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The Maneater

Missouri can’t break through on offense in road flop at South Carolina

Missouri can’t break through on offense in road flop at South Carolina

Owen Krucoff October 20, 2018

Bella Alessi and Sarah Luebbert won’t be leaving Columbia, South Carolina, with fond memories of Stone Stadium’s northwest goal. Both Missouri forwards managed to send shots past South Carolina goalkeeper...

Soccer Dad: Father of MU goalie Dossey says soccer "all she ever said she wanted to do"

Soccer Dad: Father of MU goalie Dossey says soccer “all she ever said she wanted to do”

Emily Leiker October 9, 2018

Kelsey Dossey, the all-around eager athlete, even wanted to play football when she was a kid. Her mom wouldn’t let her, but no bother – she was intent on another kind of football for the long run anyway. Dossey...

Missouri coach Bryan Blitz ejected in 2-1 loss at LSU

Missouri coach Bryan Blitz ejected in 2-1 loss at LSU

Emily Leiker October 7, 2018

The Missouri soccer team (5-7-2, SEC 2-3-1) was without its coach in the not-so-thrilling final minutes of what became a 2-1 loss to Louisiana State University (8-5-1, SEC 2-3-1). Coach Bryan Blitz was...

Missouri soccer looks to turn season around after conference win over Ole Miss

Missouri soccer looks to turn season around after conference win over Ole Miss

Emily Leiker October 7, 2018

Since entering the Southeastern Conference in 2012, Missouri women’s soccer (2-2-1, 5-6-2) has won all seven of its conference openers. That very first season, the Tigers defeated the Auburn Tigers...

Missouri gets back to winning ways in 2-1 triumph over Mississippi

Missouri gets back to winning ways in 2-1 triumph over Mississippi

Owen Krucoff October 6, 2018

After the final whistle blew on Thursday night, one Missouri Tiger was probably the happiest person in Walton Stadium, or maybe in Columbia. “I felt everything freeze, in all honesty,” freshman forward...

Mizzou offense continues to struggle in 1-0 loss to Arkansas

Mizzou offense continues to struggle in 1-0 loss to Arkansas

Owen Krucoff September 29, 2018

For the seventh time in 12 games this season, the Missouri offense couldn’t get onto the scoresheet. For the fifth time in those seven games, the defense played well enough to keep the Tigers within...

Five things we’ve learned about SEC soccer so far this season

Five things we’ve learned about SEC soccer so far this season

Owen Krucoff September 27, 2018

The start of the SEC soccer schedule has been a mixed bag for the Missouri Tigers, who have started conference play with an even record of 1-1-1. With three matches down and seven to go in the league’s...

Missouri falls victim to Vanderbilt and its own mistakes in 2-1 defeat

Missouri falls victim to Vanderbilt and its own mistakes in 2-1 defeat

Emily Leiker September 23, 2018

Vanderbilt’s Kaylann Boyd stood at the penalty spot at Walton Stadium after Missouri’s Bethany Coons earned herself a red card on a handball in the box. Boyd was looking for a 59th-minute equalizer...

Both sides miss key chances as Missouri ties Georgia, 0-0

Both sides miss key chances as Missouri ties Georgia, 0-0

Owen Krucoff September 22, 2018

Coming off of a three-game win streak that included five goals, Missouri could have been forgiven for thinking that its offensive woes had been put to bed. On Thursday night in Athens, Georgia, however,...

Luebbert leads Missouri to third consecutive win, grabs third two-goal game of career

Luebbert leads Missouri to third consecutive win, grabs third two-goal game of career

Emily Leiker September 18, 2018

Missouri (4-4-1) concluded its three game home stand with a 2-1 win over Portland State (2-5-0) in the two programs’ first meeting ever. Sunday afternoon’s game was the first game of the current winning...

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’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...