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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

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...

Missouri volleyball prepares for tournament run, looks to improve 11-5 record

As Missouri volleyball nears the end of its extended and abnormal 2020-21 season, here’s an in-depth look at what you need to know as the Tigers seek to finish strong and make an NCAA tournament run. ###Season...

Now in pads, Missouri football ratchets up intensity in second week of spring practices

Kyle Pinnell March 5, 2021

Missouri Football players arrived at their first spring practice in t-shirts last Friday. On Tuesday, they took the practice fields at the Mizzou Athletics Training Complex in pads, and with that came...

Missouri soccer falls victim early to BYU in one-sided affair

Jacob Lussier March 4, 2021

Spectators could hear Missouri soccer players shout the phrase “Clean it up!” through the entire match against No. 14 Brigham Young. But the Tigers could not, in fact, clean it up. In a 3-0 loss...

Missouri volleyball commits too many errors, falls to South Carolina in four sets

Eden Rutherford February 27, 2021

Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana transitioned back to the 10 foot line. The senior right-side hitter screamed out her play to redshirt junior setter Andrea Fuentes as she lined herself up and hit the ball...

Observations from the MATC: Tigers honor legend, Cooper impresses early

Jack Soble February 27, 2021

When walking toward the Mizzou Athletic Training Complex’s outdoor turf field for Missouri football’s first practice of spring camp, the first thing you notice is the number 40. Each coach wore a...

No. 25 Missouri volleyball cruises past South Carolina

Eden Rutherford February 26, 2021

Outside hitter Anna Dixon lined up in front of the net as her teammate, senior hitter Kylie Deberg, rotated back to serve. She positioned herself arms up, elbows out and knees bent the typical blocking...

Consistency proves key as Missouri volleyball makes quick work of Georgia at home

Matthew Newkirk February 21, 2021

Until reporters asked him about it in a post-game press conference, Missouri volleyball coach Joshua Taylor didn’t know he never called timeout during tonight’s match against Georgia. His eyes lit...