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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

Dog-eat-dog world: No. 20 Missouri falters to third-straight loss at Georgia

Mason Arneson February 16, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball (13-6, 6-6 SEC) lost back-to-back games for the first time all season despite holding a second half lead in both games with a blowout at Ole Miss and an overtime loss to Arkansas...

Missouri gymnastics wins nail-biter against Auburn

Caleb Logue February 15, 2021

Missouri gymnastics found themselves in their final and best rotation, one routine away from victory against No. 19 Auburn. Junior Hannah McCrary, the team’s floor closer, spun, leaped, rolled and danced...

Second-half turnovers cost Blackwell-less Missouri in loss to No. 24 Georgia

Michael Howie February 14, 2021

Much like Missouri’s last game against No. 1 South Carolina, the Tigers tied the game at halftime. And much like that game, the Tigers struggled in the second half and lost in double digits to a ranked...

Missouri’s bench struggles in home loss to No. 24 Georgia

Kyle Pinnell February 14, 2021

The ball swung from side to side and eventually ended up in the hands of Missouri guard Lauren Hansen. After a second to gather herself, she launched a three from the right corner that hit nothing but...

Missouri fades in overtime in first under-five-point loss of the season

Jack Soble February 13, 2021

Missouri forward Mitchell Smith made it to the end of regulation with four fouls. He lasted less than thirty seconds in overtime. The versatile big man, lauded as a “credit card” that you can’t...

Reserves impress, but No. 10 Missouri men’s basketball falls to Arkansas in overtime

Mason Arneson February 13, 2021

The day started on a somber note for Missouri, as announced less than half an hour before tipoff against Arkansas that starting forward Jeremiah Tilmon wouldn’t play Saturday following a death in his...

Rhyan Loos’ journey to becoming cancer-free was a team effort

Mason Arneson February 13, 2021

Rhyan Loos looks and acts like any other 10-year-old girl at Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School in Columbia. She balances basketball, softball and dance class alongside schoolwork and social life. It’s...

Just halfway: Cold second-half shooting dooms Missouri against No. 1 South Carolina

Michael Howie February 11, 2021

As Missouri and South Carolina retreated to their respective locker rooms at halftime, it looked like the No. 1 Gamecocks were on track to suffer a similar fate as they did Monday, a hard-fought overtime...

Missouri men’s track and field finishes second with first-place finishes from Ja’Mari Ward and Georgi Nachev

Jack Horan February 11, 2021

Missouri’s men’s track and field team knew it would need near perfection at the Arkansas Qualifier, and senior Ja’Mari Ward and sophomore Georgi Nachev brought that to the table. Missouri finished...

Basket Case: No. 10 Missouri men’s basketball allows season-worst field goal percentage in loss to Ole Miss

Mason Arneson February 11, 2021

After 16 minutes of play against Ole Miss, No. 10 Missouri men’s basketball hit its sixth 3-pointer of the game, matching the team’s season average. The Tigers shot 3-pointers at a 42.1% clip, 12...

‘Some guys didn’t show up’: Missouri’s effort wasn’t there against Ole Miss

Jack Soble February 11, 2021

Ole Miss only missed 22 shots all game in its blowout win over Missouri on Wednesday night. The Rebels corralled nine of them. In total, Ole Miss out-rebounded Missouri 34 to 19. The effort at all levels...

Dru Smith scores quietly and lives loudly

Jack Soble February 10, 2021

On Monday afternoon, Missouri guard Dru Smith took home his third SEC Player of the Week award of the season. Smith, not one to brag about individual accomplishments, didn’t tell his immediate family. “It’s...