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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Takeaways from the St. Louis Battlehawks’ two-game win streak

Sam Meyer, Sports Reporter May 24, 2025

After a rough stretch of two games, the St. Louis Battlehawks rebounded nicely with two straight victories and currently hold a spot in the postseason. St. Louis gutted out two close victories over the...

USA Women’s Eagles players perform a lineout during the match against Canada on Friday, May 2, 2025, at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The match was part of the 2025 USA Match Series, consisting of three Women’s Eagles matches and three Men’s Eagles matches at various venues across the country.

USA women’s rugby team draws record crowd in loss to Canada

Dylan Heinrich, Sports Editor May 17, 2025

Women’s rugby is experiencing a boom in popularity across the United States. This increase in fandom was on full display on Friday, May 2 as USA Rugby took on Canada in Kansas City in front of 10,518...

A Missouri gymnast practices performing on the beam.

Missouri gymnastics qualifies to the elite eight in Regional Final

Nate Salsman, Sports Reporter May 15, 2025

Missouri gymnastics qualified for its fourth NCAA National Championship Semifinal in program history and the first since 2022. They competed in the regional final in Seattle, Washington after winning the...

Tennis players stand together under the Mizzou Tennis logo.

Missouri Tennis ends most successful regular season of the decade

Jackson West, Sports Reporter May 14, 2025

It was a special weekend for No.15 Missouri tennis, as they closed out the 2025 regular season and celebrated Senior Day during their Sunday doubleheader at home. While their last SEC matchups didn’t...

A baseball pitcher throwing a ball.

Missouri baseball falls to Missouri State 11-0

Sam Meyer, Sports Reporter May 7, 2025

Missouri Tigers baseball was aiming for a victory against an in-state opponent to spark a late season turnaround after being swept by another conference opponent. Missouri fell short of this goal, however,...

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Despite controversial finish, Missouri gymnastics earns third place at NCAA championship

Nate Salsman, Sports Reporter May 6, 2025

Missouri gymnastics catapulted to a third-place finish at the 2025 NCAA Gymnastics Championship on Saturday, marking its best finish in program history.  Missouri had a historic performance in the...

Takeaways from the St. Louis Battlehawks’ two-game slide

Takeaways from the St. Louis Battlehawks’ two-game slide

Sam Meyer, Sports Reporter May 5, 2025

The St. Louis Battlehawks got their 2025 campaign off to a hot start, outscoring their opponents 57-15 to go undefeated in their first two weeks of play. However, this momentum did not continue into the...

Missouri women’s golf places No. 13 in SEC Championship

Missouri women’s golf places No. 13 in SEC Championship

Ben Kerber, Sports Reporter May 5, 2025

Missouri women’s golf finished No. 13 in the Southeastern Conference Championship and failed to advance to the match-play quarterfinals, despite breaking multiple program records during the event.  The...

Missouri track and field set school records at Virginia Challenge

Missouri track and field set school records at Virginia Challenge

Lucas Drengwitz, Sports Reporter May 5, 2025

Missouri Tigers track and field made school history at the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, Virginia. Both senior Alicia Burnett and junior Drew Rogers set school records and reached personal bests...

Missouri freshman Madison Uptegrove and her teammates have a group hug at home plate after she hit a three-run home run during the Black vs. Gold Game on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, at the Mizzou Softball Stadium in Columbia, Mo. Uptegrove, who is a Columbia native, holds the top spot in Father Tolton record book for doubles, triples and total bases.

Takeaways from Missouri’s weekend against Texas A&M

Rebecca Jackson, Sports Reporter May 5, 2025

With two losses and a win, here is what we learned from Missouri’s face-off against No. 2 Texas A&M on April 18-19. Starting out strong A continuous pattern for the Tigers is forming, as they consistently...

Missouri senior infielder and outfielder Cameron Benson runs on the field during the Fall World Series intrasquad tournament on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 at Taylor Stadium in Columbia.

Missouri baseball swept by Florida Gators

Sam Meyer, Sports Reporter May 5, 2025

Missouri sought to earn their first conference victory of the win against the Florida Gators. The Tigers put up a valiant effort, but ultimately fell to 0-15 in conference play this season. Game 1 Florida...

Players on the Missouri bench stand up and cheer after their teammate made a 3-point shot during the Tigers’ exhibition game against Truman State on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.

Missouri women’s basketball transfer portal roundup: Who’s in, who’s out?

Rebecca Jackson, Sports Reporter May 4, 2025

Missouri Tigers women’s basketball finished the 2024-25 season 14-18, ending on a blowout loss in the SEC Tournament. After the season's conclusion, former head coach Robin Pingeton officially departed...