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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Gaines takes business to SEC

Gaines takes business to SEC

Ryan Hood August 31, 2012

Highly-touted freshman receiver Dorial Green-Beckham carefully watched the ball fall into his hands. Green-Beckham reeled in the bubble pass and was promptly leveled by a defender before he could even...

Returning Franklin has savvy, options

Returning Franklin has savvy, options

Seth Boster August 31, 2012

Junior James Franklin will try to dodge the question with a big smile and a “yes sir” or a “yes ma’am” response. Does it mean anything to be considered one of the more elite quarterbacks in...

Josey takes road back to glory

Josey takes road back to glory

Ryan Hood August 31, 2012

He’s not playing Saturday. He won’t be suiting up next week, or the week after that, either. Henry Josey is out for the season. Yet every day at practice, he is there, in full-pads, working up a...

Rising to the occasion

Rising to the occasion

Seth Boster August 31, 2012

Defense, as coaches have always said, starts at the front, and the Southeastern Conference has crafted an echelon for starting up front. In the past decade, the league has produced 90 NFL Draft first-rounders...

Kicking competition up in the air

Ryan Hood August 31, 2012

Missouri is all too familiar with the consequences of an unreliable kicking game. Grant Ressel struggled mightily last year, converting on just nine of his 16 attempts. Perhaps no miss did more damage...

Missouri tops California to stay unbeaten

Seth Boster, Joe Trezza August 28, 2012

The Missouri women’s soccer team came out of halftime resurgent and led an explosive second-half attack to best California 3-2 on Sunday night in Berkeley, Calif., to improve its record to 3-0, a program...

Missouri drops tournament finale in loss to Michigan

Missouri drops tournament finale in loss to Michigan

Connor Casey August 26, 2012

Missouri volleyball suffered its first loss Saturday night against the No. 23 Michigan Wolverines in the Tiger Invitational finale, falling in three straight sets (25-19, 25-15, 25-22). The Tigers capitalized...

Missouri rolls in season-opening day at Tiger Invitational

Jacob Bogage August 25, 2012

After a midday romp over North Florida in which the Missouri volleyball team swept the Ospreys in three sets, the Tigers met their first test of the season Friday night against Virginia Tech at the Tiger...

Johnson flashes talents in strong debut week

Johnson flashes talents in strong debut week

Jack Witthaus August 24, 2012

It isn't hard to spot Missouri soccer freshman Candace Johnson on the pitch during a Tuesday morning practice at Walton Stadium. The 5-foot-10 defender, the tallest member on the squad, is looming in the...

Meister, Collier, Hayes balance friendship amidst competition

Jacob Bogage August 24, 2012

Seeing sophomore Jade Hayes in the trainer’s room before and after games and practices is no longer unusual. Sophomores Niki Collier and Sarah Meister make frequent trips as well. Such is the life of...

Meister suspended indefinitely following DUI

Meister suspended indefinitely following DUI

Jacob Bogage August 24, 2012

Sophomore defensive specialist Sarah Meister has been suspended indefinitely from the Missouri volleyball team following a driving under the influence arrest just after midnight Saturday. Early Thursday...

Tigers look to first competition in Tiger Invitational

Connor Casey August 24, 2012

After last week’s Black & Gold Scrimmage, Missouri volleyball will start its season this weekend against four other teams in the Tiger Invitational. The Tigers will host North Florida and Virginia Tech...