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The Maneater

Mizzou storms past Buffalo 30-8

Mizzou storms past Buffalo 30-8

Wilson Moore December 18, 2018

Down 9-0 two bouts into its match with Buffalo on Sunday, No. 6 Missouri wrestling needed to turn things around in a hurry. Eight consecutive wins, coupled with a Bulls bench violation that resulted in...

Comeback attempt not enough as Missouri falls at home to South Dakota

Comeback attempt not enough as Missouri falls at home to South Dakota

Owen Krucoff December 16, 2018

Winter break can seem like a dream for college basketball players and coaches. With no class for a month, teams are free to focus on practices and games without having to cope with the demanding student-athlete...

Missouri gymnastics showcases talent in preseason Black and Gold exhibition

Missouri gymnastics showcases talent in preseason Black and Gold exhibition

Caroline Stiefbold December 10, 2018

Missouri gymnastics held its Black and Gold exhibition Sunday at Hearnes Center. Coming off of a fifth place finish at the Tuscaloosa regional and a seventh place finish in the SEC championships to end...

Cunningham and Smith help Missouri beat Billikens, 74-62

Cunningham and Smith help Missouri beat Billikens, 74-62

Lucas Smith December 10, 2018

ST. LOUIS – In their second consecutive in-state game, the No. 23 Missouri Tigers (8-2, 0-0) beat the St Louis Billikens (4-6, 0-0) by the final score of 74-62. With the game at Chaifetz Arena in St....

Mizzou wrestling downs SIUE in blowout

Mizzou wrestling downs SIUE in blowout

Wilson Moore December 9, 2018

Mizzou wrestling came into its match against Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville having outscored its opponents 91-19. They improved on that number Sunday afternoon. All 10 Mizzou wrestlers won...

Missouri overcomes first-half foul troubles to win third straight

Missouri overcomes first-half foul troubles to win third straight

Andy Kimball December 7, 2018

Jordan Geist grabbed a defensive rebound, ran it coast-to-coast and flew out of bounds after finishing a tricky reverse layup. He wasn’t done. Geist jumped back in and snatched the inbound, twisting...

Missouri’s Santos debuts under unusual circumstances after foot injury

Missouri’s Santos debuts under unusual circumstances after foot injury

Bennett Durando December 7, 2018

K.J. Santos waited nearly two years to play basketball again. When a new season in 2018 came, he spent eight more games waiting to get out of a protective boot and have his chance to debut as a Missouri...

Tigers take step back with win over UMKC

Tigers take step back with win over UMKC

December 7, 2018

Mizzou Arena held its breath. Sophie Cunningham was hobbling off the court on an injured ankle early in the first quarter. Questions of if the season were over popped in people’s heads. Then, just as...

Cunningham, Smith lead Missouri to sluggish win over UMKC

Cunningham, Smith lead Missouri to sluggish win over UMKC

Owen Krucoff December 7, 2018

The lights had dimmed a little, and the only people left in the stands were holding brooms and dustpans. But for Lauren Aldridge, the evening wasn’t over just yet. The Missouri redshirt senior was out...

Grant Leeth suffers another major injury, will miss rest of year

Grant Leeth suffers another major injury, will miss rest of year

Wilson Moore December 5, 2018

The Missouri Tigers wrestling team faced a setback on Wednesday as redshirt sophomore Grant Leeth announced on his Instagram account that he suffered a season-ending injury. A Missouri source confirmed...

Watson shows first signs of scoring potential in MU’s 65-45 rout of UT-Arlington

Watson shows first signs of scoring potential in MU’s 65-45 rout of UT-Arlington

Bennett Durando December 4, 2018

If the Missouri Tigers think their turnover numbers have been bad, they should look to Texas-Arlington’s numbers early in Tuesday night’s game to boost self-esteem. To say UT-Arlington started sloppy...

Amber Smith leads MU to dominant win at West Virginia

Amber Smith leads MU to dominant win at West Virginia

December 4, 2018

Led by a career night from junior Amber Smith, the Missouri Tigers (6-2, 0-0) women’s basketball team went into West Virginia and dominated its Big 12 hosts 68-51 on Sunday. Smith would tally a double-double,...