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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Coach Bryan Blitz steps down after 25 years with Mizzou soccer

Joshua Reneau April 18, 2021

Missouri soccer coach Bryan Blitz is stepping away from the program that he built. The only head coach in program history, Blitz cited time with family as the primary reason for his leaving. After a win...

Missouri soccer’s offensive woes continue in 2-0 loss to Notre Dame

Joshua Reneau March 23, 2021

Missouri soccer struggled to put shots on goal, continuing a streak of flat offensive performances, as it fell 2-0 to Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana on Saturday afternoon. Only able to place three...

Positional breakdown: Missouri soccer has room for improvement, but luckily there’s plenty of time

Jacob Lussier March 20, 2021

No. 13 Brigham Young exposed numerous areas in dire need of improvement in Missouri soccer’s play style on March 6. The Tigers need to clean up their play if they want to survive their tough spring schedule...

Missouri soccer falls victim early to BYU in one-sided affair

Jacob Lussier March 4, 2021

Spectators could hear Missouri soccer players shout the phrase “Clean it up!” through the entire match against No. 14 Brigham Young. But the Tigers could not, in fact, clean it up. In a 3-0 loss...

Peyton Bauman flushes the bad things

Joshua Reneau February 3, 2021

The world went dark after lunch. That’s how Peyton Bauman found out she needed help. As she left the athletes’ dining hall one afternoon, Bauman, the starting goalkeeper for the University of Missouri...

Not done yet: Missouri soccer defeats Florida, will face South Carolina in quarterfinals

Michael Howie November 17, 2020

Missouri knocked off the Florida Gators for the second-consecutive time on Sunday and will advance to the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament, winning 2-1 in a close, competitive game. It...

SEC Soccer Tournament preview: Fifth-seeded Missouri looks to make run at title

Michael Howie November 13, 2020

It wasn’t a perfect regular season, but the Southeastern Conference did it — it finished a season in the midst of a pandemic. Sure, it could have gone more smoothly. Sure, it was a shortened season....

Missouri soccer knocks off Florida 5-2, solidifying 5 seed, double-bye in looming SEC Tournament

Michael Howie November 10, 2020

Missouri soccer gave up an early goal but stormed back to end the regular season with an impressive 5-2 win heading into the SEC tournament. Florida scored the opener just four minutes in. Sophomore forward...

Blitz gets 250th win as Missouri topples Kentucky 4-1

Blitz gets 250th win as Missouri topples Kentucky 4-1

Joshua Reneau November 2, 2020

On a windy Sunday afternoon, Missouri women’s soccer beat Kentucky 4-1, giving coach Bryan Blitz the 250th win of his Mizzou career. The win brought Blitz’s career record to 250-213-38, making him...

Missouri soccer shares points with Mississippi State in a 1-1 draw

Jacob Lussier October 27, 2020

Missouri’s Southeastern Conference winless road game streak extended Saturday night as the Tigers tied with Mississippi State 1-1. The slump has persisted for three years. The last conference victory...

Missouri soccer prepares to take on Mississippi State

Missouri soccer prepares to take on Mississippi State

Jacob Lussier October 23, 2020

Missouri took an underrated LSU team through 110 minutes of play, only to end in a 1-1 final this past Friday. After LSU forward Taylor Dobles put them ahead in the 38th minute, Missouri’s Bella Alessi...

Missouri soccer fights back, but can’t find the winner in 1-1 OT draw

Michael Howie October 18, 2020

Missouri rallied to overcome a first-half deficit and earned a 1-1 draw in an overtime thriller against LSU on Senior Night in Columbia. The home side scored in the 47th minute but couldn’t push another...