Senior outside hittter Lexi Mantas spikes the ball during the 5th set against Northern Illinois Friday Oct. 19, 2018. Kent State won the match.
Kayla McMillenThe Kent State volleyball team's (11-14, 4-7 Mid-American Conference) slow start proved to be their undoing Thursday, as the Flashes fell to Ohio to Ohio (10-14, 5-6 MAC) in straight sets.
The Flashes struggled to gain any sort of rhythm or momentum on the court against the Bobcats in its annual ‘Dig for a Cure’ matchup.
Ohio bested Kent State in almost every facet of the game.
The first set was close until the midway point, with the Bobcats leading 14-11 before scoring five points in a row to go up by eight, 19-11.