Skip to Main Content
The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Postgame notebook: Missouri shows its growth in win against Auburn

Kyle Pinnell February 7, 2021

Members of the Missouri women’s basketball team woke up at their hotel in Auburn, Alabama, on Jan. 10 ready to bounce back from two consecutive SEC losses with a matchup against unranked Auburn. But...

Steal the show: Missouri men’s basketball upsets Alabama with loads of defensive hustle

Mason Arneson February 6, 2021

With the dawn of a new defensive era on the gridiron, Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz and his new defensive coordinator Steve Wilks started using new language to talk about forcing turnovers. “We’re...

Rejection: Mitchell Smith saves Tigers in win over No. 10 Alabama

Jack Soble February 6, 2021

Alabama’s Herb Jones had the ball under the basket. The Tide executed their play perfectly — having him fake a screen and slip his way to the basket — to get him there. All he had to do was put...

Pregame notebook: Missouri wants Bama

Jack Soble February 6, 2021

Missouri hasn’t circled this game — a Saturday morning showdown with SEC-undefeated Alabama — or any game on its calendar, which shouldn’t surprise anyone. As one of the more experienced teams...

Slocum, Ramirez three-point shooting carries Arkansas past Missouri

Michael Howie February 5, 2021

It rained in Columbia this morning, but it rained more inside Mizzou Arena Thursday night. Destiny Slocum caught the kick-out, stepped into her shot from behind the arc on the right wing and drained it. The...

Déjà vu: Missouri women’s basketball drops another close game, this time to No. 16 Arkansas

Kyle Pinnell February 5, 2021

With 3:46 left in a two-possession game against No. 10 Arkansas back in January, Missouri guard Hayley Frank knifed into the lane, spun to her right and put up a lay-up for an and-one. After she knocked...

Missouri kicks off two-meet weekend with multiple wins and personal bests in field events.

Parker Gilliam February 5, 2021

The Missouri track and field team put forth a strong showing at the Woo Pig Invitational this past weekend, as the team claimed three wins at the event. One week after traveling to Nashville to compete...

Balling off the bench: Key reserves power No. 18 Missouri to home victory over Kentucky

Mason Arneson February 3, 2021

No. 18 Missouri men’s basketball took care of business a little differently than usual in Tuesday evening’s 75-70 victory over Kentucky. After a game where coach Cuonzo Martin’s squad rode the hot...

Missouri staves off Kentucky, improves to 12-3

Jack Soble February 3, 2021

Javon Pickett limped to the sideline midway through the second half, clearly in pain. Pickett grimaced, hard, as the trainers checked out his right ankle while he watched the action on the court. The...

Late comeback not enough for Missouri women’s basketball to overcome early deficit against Kentucky

Sydney Dixon February 1, 2021

Missouri’s women’s basketball has never won in Lexington, Ky. The Tigers would go as far as to take the lead in the fourth quarter in Sunday afternoon’s game, but this wouldn’t be the game that...

Starting strong: Missouri first starting lineup change of the season rises to the occasion in victory over TCU

Mason Arneson January 30, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin rearranged the starting lineup for the first time this season and the results were overwhelmingly positive in a 102-98 overtime win over TCU. The Tigers'...

Flame-throwing Pinson leads Missouri to wild comeback win

Jack Soble January 30, 2021

TCU freshman guard Mike Miles initiated what appeared to be the turning point with just over seven minutes to go. He hit a tough layup, immediately stole the ball and found fellow guard RJ Nembhard for...