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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Confidence is key to Tiger turnaround

Confidence is key to Tiger turnaround

Daniel Witt December 11, 2014

Coming into his first season at the helm of Missouri basketball, head coach Kim Anderson knew that his team would face some stumbling blocks. At 4-4, the Tigers have stumbled through the first month to...

Allen steps up, leads Tigers past Elon

Will Jarvis December 11, 2014

Fans might know #5 for the Missouri Tigers as D’Angelo Allen, but inside the locker room, teammates have given him another name to go by. “Fat Boy.” “I’m just trying to get in shape, and if...

Making a ‘meaner guy’ out of Johnathan Williams III

Making a ‘meaner guy’ out of Johnathan Williams III

Will Jarvis December 9, 2014

Johnathan Williams III has one crucial downfall, according to Missouri men’s basketball coach Kim Anderson. He’s just too nice. It was easy to see when his 6-foot-9-inch frame humbly walked into...

Chemistry boosts Tigers past Saint Louis

Bruno Vernaschi December 9, 2014

Late in the second half of Missouri’s 74-50 win over Saint Louis on Monday night, senior guard Morgan Eye hit a 27-foot 3-pointer to extend the Tigers’ lead. She said she was “just kind of feeling...

Tigers struggle to draw first blood

Daniel Witt December 9, 2014

The Missouri men’s basketball team has held a halftime lead twice in eight games. “We need to do a better job early in games,” Missouri coach Kim Anderson said. “We need to execute better.” Anderson...

Frericks becomes ‘anchor’ for Missouri program

Frericks becomes ‘anchor’ for Missouri program

Bruno Vernaschi December 9, 2014

It seems like everyone on the Missouri women’s basketball team has a specialty. Morgan Eye is the go-to 3-point shooter. Juanita Robinson has incredible ball-handling skills. Lindsey Cunningham’s...

Missouri wrestlers weigh in on cauliflower ear

Quinn Malloy December 4, 2014

Missouri sophomore wrestler Lavion Mayes had been wrestling for a full five minutes before he noticed the blood dripping from his ear. “I didn’t feel pain or anything,” Mayes said Mayes, like the...

Cunningham and Porter sister additions look to develop program

Bruno Vernaschi December 3, 2014

The day sophomore guard Lindsey Cunningham committed to Missouri in her junior year at Rock Bridge High School, she got a call from her sister, Sophie Cunningham. Sophie, an eighth-grader at the time,...

Shamburger’s unexpected journey

Shamburger’s unexpected journey

Daniel Witt December 3, 2014

Keith Shamburger speaks with experience. He’s been through it all. “When the going gets tough, he’s been there,” Missouri coach Kim Anderson said of his senior guard. “No one else on this team...

Pingeton earns 400th win in Tiger victory

Bobby Ceresia December 3, 2014

When the final buzzer went off, Missouri coach Robin Pingeton left the court with her 400th win. But she accepted the audience’s applause with a grim, close-lipped smile. “It wasn’t pretty, but...

Tigers survive scare from SEMO

Daniel Witt December 2, 2014

It took over 36 minutes, but Missouri claimed its first lead with 3:52 remaining in its game against Southeast Missouri State Tuesday. The Tiger lead came on three-pointer from freshman forward D’Angelo...

Reaction: Missouri tops Chaminade

Michael Natelli November 26, 2014

Missouri won its final game in the Maui Invitational to finish 1-2 in the tournament. The Tigers beat Division II Chaminade 74-60, putting Mizzou’s record at 3-3 on the season. **Williams III is injured** Midway...