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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Munlyn’s steady offense a difference maker for Missouri volleyball

Munlyn’s steady offense a difference maker for Missouri volleyball

Liad Lerner October 28, 2018

Senior Alyssa Munlyn had just completed one of the most difficult plays in volleyball. She solo-blocked a back-row attack from LSU’s Katie Kampen, tying up the second set 8-8. A few points later, she...

Missouri falls short of beating ranked opponent again as last-second touchdown squanders defensive gem

Missouri falls short of beating ranked opponent again as last-second touchdown squanders defensive gem

Bennett Durando October 27, 2018

Missouri’s 2018 football season has featured elemental and perhaps biblical intervention, moved through the cruel and beyond the unusual. Somewhere along the way, it landed within the realm of the ironic. Because...

Re-living Missouri’s collapse in the final two minutes to Kentucky

Re-living Missouri’s collapse in the final two minutes to Kentucky

Andy Kimball October 27, 2018

DeMarkus Acy reached his arms out as the deep pass fell into his hands. Acy made his first career interception, and Missouri had seemingly put the game away with 2:38 left. All Missouri needed was what...

Missouri reaches SEC soccer tournament despite overtime loss to Tennessee

Missouri reaches SEC soccer tournament despite overtime loss to Tennessee

Owen Krucoff October 26, 2018

When you consider the season Missouri soccer has had – six overtime games and 14 of 18 matches decided by a goal or less – it was only natural for the SEC Tournament race to come down to the bitter...

Notebook: Kentucky brings stout defense, strong run game to Columbia

Notebook: Kentucky brings stout defense, strong run game to Columbia

Adam Cole, Andy Kimball October 25, 2018

Missouri (4-3, 0-3) hosts the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats (6-1, 4-1) at Faurot Field this weekend after a rebound homecoming win over Memphis that saw Missouri tally nine touchdowns. It was a reawakening...

XC: Women ranked ninth, men 12th entering postseason

XC: Women ranked ninth, men 12th entering postseason

Jerry Duggan, Mckenzie Knapp October 25, 2018

Missouri begins its postseason competition this Friday as the men and women compete at the SEC Cross Country Championships at the Indian Pines Golf Course in Auburn, Alabama. The women, ranked ninth in...

Missouri to finish up regular season at Tennessee with SEC Tournament fate in the balance

Missouri to finish up regular season at Tennessee with SEC Tournament fate in the balance

Owen Krucoff October 24, 2018

Huddled together on the field at Walton Stadium, the Missouri soccer team erupted into celebration when it heard the news. What had seemed nearly impossible just a couple of hours prior had come to fruition. It...

Luebbert runs show, leads Missouri to 2-0 victory over Florida

Emily Leiker October 23, 2018

The Missouri Tigers got a win when they needed one. Missouri (5-9-2, 2-5-1) broke its three game losing streak with a 2-0 win over the Florida Gators (5-8-3, 3-3-2) at Walton Stadium on Oct. 21. The Tigers...

Missouri volleyball upsets Florida in five-set thriller to scratch rankings for first time

Missouri volleyball upsets Florida in five-set thriller to scratch rankings for first time

Liad Lerner October 22, 2018

Even if many of her teammates hadn’t, Alyssa Munlyn had been here before. The senior middle blocker was on the court two years ago when then No. 25 Missouri volleyball upset No. 5 Florida in five sets,...

MU volleyball finally lost a set, and that’s a good thing

MU volleyball finally lost a set, and that’s a good thing

Ben Ramirez October 22, 2018

After 14 consecutive set wins, contributing to four straight sweeps, Missouri volleyball lost a set to Auburn en route to a four-set win Friday. While the box score said otherwise, dropping a set may have...

Missouri volleyball beats Auburn, extending win streak to five games

Missouri volleyball beats Auburn, extending win streak to five games

Ben Ramirez October 21, 2018

“Point Mizzou,” public address announcer Aric Bremer called each time Missouri volleyball scored a point Friday night at Mizzou Arena. Though this is the normal call, the specification was necessary. In...

Albert Okwuegbunam back to “doing Albert things” against Memphis

Albert Okwuegbunam back to “doing Albert things” against Memphis

Adam Cole October 21, 2018

Albert Okwuegbunam was in a sophomore slump – at least that’s what it felt like. Coming into Missouri’s Homecoming matchup with Memphis, the tight end’s reception total was up, but untimely turnovers...