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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

Tiger tennis shows potential in homestand

Sam Weiger March 11, 2014

Down 3-1 in a deciding set tiebreaker, senior Cierra Gaytan-Leach needed help from her audience. Her teammates answered the call with a slow-clap. That encouragement became a microcosm of Missouri’s...

Second-year softball stars shine for Missouri

Danielle Lerner March 11, 2014

Sophomore slump? Forget about it. With a roster comprised of nearly 70 percent underclassmen, the No. 15 Missouri softball team’s sophomore class has emerged as the Tigers’ offensive force this season,...

Holding our coaches accountable

Nick Yahl March 11, 2014

Coaching is the hardest job to master in all of sports. If a coach is able to churn out wins and championships, fans love him and praise all the wonderful things he’s accomplished. If he fails to...

Missouri wrestling wins conference title, qualifies seven for NCAAs

Missouri wrestling wins conference title, qualifies seven for NCAAs

Katherine Knott March 10, 2014

Junior Drake Houdashelt and freshman J’den Cox did what they have done all season — win. After two days of wrestling in the Mid-American Conference championships, Houdashelt and Cox finished on top...

‘Sloppy’ Tigers fall to Southern Miss

Jacob Bogage March 9, 2014

Missouri made an innumerable amount of mistakes Sunday, coach Tim Jamieson said. Most of them you couldn’t count on the box score. “Everything that happened in that game was mental,” he said. “It...

Graves helps top Southern Miss in home opener

Aaron Reiss March 8, 2014

Brett Graves wasn’t upset. Southern Mississippi shortstop Michael Sterling was the second batter Graves faced on Friday night. Sterling hit a grounder towards freshman shortstop Ryan Howard that seemed...

Tigers top Southern Miss, win first series of season

Aaron Reiss March 8, 2014

The first batter Missouri sophomore reliever Breckin Williams faced made it look like the Tigers could’ve been in trouble in the sixth inning. As a run crossed the plate, junior rightfielder Jake Ivory...

Ross carries Tigers in final moments

Ross carries Tigers in final moments

Jacob Bogage March 6, 2014

In the beginning there was no one. At the end there was Earnest Ross. When Frank Haith was named Missouri’s head basketball coach in 2011, his reign began with 11 roster spots to fill in the next two...

Quiet Senior Night ends in cheers

Quiet Senior Night ends in cheers

Matt Muenzberg March 6, 2014

The cheers went from feigned to genuine. An all-transfer senior class and an undetermined postseason fate led to a subdued Senior Night celebration. But when senior guard Earnest Ross pioneered Missouri’s...

Mississippi State drops Tigers in first round of SEC Tournament

Aaron Reiss March 6, 2014

Now Missouri waits. In a game marked by lead changes and foul trouble, the No. 12 seed Tigers (17-13, 6-11 Southeastern Conference) fell to No. 13 seed Mississippi State (19-12, 5-11 SEC), 73-70, Wednesday...

Missouri softball posts pristine record at Citrus Classic

Danielle Lerner March 6, 2014

Assistant coach Pete D’Amour described softball as a sport of “peaks and valleys,” and No. 15 Missouri’s 5-0 weekend at the Citrus Classic was definitely a peak. The Tigers (12-3) were led offensively...

MU tennis struggles in SEC matches

Sam Weiger March 5, 2014

The Missouri tennis team (4-8, 0-2 Southeastern Conference) went 1-2 in three road dual matches Friday and Sunday. Losses against No. 5 Florida and South Carolina put the team at 4-8 on the spring season. Missouri...