KENT, Ohio – The Kent State soccer team (1-0-0) shut out the Buffalo Bulls (0-1-0) to open the 2021 spring season, winning 1-0.
On a cold and snowy day at Dix Stadium, the teams played a physical and competitive match, combining for 27 fouls. The decisive moment in the game came in the 29th minute when Vital Kats found redshirt senior Yasmine Hall in space on the right wing. Hall, who made her return to the team after missing 2019 due to injury, cut the ball onto her left foot and fired a curling shot inside the near post the put the Flashes up 1-0.