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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Tigers survive Aggies in two overtimes

Tigers survive Aggies in two overtimes

Jacob Bogage March 13, 2014

ATLANTA — As Earnest Ross’ senior year winds down at Missouri, the ever-introspective guard saw his transfer three years ago from Auburn as the start of consecutive trips to the postseason. The move...

Mizzou freshman fill in during double-OT tournament win

Mizzou freshman fill in during double-OT tournament win

Jacob Bogage March 13, 2014

ATLANTA — The gold stripe down the middle of Georgia Dome held its collective breath. Frank Haith, already prowling the bench on one knee, stuck a hand to the ground to keep his balance. The other wiped...

Hurlers help Tigers to series win over Southern Miss

Brandon Kroos March 12, 2014

Missouri pitchers stifled Southern Mississippi’s offense for the series win over the weekend. The Tigers’ three starters were effective, finishing with a combined line of 17.1 innings while allowing...

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...

Mizzou’s Cox sets sights on NCAA title

Katherine Knott March 11, 2014

At the age of 4, J’den Cox set his sights high for his career as a wrestler: He told Missouri coach Brian Smith that he wanted to win four national titles. Cox put himself in a position to achieve his...

Tigers prepare for Aggies, SEC Tournament

Matt Muenzberg March 11, 2014

Once Missouri ended its regular season with a 28-point loss at Tennessee, it became apparent the Tigers would be on the outside of the bubble. ESPN’s bracket expert Joe Lunardi placed Missouri in...

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...