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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Mizzou women’s basketball upsets No. 25 Texas A&M in overtime thriller

Mizzou women’s basketball upsets No. 25 Texas A&M in overtime thriller

Titus Wu January 20, 2017

All signs pointed toward Thursday night being a breeze for the Texas A&M women’s basketball team. The Aggies had just entered the national top-25 rankings as No. 25 in the Associated Press poll. They...

Missouri loses ninth in a row, falls on the road to Alabama, 68-56

Missouri loses ninth in a row, falls on the road to Alabama, 68-56

Joe Noser January 19, 2017

Sophomore guard Terrence Phillips had 16 points and 7 assists and junior forward Russell Woods added 13, but it was not enough to secure a victory for Missouri Basketball. On Wednesday, the Tigers fell...

Freshmen help break Mizzou’s losing streak with win over Vanderbilt

Freshmen help break Mizzou’s losing streak with win over Vanderbilt

Titus Wu January 17, 2017

After losing to Louisiana State University 80-71 on Thursday, Missouri women’s basketball put a stop to its losing streak with a 74-68 win over Vanderbilt on Sunday. **Against LSU:** In the game against...

Women’s basketball comes up short in a pair of tight SEC losses

Women’s basketball comes up short in a pair of tight SEC losses

Titus Wu January 9, 2017

Being blown out by a tough opponent in a basketball game isn’t fun. Losing within only two points in a winnable game is even worse. Missouri women’s basketball suffered the latter twice in consecutive...

Men’s basketball carries struggles into SEC play

Men’s basketball carries struggles into SEC play

Joe Noser , Nick Kelly January 9, 2017

It has not been a good last couple of weeks for Missouri men’s basketball. Since the winter break holiday began Dec. 16, Missouri has lost five straight, including its final three non-conference games...

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...

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...

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...

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...