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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Missouri displays mental toughness in 3-0 win against South Dakota

Eden Rutherford April 15, 2021

Missouri volleyball senior outside hitter Kylie DeBerg adjusted her approach as the ball fell between her and sophomore middle blocker Kenna Sauer. Her feet moved diagonally toward the center of the court,...

Kylie DeBerg finds her voice in leadership, on and off the court

Eden Rutherford April 14, 2021

When the SEC announced a spring schedule, senior outside hitter Kylie DeBerg had to make a difficult decision. The Hudson, Iowa, native was on track to graduate this past December and quickly transfer...

Reclaiming her role: How Andrea Fuentes and Missouri volleyball saved their season from elimination

Matthew Newkirk April 13, 2021

When redshirt junior setter Andrea Fuentes found Missouri volleyball’s starting lineup for its Jan. 29 matchup against LSU, she didn’t see her name. This surprised Fuentes, who previously announced...

No. 24 Missouri dominates Mississippi State on back-to-back days in Starkville

Matthew Newkirk, Jonah Hammel March 26, 2021

It wasn’t pretty, but No. 24 Missouri volleyball closed its grueling SEC campaign with a clean sweep of the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Relying on inspired play from senior all-American Kylie Deberg...

Black and Gold Game takeaways: Defense dominates unusual spring game

Mason Arneson March 25, 2021

Missouri football stretched the limits of what could be considered a “game” during Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz’s first Black and Gold Spring Game on Saturday. For all intents and purposes, it was...

Missouri soccer’s offensive woes continue in 2-0 loss to Notre Dame

Joshua Reneau March 23, 2021

Missouri soccer struggled to put shots on goal, continuing a streak of flat offensive performances, as it fell 2-0 to Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana on Saturday afternoon. Only able to place three...

Deberg, Missouri volleyball seniors lead the way in weekend sweep against Texas A&M

The lights in the Hearnes Center dimmed as a video screened onto the jumbotron. Highlights of setter Jaden Newsome, outside hitter Kylie Deberg, setter Andrea Fuentes and right side hitter Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana...

Positional breakdown: Missouri soccer has room for improvement, but luckily there’s plenty of time

Jacob Lussier March 20, 2021

No. 13 Brigham Young exposed numerous areas in dire need of improvement in Missouri soccer’s play style on March 6. The Tigers need to clean up their play if they want to survive their tough spring schedule...

Observations from Faurot: Missouri football continues to develop camaraderie as spring season continues

Kyle Pinnell March 16, 2021

On Saturday, for the first time since it fell 51-32 to Mississippi State in mid-December, Missouri football played live tackle football. Sure, the defense couldn’t completely deck a receiver running...

Missouri volleyball falters against No. 7 Florida, falling just short in Game 1 and very far in Game 2

Senior hitter Kylie Deberg ran through her approach as she hammered the ball toward Florida’s back row. Her hit, too hot to handle, ricocheted off a Florida defender. But Gators’ freshman libero Elli...

Meet the ‘Bigga Figga’: New defensive line coach Jethro Franklin brings passion, energy to Missouri football

Kyle Pinnell March 12, 2021

Former Southern California defensive coordinator Rocky Seto remembers the interview as if it was yesterday. In front of a room full of the university’s coaching staff and administrators, a then-40-year-old...

Observations from Faurot: More Mookie, new position for Carlies

Jack Soble March 9, 2021

Missouri football opened its Saturday practice at Faurot Field to fans and media, and those in attendance witnessed an action-packed morning. Here are The Maneater’s observations and takeaways from...