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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Tale of two halves: second half offensive spark enough for Missouri women’s basketball in season-opening win

Kyle Pinnell November 28, 2020

If you were to judge Missouri based solely on its first half performance, well, it may have looked as if they were in for a long season. For the first 20 minutes against North Alabama, the Tigers couldn’t...

Season Preview: Everything you need to know as Missouri women’s basketball begins its 2020-2021 season.

Season Preview: Everything you need to know as Missouri women’s basketball begins its 2020-2021 season.

Missouri women’s basketball is back. The Tigers open its season on Friday against North Alabama. Before that game, here’s a quick whip-around on the upcoming schedule, players to look out for, season...

‘In the blink of an eye:’ MU women’s basketball seniors wrap up collegiate careers

‘In the blink of an eye:’ MU women’s basketball seniors wrap up collegiate careers

Eli Hoff March 3, 2020

Hannah Schuchts wipes tears from her eyes to look up at the Mizzou Arena video board. Amber Smith places her arms around her family, embracing them with her basketball-sized wingspan. Jordan Roundtree...

Missouri women’s basketball trounces Ole Miss on Senior Night

Missouri women’s basketball trounces Ole Miss on Senior Night

Ben Pfeifer February 24, 2020

Missouri women’s basketball’s freshmen stole the show on Senior Night, leading the Tigers (8-19, 5-9 SEC) to a win over Ole Miss (7-20, 0-14), 82-67. The Tigers honored their four seniors, Amber Smith,...

Star freshmen lead Missouri women’s basketball to win over Vanderbilt

Ben Pfeifer February 24, 2020

For better or for worse, freshmen continue to define the season for Missouri women’s basketball, as the Tigers (7-19, 4-9 SEC) defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores (13-13. 3-9 SEC) 78-66. It’s been...

Missouri women’s basketball outplayed in 75-67 loss to Florida

Eli Hoff February 17, 2020

Engaged in a competitive game against a beatable low-tier SEC opponent, Missouri women’s basketball (6-19, 3-9 SEC) needed to keep pace with a hot opposition offense. Instead, the Tigers put up only...

Missouri women fall to LSU after frigid second half

Ben Pfeifer February 12, 2020

Earlier in the season, Missouri nearly blew a 21 point halftime lead against LSU, but hung on for its first SEC win. This time in Baton Rouge, Missouri (6-18, 3-8 SEC) couldn’t hold off a strong LSU...

Blackwell’s career-high leads Missouri women’s basketball to upset win at Georgia

Ben Pfeifer February 11, 2020

The Missouri Tigers (6-17. 3-7 SEC) went into Athens and left with their third conference victory, an upset win over the Georgia Bulldogs (12-11, 3-7 SEC) on the road, 73-65. Missouri kept the contest...

Missouri women’s basketball falls to No. 13 Kentucky

Missouri women’s basketball falls to No. 13 Kentucky

Ben Pfeifer January 30, 2020

Deafening silence pierced the press room after Missouri’s (5-16, 2-6 SEC) loss to No. 13 Kentucky (17-3, 6-2 SEC). “It’s probably been one of my tougher seasons,” an emotional coach Robin Pingeton...

Tigers fall to No. 15 Aggies

Ben Pfeifer January 27, 2020

On a somber day in the basketball world, Missouri basketball (5-15, 2-5 SEC) dropped another game to a ranked opponent, falling to No. 15 Texas A&M (17-3, 5-2 SEC) 72-53 in College Station, Texas. The...

Top-ranked Gamecocks bludgeon Tigers

Top-ranked Gamecocks bludgeon Tigers

Ben Pfeifer January 18, 2020

Fourteen minutes into Missouri women’s basketball’s clash with the best team in the country, the Tigers kept the score close. From there on, South Carolina (17-1, 5-0 SEC) flipped a switch, demolishing...

Quick start not enough as Missouri women fall to No. 21 Arkansas

Eli Hoff January 15, 2020

Once again, Missouri women’s basketball (4-13, 1-3 SEC) looked like an upset contender on the road against ranked competition, but the Tigers ultimately proved to be no match for No. 21 Arkansas (14-3,...