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Deberg has been the surprise star of Missouri the volleyball season, over Member-Meneh and Hollingsworth

Deberg has been the surprise star of Missouri the volleyball season, over Member-Meneh and Hollingsworth

Liad Lerner September 18, 2018

It seemed obvious. Outside hitter Leketor Member-Meneh, coming off a freshman season with 197 kills despite only appearing in 59 percent of Missouri volleyball sets in 2017, was supposed to be the headline...

Notebook: Missouri keeps level head as it braces for Georgia

Notebook: Missouri keeps level head as it braces for Georgia

Bennett Durando September 18, 2018

If phase one of Missouri’s 2018 season represented a challenge to the notion that Barry Odom’s teams couldn’t put together a strong start to a season, phase two presents a challenge to upend the...

Month of road tournaments finally culminates at home for Missouri volleyball

Month of road tournaments finally culminates at home for Missouri volleyball

Ben Ramirez September 17, 2018

Elementary school children from around Columbia filed into Hearnes Center, eager to be out of the classroom. The Missouri cheerleaders handed out yellow cardstock signs to each child which, in big block...

Week three report card: Grading the MU defensive position groups against Purdue

Week three report card: Grading the MU defensive position groups against Purdue

Bennett Durando September 16, 2018

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It may long remain unclear where the importance of Saturday’s 40-37 win lies within the pantheon of recent history in Missouri football. But the close shave at Purdue, win or...

Week three report card: Grading the MU offensive position groups against Purdue

Week three report card: Grading the MU offensive position groups against Purdue

Bennett Durando September 16, 2018

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Missouri’s offense went through the ringer to overcome a memorably bad defensive outing and bring the Tigers a 40-37 win over Purdue Saturday night. Here’s a comprehensive...

Badie and Hall surprise on decisive drive for Missouri over Purdue

Badie and Hall surprise on decisive drive for Missouri over Purdue

Andy Kimball September 16, 2018

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Drew Lock walked onto the field with Missouri tied 37-37 and with 3:28 to work a game-winning drive to beast Purdue. Walking out with him wasn’t a usual suspect. It wasn’t...

Missouri mutes Purdue in mayhem-filled fourth quarter, 40-37

Missouri mutes Purdue in mayhem-filled fourth quarter, 40-37

Adam Cole September 16, 2018

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Momentum shifted more times than one should reasonably be able to count at Purdue’s Ross-Ade Stadium Saturday night. The final moments of Missouri’s first half against Purdue...

Missouri wins pair of matches on first day of Mizzou Invitational

Missouri wins pair of matches on first day of Mizzou Invitational

Caroline Stiefbold, Ben Ramirez September 15, 2018

##Game One After just under a month of away games, Missouri volleyball’s long road stint has come to a close. With boisterous children populating the seats for Elementary School Day, The Tigers opened...

Missouri opens SEC play with 1-0 win over Kentucky

Missouri opens SEC play with 1-0 win over Kentucky

Owen Krucoff September 15, 2018

Junior forward Sarah Luebbert led the Missouri Tigers in goals in 2017 and figured to play a similar scoring role this year. Eight games into the season, however, she has yet to tally her first goal. In...

Missouri heads home for final nonconference tournament

Missouri heads home for final nonconference tournament

Caroline Stiefbold September 13, 2018

Missouri volleyball will wrap up its nonconference schedule with its first home matches of the season this weekend. “I think it’s real exciting to be home for our fans and really be able to have that...

Missouri’s Frick misses SEC opener with “little tweak to her knee”

Missouri’s Frick misses SEC opener with “little tweak to her knee”

Emily Leiker September 13, 2018

Something didn’t seem right as the Missouri soccer (3-4-1) lineup was read prior to the Tigers’ SEC season debut against Kentucky (4-4). As the public address announcer read No. 4 Bella Alessi’s...

The Maneater Football Podcast: Episode 3

The Maneater Football Podcast: Episode 3

In the third installment of The Maneater Football Podcast, football beat writers Andy Kimball, Adam Cole and Bennett Durando preview Missouri’s upcoming week three clash with struggling Purdue (0-2)....