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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

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...

Nikko hoping for strong end to Missouri career

Nikko hoping for strong end to Missouri career

Wilson Moore November 11, 2019

Missouri basketball has seen a lot of changes over the last three years. Coach Kim Anderson stepped down at the end of the 2016-17 season. Less than a month later, Cuonzo Martin was hired, bringing in...

Sophomore trio looks to step up for Missouri

Wilson Moore November 11, 2019

Torrence Watson gets yelled at by his roommate almost every day, but he doesn’t mind. “I know every day in practice, Javon [Pickett]’s gonna yell at me for something,” the sophomore said. “I...

Missouri women prevail in overtime against Western Illinois

Eli Hoff November 7, 2019

It wasn’t simple, but the Missouri women’s basketball team (1-0, 0-0 SEC) managed to survive an upset bid from Western Illinois (0-1, 0-0 Summit League) with a 97-89 overtime win on Tuesday night at...

Freshmen lead the way: what we learned from Missouri’s exhibition play

Ben Pfeifer November 7, 2019

Entering a new, post-Sophie Cunningham era, Missouri’s women’s basketball entered exhibition play with high hopes. It beat down on Truman state. It ran Fontbonne out of the building. Scoring over...

Tilmon powers Missouri past Incarnate Word in 82-42 opening night win

Tilmon powers Missouri past Incarnate Word in 82-42 opening night win

Wilson Moore November 7, 2019

After Missouri’s exhibition win over Division II Central Missouri last week, coach Cuonzo Martin talked about how the team needed to do a better job of getting center Jeremiah Tilmon the ball after the...

Moving out: Columbia native, top wrestler Eierman enters transfer portal

Moving out: Columbia native, top wrestler Eierman enters transfer portal

November 6, 2019

Jaydin Eierman, a 3-time All-American and national finalist at 141 pounds for Missouri, has entered the transfer portal a team spokesman confirmed Wednesday. The Columbia native and graduate of Father...

Two different basketball teams enter season with high hopes

Two different basketball teams enter season with high hopes

Ben Pfeifer November 6, 2019

Missouri’s men’s basketball looks familiar. Its only damaging departure from last season’s roster was Jordan Geist, a pesky senior guard. Aside from him, the 2019-20 Missouri Tigers resemble last...

‘More than just a number’: What the No. 33 jersey means to Aijha Blackwell

Eli Hoff November 5, 2019

Aijha Blackwell thought she was late for a meeting. The Missouri basketball freshman had been pulled aside for an interview after a team practice. When she entered the locker room after, all her teammates...

High school rivalry fades away for talented Missouri freshmen

Eli Hoff November 4, 2019

Before Missouri freshmen Aijha Blackwell and Hayley Frank were college teammates, they were high school rivals. Together, they’re part of one of the program’s best-ever recruiting classes. Blackwell,...