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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

Tigers kickoff SEC play with win over Georgia

Tigers kickoff SEC play with win over Georgia

Langston Newsome January 3, 2017

For the (11-4) Missouri women’s basketball team, Jan. 1 meant more than the start of a new year; it marked the opening day of Southeastern Conference play for the Tigers. Last year, Mizzou went 8-8 in...

Freshmen trio step it up for Missouri women’s basketball

Freshmen trio step it up for Missouri women’s basketball

Titus Wu December 29, 2016

Most first-year college basketball players don’t play much. Usually, the team’s veterans dominate the court. Mizzou women’s basketball is an exception. Last season, then-freshmen Sophie Cunningham...

Mizzou’s matchups against Illinois and Lipscomb are must-win games

Mizzou’s matchups against Illinois and Lipscomb are must-win games

Brendan Lavell December 21, 2016

Entering the 2016-17 season, the bar was already set low for Missouri men’s basketball. The team managed just 19 wins combined over the past two seasons and was experiencing significant roster turnover....

Missouri blew a great opportunity to sell itself to fans

Missouri blew a great opportunity to sell itself to fans

Nick Kelly December 11, 2016

Mizzou Arena traveled back in time for a brief moment on Saturday to when reaching the NCAA tournament was an expectation, not a pipe dream for Missouri men’s basketball. Fans howled and roared in...

Mizzou loses big after rough second half against Arizona

Mizzou loses big after rough second half against Arizona

Theo DeRosa December 10, 2016

In the end, it was the same story of the last two years: Missouri got outshot, outrebounded and simply outplayed against a better team in a loss at an underfilled Mizzou Arena. The Tigers tried to pull...

Missouri women’s basketball fends off Wichita State in final game before winter break

Missouri women’s basketball fends off Wichita State in final game before winter break

Titus Wu December 10, 2016

Missouri women’s basketball was nearly shocked. After struggling in the first half, the Tigers managed to beat the Wichita State Shockers 64-57 on Friday in their 30th consecutive nonconference home...

Cullen the coach: VanLeer utilizes education roots to mentor teammates

Cullen the coach: VanLeer utilizes education roots to mentor teammates

Nick Kelly December 7, 2016

When many children his age were still learning their ABCs and 123s, Cullen VanLeer learned the game of basketball next to his dad. John VanLeer, who is in his 24th season as head coach at Pacific High...

Mizzou women’s basketball gets back on track in win over SIUE

Eli Lederman December 7, 2016

Missouri women’s basketball kicked off a four-game homestand with a 72-60 win over Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville on Wednesday night. The much-needed Tigers victory comes in the wake of a...

Missouri women’s basketball blown out by IUPUI in Indianapolis

Missouri women’s basketball blown out by IUPUI in Indianapolis

Eli Lederman December 4, 2016

After sweeping a two-game homestand last week, Missouri women’s basketball fell to IUPUI in Indianapolis on Sunday. Following a tight win over Western Illinois and a blowout victory over Missouri State...

Missouri basketball overcomes nearly nine minutes without a field goal to defeat Western Kentucky

Missouri basketball overcomes nearly nine minutes without a field goal to defeat Western Kentucky

Nick Kelly December 3, 2016

The week before Missouri’s game against Western Kentucky, coach Kim Anderson did not allow his team to wear its normal Mizzou practice gear. Instead, the Tigers wore white shirts and black shorts. Anderson...

Mizzou women’s basketball crushes Missouri State

Mizzou women’s basketball crushes Missouri State

Titus Wu December 3, 2016

Both Mizzou and Missouri State women’s basketball played against an in-state opponent for the first time this season when the two teams met Friday night in Columbia. The Tigers had traveled to tournaments...

Missouri women’s basketball pulls out wire-to-wire contest against Western Illinois

Missouri women’s basketball pulls out wire-to-wire contest against Western Illinois

Eli Lederman November 30, 2016

After reaching the final of the Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division Championship, Missouri women’s basketball returned to Columbia with a win to kick off a two-game homestand. The Tigers pulled out a 71-68...