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Notebook: New faces turn heads in dominant double-dual

Jack Soble • November 27, 2019

Before Thursday night, redshirt freshman Jeremiah Kent hadn’t wrestled a single dual match in his career. Senior Phyllip DeLoach had only two. Sophomore Cameron Valdiviez had a slim upper hand on both...

Preview: Missouri heads to Kansas City for Hall of Fame Classic

Emily Leiker • November 24, 2019

Missouri isn’t worried about playing at a bigger venue this week for the Hall of Fame Classic. In fact, Jeremiah Tilmon didn’t even know the Tigers were playing in the Sprint Center before a press...

Missouri’s win overshadowed by poor offensive performance

Wilson Moore • November 23, 2019

Mark and Dru Smith each had solid nights from beyond the arc for Missouri on Wednesday, combining to knock down four triples on eight attempts. Those with different surnames were less successful. The...

Missouri falters offensively but defeats Morehead State

Max Baker • November 20, 2019

Two days after its most complete win of the season, Missouri (4-1) struggled offensively in an ugly 70-52 win over Morehead State (4-1). The Tigers turned the ball over 17 times, shot 40% from the field...

Stifling defense leads Missouri past Wofford

Wilson Moore • November 19, 2019

With 14:35 left in the game, Wofford’s Nathan Hoover knocked down a mid-range jump shot to bring the Terriers within two points of Missouri. The Tigers had kept Wofford at an arm's length for most of...

Missouri falls 78-73 to Northern Iowa

Eli Hoff • November 17, 2019

The nonconference portion of the Missouri women’s basketball schedule has been far from non-competitive so far this season. The Tigers (1-2, 0-0 SEC) lost a close game at home once again, this time...

Missouri upset again, falls to 0-2 after loss to Illinois

Jack Soble • November 16, 2019

Rodrigo Diaz had a chance to steal a dual victory for Missouri, after his teammates lost multiple close matches throughout the evening at Francis Howell High School. Instead, Diaz allowed a takedown to...

Missouri falters down the stretch, loses season-opening dual to Virginia Tech

Jack Soble • November 16, 2019

Entering its season-opening dual against then-No. 16 Virginia Tech, Missouri’s wrestling team held sky-high expectations for its season as the No. 9 team in the country. Those expectations took a hit...

Seniors lead the way in opening night victory

Ben Pfeifer • November 14, 2019

Jordan Chavis stared up at the shot clock. Five seconds … four … three ... two. Well beyond the three-point line, she took a step to her left and drilled a contested three. Missouri found itself...

Pingeton, Martin hit and miss on top prospects heading into season

Jack Soble • November 13, 2019

Missouri began its college basketball seasons last week, with the women’s team tipping off on Nov. 5 with a win over Western Illinois and the men’s team doing the same one day later against Incarnate...

Missouri basketball gives sloppy performance, drops first game to Nebraska

Ben Pfeifer • November 13, 2019

In its second straight overtime matchup, the Missouri women’s basketball team (1-1, 0-0 SEC) fell to its former Big 12 foe, the Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten). The game was close, yet sloppy...

Missouri fights back but falls in overtime to No. 21 Xavier

Max Baker • November 13, 2019

In the first half, Missouri looked like its old 2018-19 self. The Tigers turned the ball over 13 times and fell behind by double digits late in the half against No. 21 Xavier. They kept the game within...