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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Mizzou’s matchups against Illinois and Lipscomb are must-win games

Mizzou’s matchups against Illinois and Lipscomb are must-win games

Brendan Lavell December 21, 2016

Entering the 2016-17 season, the bar was already set low for Missouri men’s basketball. The team managed just 19 wins combined over the past two seasons and was experiencing significant roster turnover....

Chiefs blow opportunity to clinch playoff berth in loss to Titans

Chiefs blow opportunity to clinch playoff berth in loss to Titans

Chelsea Roemer December 20, 2016

The temperature was 1 degree with a minus-19 wind chill when the Kansas City Chiefs kicked off at Arrowhead Stadium against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. The cold temperatures, however, were nothing...

Mizzou women’s basketball pulls in a win

Mizzou women’s basketball pulls in a win

Emil Lippe December 19, 2016

Mizzou women's basketball finished finals week strong by improving their record to 9–3 on the season, with a 80–69 win over UT Martin on Dec. 17 at Mizzou Arena. Senior guard Sierra Michaelis, 24,...

Tigers comes up short against Eastern Illinois

Tigers comes up short against Eastern Illinois

Emil Lippe December 19, 2016

Mizzou men’s basketball challenged Eastern Illinois at home, looking to bounce back from last week’s loss to the No. 20 Arizona Wildcats. In the first half, the Tigers experimented. Junior forward...

Mizzou wrestling crushes Ohio 35-7

Mizzou wrestling crushes Ohio 35-7

Langston Newsome December 12, 2016

Days after a disappointing showing against No. 4 Ohio State, No. 5 Missouri (3-1, 2-0) responded with a 35-7 drumming of Ohio (2-3, 1-1). Despite being plagued by injury, Mizzou was able to stay perfect...

Missouri blew a great opportunity to sell itself to fans

Missouri blew a great opportunity to sell itself to fans

Nick Kelly December 11, 2016

Mizzou Arena traveled back in time for a brief moment on Saturday to when reaching the NCAA tournament was an expectation, not a pipe dream for Missouri men’s basketball. Fans howled and roared in...

Gymnastics team gives glimpse into the 2017 season at the annual Black and Gold meet

Gymnastics team gives glimpse into the 2017 season at the annual Black and Gold meet

Dru Berry , Chelsea Roemer December 11, 2016

The Missouri gymnastics team showed off its skills Saturday in the annual Black and Gold meet at Hearnes Center. The Tigers’ 2017 season looks promising, especially after finishing last season ranked...

Gymnastics exhibition kicks off season

Gymnastics exhibition kicks off season

Julia Hansen December 10, 2016

Mizzou gymnastics began its season with an exhibition in the Hearnes Center on Dec. 10. The tigers did all four rotations: vault, uneven bars, beam, and floor. Even though there was no opponent outside...

Tigers’ season comes to a close with loss in Minneapolis against No. 2 Minnesota in the Sweet 16

Tigers’ season comes to a close with loss in Minneapolis against No. 2 Minnesota in the Sweet 16

Chelsea Roemer December 10, 2016

No. 15 Missouri saw its season come to a close in the Sweet 16, losing to No. 2 Minnesota 3-1 in Minneapolis on Friday night. The Tigers finished the season with a 27-6 record and a Southeastern Conference...

Missouri women’s basketball fends off Wichita State in final game before winter break

Missouri women’s basketball fends off Wichita State in final game before winter break

Titus Wu December 10, 2016

Missouri women’s basketball was nearly shocked. After struggling in the first half, the Tigers managed to beat the Wichita State Shockers 64-57 on Friday in their 30th consecutive nonconference home...

Mizzou loses big after rough second half against Arizona

Mizzou loses big after rough second half against Arizona

Theo DeRosa December 10, 2016

In the end, it was the same story of the last two years: Missouri got outshot, outrebounded and simply outplayed against a better team in a loss at an underfilled Mizzou Arena. The Tigers tried to pull...

Missouri wins 81–55 over Miami (Ohio)

Missouri wins 81–55 over Miami (Ohio)

Emil Lippe December 10, 2016

The Mizzou men's basketball team came into Tuesday night's matchup against the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks looking to build momentum off their previous win against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Dec. 3. The...