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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

Haith matches old program mark as Tigers improve to 10-0

Seth Boster December 16, 2011

With a 104-67 route of Kennesaw State on Thursday at Mizzou Arena, the Missouri men’s basketball squad is 10-0, off to its best start this decade. With the win, coach Frank Haith has become the first...

Balanced efforts power Missouri past Navy

Balanced efforts power Missouri past Navy

Ryan Hood December 10, 2011

Coming into Saturday’s matinee with Navy at Mizzou Arena, the No. 10 Missouri Tigers anticipated playing a physical team that would try to slow the tempo and grind its way up and down the court. What...

Women’s basketball team breezes past North Dakota

Connor Casey December 10, 2011

The Missouri women’s basketball team improved to 7-1 after dominating North Dakota 69-52 on Saturday at Mizzou Arena. The game started with an unprecedented first five minutes, in which the Tigers broke...

Soft-spoken Ratliffe plays game of volumes

Seth Boster December 9, 2011

Senior forward Ricardo Ratliffe speaks with a deep baritone, his words coming with a low rumble that demands those near to listen closer to hear. Missouri's lone big man in the 8-0 No. 10 Tigers' four-guard...

Tigers stage second-half comeback for sixth victory

Tigers stage second-half comeback for sixth victory

Sam Rourke December 8, 2011

After trailing throughout the game to the Eastern Illinois Panthers, the Missouri women’s basketball team was able to stage a second-half comeback to pull off a 56-54 win Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena. The...

Tigers pass Villanova test to win at Madison Square Garden

Seth Boster December 7, 2011

The territory was familiar for first-year coach Frank Haith, who was born in Queens, N.Y., roughly 11 miles east of basketball’s most royal cathedral. But when the Missouri men’s basketball team stepped...

Northwestern deals first loss to Missouri women’s basketball

Connor Casey December 3, 2011

The Missouri women’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season to the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday by a score of 74-70 at Mizzou Arena as part of the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge. Throughout...

Tigers riding self-confidence in surprise start

Tigers riding self-confidence in surprise start

Seth Boster December 2, 2011

Missouri senior guard Marcus Denmon is dead serious when he says he wants everyone to believe his behemoth 6-foot-9, 267-pound senior teammate Steve Moore, sitting nearby, has a three-point shot. Moore...

Missouri throttles Northwestern State in front of season’s largest crowd

Ryan Hood December 2, 2011

During the past week, much has been made of the abundance of empty seats at Mizzou Arena for the Missouri men's basketball team's first four home games of the season. After a week of criticism, the students...

Missouri notches most complete game in victory over Niagara

Ryan Hood November 17, 2011

Following Missouri’s 87-48 exhibition victory over Truman State on Nov. 2, Missouri coach Frank Haith was asked whether or not he thought senior Marcus Denmon should look to shoot more. “If he's open...

Five nonconference games to watch

Seth Boster November 15, 2011

**Nov. 21: Notre Dame** Missouri will meet the Irish in Kansas City for the College Basketball Experience Classic opening round. Notre Dame is coming off a historic season, finishing 27-7 and earning a...

Undefeated Missouri has room to improve

Undefeated Missouri has room to improve

Ryan Hood November 15, 2011

Two games into the young 2011-12 season, Missouri is 2-0 despite having played less-than-stellar basketball. As is the case with the majority of early-season matchups, neither of MU’s first two contests...