AKRON, Ohio -- In impressive fashion, the No. 4 Kent State Golden Flashes won three-straight games on the final day of the 2017 Mid-American Conference to claim their third MAC championship in school history after defeating No. 2 Ohio, 3-0, Saturday afternoon at Firestone Stadium.
The Golden Flashes entered the day having to win every game to continue its run for the MAC title, and they did just that. Kent State began championship Saturday by defeating Northern Illinois, 9-3, to move onto the first championship match with the Bobcats.
Ohio entered the contest with Kent State as the remaining undefeated team in the tournament, but that did not faze the Golden Flashes.