHeartRadio's Golden Flashes Channel. And on Saturday, we hope you'll come to James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron to cheer on the Flashes as they battle for another half point in the Wagon Wheel Challenge.

Here's today's video, and Go Flashes!

Video Blog: Danielle O'Banion on the weekday bye, the recruiting trail and crowd impact vs Bowling Green

The Golden Flashes head coach is heading out on the recruiting trail this afternoon. But before catching her flight out of town, she stopped by the blog to go over how the team is handling its weekday bye, discuss visiting the team's latest signee and talk about how the crowd impacted the team's big home win over Bowling Green last week.

Basketball Programs Help Give Local Children a Happy Holiday

During the beginning of basketball season leading up to the holiday break, the men’s and women’s basketball teams held a toy drive to donate to Project KARE.

Project KARE is a charitable organization that works to address the needs of abused, neglected or dependent children and their families.  The program has numerous annual programs and projects to aid children in the community.

During home basketball games at the M.A.C. Center, bins were set out and approximately 100 stuffed animals, two wagons, ten educational games, five basketballs and other items were donated.

“We as an athletic department are extremely proud of basketball hosting the toy drive over the course of the fall,” said Academic Advisor Kyra Kendrick, who helped oversee the initiative.  “They raised more than 100 toys to give back to the community that continually supports our basketball programs.”

The drive ended in late December to ensure the toys would be delivered to children in need in time for the holidays.

For more information on Project KARE or to help give back, visit the program’s website via Stark County Job and Family Services.