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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

‘Next guy up’ mentality fuels Missouri wrestling past Cox era to perfect season

‘Next guy up’ mentality fuels Missouri wrestling past Cox era to perfect season

Bennett Durando March 7, 2018

This was going to be the year without J’den Cox. There was no avoiding it, no running from it. A few months removed from the Olympic medalist’s last rodeo at Missouri, head coach Brian Smith could...

Women’s basketball needs to correct offensive slump for NCAA Tournament

Women’s basketball needs to correct offensive slump for NCAA Tournament

Andy Kimball March 6, 2018

Junior Sophie Cunningham could only stand red-eyed in the locker room after her team’s loss to Georgia at the Southeastern Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday night. After a 3-for-17...

No. 20 Missouri gymnastics’ mistakes keep team from reaching potential

No. 20 Missouri gymnastics’ mistakes keep team from reaching potential

Liad Lerner March 6, 2018

Missouri gymnastics should have beaten No. 6 Alabama back in January. The Crimson Tide had seen its half-point lead in the third rotation drop just as abruptly as its first two beam performers, each of...

Missouri diving will take center stage at high-stakes NCAA qualifier

Missouri diving will take center stage at high-stakes NCAA qualifier

Alex Gelabert March 6, 2018

With the Missouri swimmers completing their final meet of the season last weekend, it is time for the Missouri divers to take over the spotlight at this week’s NCAA Zone D Championships. In meets throughout...

Schweizer, Ward aim to add to championship pedigrees at indoor NCAA championships

Schweizer, Ward aim to add to championship pedigrees at indoor NCAA championships

Owen Krucoff March 6, 2018

Karissa Schweizer and Ja’Mari Ward have established themselves as Missouri’s best ever in their respective events this indoor track and field season. From March 9-10 in College Station, Texas, they...

Missouri wrestling continues dominance with seven conference titles, individual conference titles

Missouri wrestling continues dominance with seven conference titles, individual conference titles

Hannah Hoffmeister March 6, 2018

After last weekend, one thing is clear: Seven is Missouri wrestling’s magic number. The team won its seventh straight conference championship Monday with seven individual titles in the 2018 Mid-American...

No. 20 Missouri gymnastics beats No. 5 Florida in close win

No. 20 Missouri gymnastics beats No. 5 Florida in close win

Reagan Loftus March 5, 2018

No. 20 Missouri secured a win over No. 5 Florida on Friday for the team’s third top-10 win of the season. The final score was a razor close 196.925-196.700. It was an intense meet that had the crowd...

Missouri softball dominates in sweep of Mizzou Tournament

Missouri softball dominates in sweep of Mizzou Tournament

Gavin White March 5, 2018

Missouri softball impressed in the Mizzou Tournament at home this past weekend, winning all of its last four games Saturday and Sunday. The Tigers struggled on both ends in the first game Saturday morning...

Toelken, Sharp lead the way to 5-0 win over UMBC

Toelken, Sharp lead the way to 5-0 win over UMBC

Joe Noser March 5, 2018

Missouri baseball has found a winning formula early this season, and it’s sticking to it. The Tigers used situational hitting and bend-don’t-break pitching Sunday afternoon, coasting to a 5-0 victory...

Plassmeyer, clutch hitting lead Missouri to 6-5 win over UMBC in 13 innings

Plassmeyer, clutch hitting lead Missouri to 6-5 win over UMBC in 13 innings

Jerry Duggan March 4, 2018

Fresh off a combined no-hit bid last night, the Missouri Tigers had no such luck shutting down the opposition on Saturday. However, Missouri still came out on the winning end of a 6-5, 13- inning thriller...

Barnett, Porter lead Missouri to 77-67 victory on Senior Night

Barnett, Porter lead Missouri to 77-67 victory on Senior Night

Joe Noser March 4, 2018

Freshman Jontay Porter knew his team needed a win to cement its status as a likely NCAA Tournament team. “I knew we were on the bubble,” Porter said. “We weren’t consistently checking the [Joe]...

Four Missouri players to keep an eye on in this weekend’s Mizzou Tournament

Four Missouri players to keep an eye on in this weekend’s Mizzou Tournament

Hannah Hoffmeister March 3, 2018

##Four key players to watch: _ Amanda Sanchez _ Sanchez is back after an arm injury ended her 2017 season on March 17. She said she started swinging a bat after four months and felt completely recovered...