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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

Ranked foes await Tiger wrestlers at season’s start

Connor Casey November 9, 2012

With its highest national ranking in five years, the No. 7 Missouri wrestling team will step into the squared circle for the first time this season against Old Dominion and Purdue on Saturday in West Lafayette,...

Tigers sink Billikens in season-opener

Matt Muenzberg November 9, 2012

Saint Louis coach Lisa Stone has won over 500 games in 26 years of being a bench manager in women’s college basketball, so certainly nothing Missouri would’ve done Friday night in its season-opener...

Missouri stymied by Florida

Connor Casey November 9, 2012

Missouri volleyball suffered its first November loss on Friday against visiting No. 16 Florida 3-0 (17-25, 16-25, 19-25). The Tigers failed to get out of the gate in the first set, finishing it with a...

Missouri snags NCAA tournament bid

Jack Witthaus November 6, 2012

Call it a second chance. The Missouri women’s soccer team received an at-large bid Monday and was granted an NCAA tournament spot for the first time since 2008, when it was ousted in the second round...

A casual step into the dance

Joe Trezza November 6, 2012

It’s 15 seconds until 3:30 p.m. Monday at Coley’s American Bistro in downtown Columbia, and Missouri soccer coach Bryan Blitz is staring at his phone. In a quarter of a minute’s time, the NCAA Tournament...

Missouri takes second exhibition with balanced attack

Matt Muenzberg November 6, 2012

In its first exhibition game last week, Missouri rode senior guard Sydney Crafton’s 28 points to a win over Lincoln. On Tuesday night against Lindenwood in the team’s exhibition finale, no such hero...

Tigers prepare to cross next bridge

Tigers prepare to cross next bridge

Ryan Hood November 6, 2012

To junior right guard Max Copeland, the essence of the slew of injuries that has decimated Missouri’s offensive line can be captured by the song "Bridge to Cross" by Black Label Society. It’s the...

Jankovic shines as Haith moves parts again

Jankovic shines as Haith moves parts again

Nate Atkins November 6, 2012

A year ago, when Missouri starting forward Laurence Bowers went down with a season-ending ACL tear in the preseason, coach Frank Haith sent guard Kim English to take his place. Guards were all he had. When...

Experienced Missouri brings high expectations into season

Ryan Williamson November 6, 2012

This year’s Missouri wrestling team can be defined in one word: experienced. The team returns nine wrestlers who qualified for last year’s NCAA championship and senior heavyweight Dom Bradley, who...

Jankovic, strong second half propel Missouri in preseason finale

Jacob Bogage November 4, 2012

Leading by nine heading into halftime, the No. 15 Missouri men's basketball team (2-0 in exhibition play) may as well have been trailing. Visiting mid-major Missouri Southern had jumped out to an early...

Keion Bell: How the individual found inspiration

Keion Bell: How the individual found inspiration

Nate Atkins November 2, 2012

Standing at the tip of the Tiger logo, Keion Bell takes the orange basketball in his right hand and palms it with his left, holding a fire he’s about to unleash upon the world. As he waits at the center...

Big men arrive in Columbia

Big men arrive in Columbia

Jacob Bogage November 2, 2012

At 6 feet 9 inches and 226 pounds, junior forward Tony Criswell says he has the ability to guard anyone on the court. Whether he gets switched on to a point guard off a pick-and-roll or has to step up...