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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Emotions swing as volleyball falls to Kansas State

Seth Boster September 29, 2011

Volleyball coach Wayne Kreklow stood in the tunnel leading to the locker rooms at the Hearnes Center on Wednesday night. Four days earlier, his team triumphed over Texas A&M and he spoke afterwards a happy...

License to kill: Henning breaks kill record in A&M match

License to kill: Henning breaks kill record in A&M match

Lindsey Davison September 27, 2011

If sophomore outside hitter Lisa Henning was exhausted after nearly doubling her teammates’ swing numbers heading into the fourth set Saturday night, it didn’t show. Henning broke her career kill...

Growing pains characterize volleyball gauntlet

Seth Boster September 23, 2011

Volleyball coach Wayne Kreklow stops practice. He’s not the kind of coach that gets red-faced. He’s clearly frustrated as he folds his arms, but he’s calm when he says, “Sarah, what are you supposed...

Iowa State sends Missouri packing with sweep

Lindsey Davison September 21, 2011

The Missouri volleyball squad didn't start its first nationally televised game since 2005 the way it would have liked. Coming into Wednesday's match, The Tigers held a 13-3 record. They were tied for...

Recipe for success: Mix well, let them set

Seth Boster September 13, 2011

A seventh-grade Molly Kreklow sat in the stands with the focused look of a true student, as if the Hearnes Center was her classroom and the court a chalkboard to study. The young Kreklow had finished...

Missouri splits matches at Pioneer Classic

Lindsey Davison September 11, 2011

The bumpy road the Missouri Tigers volleyball team endured Friday during the Pioneer Classic in Denver continued to trouble the squad Saturday. For only the second time this season, the team was slowed...

Tigers notch early wins in Denver Pioneer Classic

Seth Boster September 10, 2011

The Missouri volleyball team continued its schedule away from home after last weekend's Blue Raider Bash tournament championship in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The Tigers traveled to Denver and began play in the...

Armendariz takes her skills to new heights

Lindsey Davison September 9, 2011

The average height of the Missouri volleyball team is about 5 feet, 11 inches. Senior libero Priscilla ’Pip’ Armendariz stands eight inches below that. Armendariz isn’t known for her kill numbers...

Tigers tally two more sweeps in Blue Raider bash

Lindsey Davison September 4, 2011

The Missouri Tigers took a three-set match from East Tennessee State (25-14, 25-15 and 25-20) on Saturday afternoon at the Murphy Center, continuing their sweeping success at the Middle Tennessee Blue...

Tigers bash opponents en route to weekend sweeps

Seth Boster September 4, 2011

After going undefeated at its own Tiger Invitational the weekend before, the Missouri volleyball team felt confident upon landing in Tennessee to play in the Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Bash. The Tigers’...

Tigers travel south for Blue Raider Bash

Seth Boster September 2, 2011

Before the sun showed its face over Columbia on Wednesday, the volleyball team was already up and going. Players rose at about 5:30 a.m. and were bussed out to take an early flight to Tennessee. A day...

Tigers bring out the brooms for Tiger Invitational

Tigers bring out the brooms for Tiger Invitational

Seth Boster August 30, 2011

Entering the 2011 season, volleyball coach Wayne Kreklow said he wanted to see “resiliency,” — a word he used often leading up to this weekend’s annual Tiger Invitational. He would get a chance...