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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

No. 16 Missouri volleyball looks for ways to improve after Tennessee sweep

Eden Rutherford February 14, 2021

On Friday night, Missouri outside hitter Leana Mangual-Duran attacked the ball as it ricocheted off Tennessee blocker Lily Felts and landed out of bounds. Her teammates gathered around her in celebration...

Missouri volleyball loses first away match of the season to Tennessee

Eden Rutherford February 13, 2021

The call shocked Missouri, and it would remain in shock for the rest of the match. Tigers outside hitter Leandra Mangual-Duran quickly transitioned back to the line to set herself up for the attack. She...

Newsome leads Tigers to back-to-back five-set victories

Sydney Dixon January 31, 2021

Assistant coach Molly Taylor, formerly Missouri setter Molly Kreklow, pulled setter Jaden Newsome outside of the team huddle during a timeout and motioned to different positions in front of the 10-foot...

Missouri volleyball beats LSU in five-set thriller

Eden Rutherford January 31, 2021

Missouri volleyball stepped on the court with urgency and focus as it headed into its second game of the year against LSU Saturday night. After a spring season opener full of jitters and unusual errors,...

No. 17 Missouri volleyball beats LSU in its first ever spring season opener

Eden Rutherford January 30, 2021

The crowd bustled into Hearnes Center early to watch ranked No. 17 Missouri volleyball warm up before the first serve of the spring season against LSU. The Tigers came out of the locker room, racing to...

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...

No. 8 Missouri volleyball snags both games in series against Ole Miss

No. 8 Missouri volleyball snags both games in series against Ole Miss

Sydney Dixon November 25, 2020

After she tallied only three total kills in her freshman season with Missouri, outside hitter Kenna Sauer made the transition to middle blocker and more than doubled her previous season’s total kills...

Claudia Dillon and Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana cover for Missouri volleyball’s missing players

Zach Zeman November 17, 2020

Claudia Dillon patiently waited for the incoming serve to soar over the net in anticipation of the Tigers’ back row digging the ball over to Andrea Fuentes. As the ball reached Fuentes, Dillon jogged...

Tyanna Omazic’s injury hinders Missouri volleyball

Zach Zeman November 9, 2020

Kenna Sauer swiftly reached out and dug Kentucky’s incoming serve over to the setter, Andrea Fuentes, who easily lifted the ball to Tyanna Omazic just before the Hearnes Center fell to a hush on Wednesday...

No. 9 Missouri volleyball can’t overcome sloppy play as it drops final game to No. 3 Kentucky

Sydney Dixon October 31, 2020

The serve sailed over the heads of the Missouri passers and dropped just in front of the end line. Every head on the court shot towards the line judge, who flashed the flag towards the line, signaling...

In its home opener, Missouri volleyball falls to Kentucky

Sydney Dixon October 29, 2020

Only a few points into a nationally-televised game, Tyanna Ozamic, a key player in Missouri’s defense, was carried off the court by coach Joshua Taylor after an awkward landing and an apparent injury. The...

Missouri volleyball looks to halt Kentucky offense

Caleb Logue October 28, 2020

No. 9 Missouri volleyball will follow up their 2-0 start to the season against the No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats, who opened their season 2-0 after facing Tennessee. Missouri showed strong ability at both sides...