KENT, Ohio — The Kent State volleyball team took the M.A.C. Center floor for the first official practice of the 2016 season Tuesday (Aug. 9) morning. The practice comes just 17 days before the Golden Flashes open the season at the Holiday Inn Express/UCF Invitational on August 26.
Led by fifth-year head coach Don Gromala, the Golden Flashes return 11 letterwinners from last year's team that recorded 20 victories and claimed a share of the first Mid-American Conference East Division title in program history. The returners are led by AVCA All-Mideast Region Honorable Mention honoree Challen Geraghty and fellow All-MAC First Team honorees Kelsey Bittinger and Katarina Kojic.