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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

Spring Preview: A glimpse into Missouri volleyball’s upcoming season

Sydney Dixon, Eden Rutherford January 29, 2021

No. 17 Missouri volleyball will hit the court tonight for its spring season opener against LSU. Here’s a complete whip-around of everything you need to know, including players to watch, a glimpse into...

Missouri holds on for important win against Florida

Kyle Pinnell January 28, 2021

After coming up just short against both Texas A&M and LSU by a combined six points a week ago, Missouri needed an SEC win and it needed one desperately. While the game wasn’t always pretty, and at times...

Missouri men’s basketball finds positives in response during Auburn loss

Jack Soble January 27, 2021

Missouri — and everyone else — is lucky Sharife Cooper’s team is ineligible for the NCAA tournament. Otherwise, it might have a problem on its hands. But Cooper’s time dishing dimes and drawing...

Cooped Up: No. 12 Missouri can’t contain freshman phenom Sharife Cooper in loss to Auburn

Mason Arneson January 27, 2021

After a momentous win over No. 6 Illinois on Dec. 12, Missouri men’s basketball followed it up with its worst shooting performance of the season in a narrow, ugly win over Bradley. The Tigers knocked...

Main objective for Missouri: slow down No. 2

Jack Soble January 26, 2021

When Missouri men’s basketball assistant coach and lead scout (per the team) for Tuesday’s game at Auburn Chris Hollender took a look at the tape from its season, he chose to ignore 11 of the Tigers’...

Freshmen show out as No. 6 Missouri defeat Ohio, Northern Illinois

Anthony Kristensen January 26, 2021

Coming into the Saturday duals against MAC rivals Ohio and Northern Illinois, No. 6 Missouri sat at 7-0 overall and 1-0 in MACtion, so coach Brian Smith gave opportunities to some of the wrestlers on the...

Drinkwitz lands his guy in new defensive coordinator Steve Wilks

Kyle Pinnell January 25, 2021

In the search for a new defensive coordinator, Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz left Columbia to interview a potential candidate just once. That trip was to Charlotte, N.C., to visit long-time NFL...

Missouri’s week of growth ends with narrow defeat against Texas A&M

Kyle Pinnell January 24, 2021

The frustration following Missouri women’s basketball 66-64 loss against LSU Monday night felt palpable. Sophomore Aijha Blackwell walked back out of the tunnel at Mizzou Arena not even 10 minutes following...

Missouri women’s basketball falls to .500 after fourth-quarter loss to No. 8 Texas A&M

Sydney Dixon January 24, 2021

Throughout Sunday’s game, Missouri women’s basketball proved to No. 8 Texas A&M that it would not be the Sunday afternoon stroll that the Aggies had envisioned in the first quarter. Still, Missouri...

X gave it to ya: Pinson lights Tennessee on fire in career game

Jack Soble January 24, 2021

Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin gave Xavier Pinson a clear message before Saturday’s game against Tennessee: move north and south and aggressively attack the basket. “If he’s on the perimeter and he’s...

No. 19 Missouri men’s basketball exacted revenge on No. 6 Tennessee after conference-opening loss

Mason Arneson January 24, 2021

After rocketing to No. 12 in the AP Top 25 in non-conference play, Missouri men’s basketball got knocked down a peg with a 73-53 home loss to then-No. 7 Tennessee. Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin made...

Tigers’ inconsistencies prove fatal in narrow loss to No.12-ranked Kentucky

Jonah Hammel January 23, 2021

A week after Missouri’s loss to No. 4 Alabama by a mere 0.25, the Tigers (0-2, 0-1 SEC) took on No. 12 Kentucky in their second home meet of the season. Missouri’s performance last time out boasted...