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The Maneater

Missouri gymnastics finishes first in Arizona State quad meet

Missouri gymnastics finishes first in Arizona State quad meet

Caroline Stiefbold January 6, 2019

Missouri gymnastics kicked off its season with three victories in in its quad meet Friday at Arizona State. Missouri’s 195.450 topped Arizona State’s 195.000, Minnesota’s 194.150, and UIC’s 193.925. Senior...

Tigers roar past Rebels to open up women’s basketball conference play

Tigers roar past Rebels to open up women’s basketball conference play

Owen Krucoff January 4, 2019

Women’s basketball in the SEC is not supposed to be a cakewalk. During Missouri's team media day on Wednesday, coach Robin Pingeton and a few players stressed the difficulty of the conference schedule...

Setting the scene for Missouri and the SEC in women’s basketball conference play

Setting the scene for Missouri and the SEC in women’s basketball conference play

Owen Krucoff January 3, 2019

The SEC women’s basketball conference schedule tips off on Thursday, Jan. 3 with a full slate of seven games. Missouri and the rest of the league will work through the 16-game conference lineup before...

Missouri receives much needed addition in Porter heading into SEC play

Lucas Smith January 3, 2019

Normally, an 11-3 record heading into conference play is a positive. However, for the Missouri Tigers, it is a drastic underachievement. Missouri hadn’t lost a nonconference regular-season home game...

Lock’s career ends with gaudy numbers, but leaves fans wondering what could’ve been

Lock’s career ends with gaudy numbers, but leaves fans wondering what could’ve been

Andy Kimball January 1, 2019

MEMPHIS, Tenn.- When Barry Odom was asked about Drew Lock’s legacy after the Tigers’ 33-38 loss to Oklahoma State Monday night, the quarterback turned and whispered into his coach’s ear. “You...

Missouri uses high percentage at the free throw line to down the Red Wolves

Lucas Smith December 31, 2018

Cierra Porter stepped to the charity stripe on Sunday afternoon barely out of medical retirement and looking to convert two free throws. She stepped away from it the 36th member of 1,000 career points...

Missouri loses one last 2018 heartbreaker in Liberty Bowl

Missouri loses one last 2018 heartbreaker in Liberty Bowl

Bennett Durando December 31, 2018

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Barry Odom patted his quarterback’s shoulder and made one thing clear. “I wouldn’t want the ball in anyone’s hands besides No. 3 for the Mizzou Tigers,” the Missouri football...

‘Routree’ has career night, pointing towards a (hopefully) better future in bowl game loss

‘Routree’ has career night, pointing towards a (hopefully) better future in bowl game loss

Adam Cole December 31, 2018

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Many Missouri fans know the name and its atypical spelling: Larry _Rountree_ III. The sophomore running back was a staple in the Missouri offense all season. However, those tuning into...

Liberty Bowl: Final pregame thoughts and predictions from The Maneater staff

Liberty Bowl: Final pregame thoughts and predictions from The Maneater staff

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Missouri’s month off is finally over. It’s Liberty Bowl Day. Missouri (8-4) kicks off against Oklahoma State (6-6) in the 60th Liberty Bowl at 2:45 p.m. CST Monday in Memphis. Here...

Liberty Bowl Preview: Okwuegbunam out, MU secondary ready for Oklahoma State challenge

Liberty Bowl Preview: Okwuegbunam out, MU secondary ready for Oklahoma State challenge

Andy Kimball December 31, 2018

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – When Missouri faces off against Oklahoma State on Monday, it will be faced with a team that has endured more ups and downs than the Tigers have this season. The Cowboys pulled off upsets...

Rainy day at the Liberty Bowl? MU’s Odom is prepared

Rainy day at the Liberty Bowl? MU’s Odom is prepared

Bennett Durando December 30, 2018

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Spectators will be wishing that the rain, rain goes away in Memphis ahead of the Liberty Bowl between Missouri (8-4) and Oklahoma State (6-6) on Dec. 31 at 2:30 p.m. CST. But the weather...

If these five plays had gone differently, Missouri would be 11-1

If these five plays had gone differently, Missouri would be 11-1

Bennett Durando December 30, 2018

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Give credit where it’s due: Missouri’s 2018 season has indisputably been a success. In three years under Barry Odom, the Tigers have gone from 4-8 to 7-6 to 8-4, pending Monday’s...