KENT, Ohio – Kent State recorded a season-best .402 hitting percentage in a dominant win over rival Akron, 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-19) in a Crystal Clinic Wagon Wheel Challenge contest Friday evening at the M.A.C. Center.
The Golden Flashes (12-6, 3-4 MAC) were led by a quartet of pin hitters who combined for 43 kills and a .455 hitting percentage. Freshman Mackenzie McGuire posted a team-high 13 kills and senior Savannah Matthews was right behind with 12. Freshman Mia Soerensen was unstoppable from the right side, hitting .