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The Maneater

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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Inside the coaching mindset of Missouri volleyball’s winningest duo

Inside the coaching mindset of Missouri volleyball’s winningest duo

Ben Ramirez November 15, 2018

Wayne and Susan Kreklow didn’t just lead the Columbia College volleyball team. They were the program. The husband and wife were responsible for everything, from doing team laundry to driving the bus,...

No. 24 Missouri volleyball squeezes out a tight win against Auburn

Liad Lerner November 11, 2018

No. 24 Missouri volleyball (21-5, 11-3 SEC) defeated a stubborn Auburn side 3-0 on Wednesday in Auburn, Alabama. Both Tiger teams went tic-for-tac in the first two sets of the match, but Missouri squeezed...

Tigers rely on grit, execution for crucial stops in second half

Tigers rely on grit, execution for crucial stops in second half

Adam Cole November 10, 2018

Missouri was strolling from south to north after the clock hit zero in the third quarter on Saturday. It was something of a brief calm in the middle of a storm. The defensive performance up to that point...

Rountree and Crockett lead Missouri offense

Rountree and Crockett lead Missouri offense

Andy Kimball November 10, 2018

Larry Rountree III jogged off the sideline. In the midst of a game-winning 99-yard touchdown drive, Rountree was handing duties off to his running mate for the afternoon, Damarea Crockett. After Rountree...

Missouri becomes bowl eligible after fighting off Vanderbilt down to final play

Missouri becomes bowl eligible after fighting off Vanderbilt down to final play

Bennett Durando November 10, 2018

Perception can be a cruel and often random tool in measuring a coach’s performance, a scale left to the radically fluctuating opinions of fans and media and the eyes of whatever other beholders care...

Daniel Parker thriving after switching to tight end

Andy Kimball November 8, 2018

Drew Lock turned in the pocket, but he hesitated when he saw his target. Kendall Blanton was out with a foot injury, and a shoulder tweak had sent Albert Okwuegbunam to the locker room moments earlier,...

Transfer Omazic steps into unexpected role for MU volleyball after starter’s injury

Transfer Omazic steps into unexpected role for MU volleyball after starter’s injury

Liad Lerner November 7, 2018

Missouri volleyball middle blocker Tyanna Omazic didn’t want to become a starter. At least not in the way it happened. The 6-foot-2 Kansas City native spent the 2017 season playing for the Illinois...

Missouri volleyball drops five-set heartbreaker to South Carolina

Caroline Stiefbold November 6, 2018

Missouri volleyball’s eight-match win streak came to an end Friday night with a five-set loss to South Carolina. Missouri’s offense started off the match strong, hitting .393 with 15 kills in the...

Cross-country teams finish strong in SEC, look ahead to Regionals

Jerry Duggan, Mckenzie Knapp November 5, 2018

The Missouri men’s and women’s cross-country teams both had a similar fate on Friday at the SEC Cross-Country Championships at the Indian Pines Golf Course in Auburn, Alabama: They both came in fifth...

Hall eagerly makes his return to football to lead Missouri after injury, father’s death

Hall eagerly makes his return to football to lead Missouri after injury, father’s death

Bennett Durando November 4, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – There was nothing to say except “I love you,” so that’s what Emanuel Hall told his mom when he found her in stands for a post-game hug. Hall’s mom, Shannon Simmons, didn’t...

Missouri chomps Florida 38-17 for first defeat of ranked team under Odom

Missouri chomps Florida 38-17 for first defeat of ranked team under Odom

Bennett Durando November 3, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Emanuel Hall was “knocked out” and didn’t get up for three or four seconds. Kevin Pendleton was helping a fallen referee back to his feet. Barry Odom was immediately listening...

Penalty kick seals Missouri’s season in 104th minute against LSU

Penalty kick seals Missouri’s season in 104th minute against LSU

Emily Leiker October 31, 2018

In its second longest game of this year, Missouri’s fate came down to a penalty kick in the 104th minute taken by LSU senior Alex Thomas. Logging her third and final goal of the game, Thomas sealed Missouri’s...