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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Morgan Eye has hot hand in win over Chicago State

Morgan Eye has hot hand in win over Chicago State

Zach Foor November 13, 2012

Sophomore guard Morgan Eye had what she called a “breakout game” in the Missouri women’s basketball team’s 88-55 win over Chicago State on Monday night. Eye converted on 4 for 6 attempts from...

Missouri blows out Alcorn State

Jacob Bogage November 13, 2012

Missouri men’s basketball coach Frank Haith might need to start pulling out his halftime pep talks early. After stumbling to a lead in the first half, his No. 14 Tigers (2-0) scored 61 second-half points...

Missouri rings in new season with 83-69 win over Southern Illinois

Missouri rings in new season with 83-69 win over Southern Illinois

Jacob Bogage November 10, 2012

For a third straight game the Missouri men’s basketball team started slowly at its regular season-opener Saturday night. After overcoming early deficits to Northwest Missouri State and Missouri Southern...

Tigers sink Billikens in season-opener

Matt Muenzberg November 9, 2012

Saint Louis coach Lisa Stone has won over 500 games in 26 years of being a bench manager in women’s college basketball, so certainly nothing Missouri would’ve done Friday night in its season-opener...

Missouri takes second exhibition with balanced attack

Matt Muenzberg November 6, 2012

In its first exhibition game last week, Missouri rode senior guard Sydney Crafton’s 28 points to a win over Lincoln. On Tuesday night against Lindenwood in the team’s exhibition finale, no such hero...

Jankovic, strong second half propel Missouri in preseason finale

Jacob Bogage November 4, 2012

Leading by nine heading into halftime, the No. 15 Missouri men's basketball team (2-0 in exhibition play) may as well have been trailing. Visiting mid-major Missouri Southern had jumped out to an early...

Crafton shies from spotlight, not shots

Crafton shies from spotlight, not shots

Matt Muenzberg November 2, 2012

Between Mizzou Madness’s 10-minute scrimmage and Tuesday’s exhibition against Lincoln, senior guard Sydney Crafton shot 16 for 18, a whopping 89 percent shooting clip. The rest of the team combined...

Keion Bell: How the individual found inspiration

Keion Bell: How the individual found inspiration

Nate Atkins November 2, 2012

Standing at the tip of the Tiger logo, Keion Bell takes the orange basketball in his right hand and palms it with his left, holding a fire he’s about to unleash upon the world. As he waits at the center...

Big men arrive in Columbia

Big men arrive in Columbia

Jacob Bogage November 2, 2012

At 6 feet 9 inches and 226 pounds, junior forward Tony Criswell says he has the ability to guard anyone on the court. Whether he gets switched on to a point guard off a pick-and-roll or has to step up...

The brothers from Boston

The brothers from Boston

Jacob Bogage November 2, 2012

Phil Pressey was scared. Yes, the Southeastern Conference preseason player of the year, the star point guard and the captain of the No. 15 Missouri men’s basketball team, was scared. He was a diminutive,...

Sitting down with the seasoned Tiger

Sitting down with the seasoned Tiger

Nate Atkins November 2, 2012

As the Missouri Tigers prepare for their first season as members of the Southeastern Conference, they will bring along one player who has already played two seasons in the league. Junior forward Earnest...

Crafton lifts Missouri in first exhibition

Matt Muenzberg October 31, 2012

About halfway through the second half of Missouri women’s basketball’s first exhibition game of the year, senior guard Sydney Crafton finally came back to earth. Crafton had made nine straight shots...