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List of Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball seasons

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The following is a list of seasons completed by the Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball program at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States. The team was established in 1973 as a club team and in 1975 as a varsity team, playing their first official game in January 1976. The Flashes play at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. Kent State began play in the MAC in 1981, the first year the MAC started sponsoring women's athletics. Since 1977, the team has played home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. Through the 2023–24 season, the Golden Flashes have won five Mid-American Conference regular-season championships, four MAC tournament titles, and eight MAC East Division titles. In post-season play, the program has made six appearances in the NCAA tournament along with seven appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).

Conference division champions Conference champions Conference tournament champions Postseason berth
Season Head coach Season results Conference tournament
result
Postseason result
Final AP Poll
Overall Conference
Wins Losses % Wins Losses % Finish
Ohio Association of Intercollegiate Sports for Women
1975–76 Judy Devine 5 6 .455
1976–77 9 8 .529 1–1; 5th place
1977–78 Laurel Wartluft 15 6 .714 2–1; 3rd place
1978–79 23 8 .742 2–1; 3rd place
1979–80 21 8 .724 1–2; 4th place
1980–81 24 10 .706 2–1; 2nd place
Mid-American Conference
1981–82 Laurel Wartluft 17 14 .548 7 4 .636 T-3rd 2–1; lost in quarterfinals 0–1 in NCAA tournament
1982–83 9 18 .333 6 12 .333 8th Did not qualify
1983–84 5 22 .185 4 14 .222 9th Did not qualify
1984–85 10 17 .370 6 12 .333 T-7th Did not qualify
1985–86 11 16 .407 5 13 .278 9th Did not qualify
1986–87 Richard Keast 15 13 .536 8 8 .500 T-4th 0–1; Lost in semifinals
1987–88 9 19 .321 5 11 .313 T-6th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals
1988–89 9 18 .333 5 11 .313 T-7th Did not qualify
1989–90 Bob Lindsay 5 22 .185 3 12 .188 T-8th Did not qualify
1990–91 17 12 .586 9 7 .563 T-3rd 1–1; Lost in semifinals
1991–92 18 12 .600 9 7 .563 3rd 2–1; Lost in final
1992–93 20 9 .690 12 6 .667 T-3rd 1–1; Lost in final
1993–94 20 8 .714 12 6 .667 4th 1–1; Lost in semifinals
1994–95 17 10 .630 12 5 .706 T-3rd 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals
1995–96 24 7 .774 16 2 .889 1st 2–1; Lost in final 1–1 in NCAA tournament
1996–97 20 10 .667 14 2 .875 2nd 2–1; Lost in final
1997–98 23 7 .767 18 0 1.000 1st-East 3–0; Won tournament 0–1 in NCAA tournament
1998–99 22 7 .759 14 2 .875 1st-East 2–1; Lost in final
1999–2000 25 6 .806 15 1 .938 1st-East 3–0; Won tournament 0–1 in NCAA tournament
2000–01 21 8 .724 14 2 .875 1st-East 2–1; Lost in final
2001–02 20 11 .645 13 3 .813 1st-East 3–0; Won tournament 0–1 in NCAA tournament
2002–03 16 13 .552 10 6 .625 1st-East 1–1; Lost in quarterfinals
2003–04 19 10 .655 12 4 .750 T-2nd-East 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals 0–1 in WNIT
2004–05 21 9 .700 12 4 .750 T-1st-East 2–1; Lost in final
2005–06 21 9 .700 12 4 .750 2nd-East 2–1; Lost in final
2006–07 15 13 .536 11 5 .688 2nd-East 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals
2007–08 9 21 .300 5 11 .313 3rd-East 1–1; Lost in quarterfinals
2008–09 19 10 .655 8 8 .500 2nd-East 0–1; Lost in opening round
2009–10 20 11 .645 12 4 .750 2nd-East 1–1; Lost in semifinals 0–1 in WNIT
2010–11 20 10 .667 11 5 .688 2nd-East 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals 0–1 in WNIT
2011–12 6 21 .222 5 11 .313 5th-East 0–1; Lost in first round
2012–13 Danielle O'Banion 3 27 .100 1 15 .063 T-5th-East 0–1; Lost in first round
2013–14 7 23 .233 4 14 .222 6th-East 0–1; Lost in first round
2014–15 5 25 .167 3 15 .167 5th-East 0–1; Lost in first round
2015–16 6 23 .207 3 15 .167 T-5th-East 0–1; Lost in first round
2016–17 Todd Starkey 19 13 .594 13 5 .722 1st-East 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals 0–1 in WNIT
2017–18 13 19 .406 5 13 .278 4th-East 1–1; Lost in quarterfinals
2018–19 20 13 .606 11 7 .611 4th-East 1–1; Lost in quarterfinals 1–1 in WNIT
2019–20 19 11 .633 10 6 .625 T-1st-East 1–0; Tournament canceled Postseason canceled due to COVID-19
2020–21 11 9 .550 10 6 .625 5th 0–1; Lost in quarterfinals
2021–22 19 12 .613 10 10 .500 T-6th Did not qualify 1–1 in WNIT
2022–23 21 11 .656 12 6 .667 3rd 1–1; Lost in semifinals 0–1 in WNIT
2023–24 21 11 .656 13 5 .722 3rd 3–0; Won tournament 0–1 in NCAA tournament
Totals[1][2] 49 seasons 764 635 .546 400 321 .555 5 MAC Regular-season titles
9 MAC East Division titles
39–31 in MAC tournament
4 MAC Tournament titles
1–6 in NCAA tournament
2–7 in WNIT
Conference division champions Conference champions Conference tournament champions Postseason berth

References

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  1. ^ Women's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Kent State University. 2014. pp. 5–11. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  2. ^ 2014–2015 MAC Women’s Basketball Media Guide (PDF). Mid-American Conference. 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2015.