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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Missouri volleyball overpowered by Nebraska in second round to end season

Missouri volleyball overpowered by Nebraska in second round to end season

Liad Lerner December 2, 2018

A season that was supposed to be designed as a rebuild for Missouri volleyball exceeded expectations and yielded a fourth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament’s last 32. But No. 24 Missouri’s...

Missouri dominates Arizona in first round of NCAA Tournament, awaits Nebraska

Missouri dominates Arizona in first round of NCAA Tournament, awaits Nebraska

Caroline Stiefbold December 1, 2018

When the NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed, Missouri knew it didn’t have an easy road ahead. The Tigers’ group of four consisted of three ranked teams. With a top-25 matchup against No. 23 Arizona...

NCAA Tournament Preview: With heavyweight Nebraska looming, MU volleyball keeps eyes on first-round Arizona clash

NCAA Tournament Preview: With heavyweight Nebraska looming, MU volleyball keeps eyes on first-round Arizona clash

Caroline Stiefbold November 29, 2018

While the Missouri volleyball players anxiously waited to find out where they would be heading this weekend in the NCAA Tournament, coach Wayne Kreklow was not even watching the selection show. His wife...

NCAA Tournament Essentials: Missouri vs. Arizona

NCAA Tournament Essentials: Missouri vs. Arizona

Ben Ramirez November 27, 2018

Missouri volleyball will take on Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Friday, Nov. 30. The winner of the clash between MU and No. 23 Arizona (22-10, 11-9 Pac-12)...

Missouri volleyball ends losing streak, defeats LSU 3-2

Missouri volleyball ends losing streak, defeats LSU 3-2

Liad Lerner November 25, 2018

No. 24 Missouri volleyball concluded the regular season with a 3-2 victory against LSU on Wednesday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After graduating five starters at the end of last season, the Tigers did...

Missouri volleyball ends home slate with a 3-0 loss to Kentucky

Caroline Stiefbold November 25, 2018

Following a disappointing loss to Tennessee on Wednesday, Missouri dropped another match to a ranked opponent Sunday. The Tigers lost to Kentucky in straight sets. The Tigers kept it close against the...

Tennessee puts an end to Missouri volleyball’s perfect season at home

Caroline Stiefbold November 25, 2018

No. 23 Missouri’s perfect record at home came to an end after a 3-1 loss against No. 22 Tennessee. The Tigers started off strong in the first set, but dropped the next three, including a self-labeled...

Missouri volleyball scrapes by Georgia, exposing its good, bad and ugly

Missouri volleyball scrapes by Georgia, exposing its good, bad and ugly

Ben Ramirez November 15, 2018

On paper, No. 24 Missouri volleyball was not the better team on Sunday at Mizzou Arena. Though Missouri (22-5) (12-3 SEC) ended the match victorious, it wasn’t pretty. The team hit just .121 for the...

Missouri volleyball pulls off a four-set victory against Georgia

Missouri volleyball pulls off a four-set victory against Georgia

Caroline Stiefbold November 15, 2018

Missouri volleyball battled back and forth against Georgia for four sets on Sunday. Despite slow starts in each, the Tigers found a way to win the match 3-1. Early in the first set, Missouri quickly found...

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...

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...