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The Maneater

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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Missouri blows past Missouri Western in women’s basketball exhibition, 70-48

Owen Krucoff November 1, 2018

Missouri women’s basketball will take the court in Macomb, Illinois to tip off its 2018-19 campaign against Western Illinois on Nov. 6. On Monday at Mizzou Arena, the Tigers showed their defensive muscle...

Robin Pingeton builds successful programs due to trust in others

Robin Pingeton builds successful programs due to trust in others

October 31, 2018

Missouri coach Robin Pingeton took to the podium for media day looking cool, calm and collected. Entering her ninth season at the helm, she is “ready for regular season games to begin and to see what...

Women’s basketball freshmen look to make immediate impact

Women’s basketball freshmen look to make immediate impact

Andy Kimball October 31, 2018

Akira Levy stood at midcourt at Mizzou Arena, alone, with all eyes on her. She was wowing fans with her rendition of Alicia Keys’ “If I ain’t got you” at Mizzou Madness, but the point guard is...

Missouri women’s basketball lands its top target in five-star Blackwell

Missouri women’s basketball lands its top target in five-star Blackwell

Max Baker October 22, 2018

A major recruiting week for MU sports is off to a winning start. Five-star 2019 recruit Aijha Blackwell committed to the Missouri women’s basketball team on Monday night, choosing Robin Pingeton’s...

Mizzou Madness offers taste of men's and women's basketball seasons

Mizzou Madness offers taste of men’s and women’s basketball seasons

Andy Kimball October 20, 2018

Sophie Cunningham strutted out onto the floor to ‘Brickhouse’ by the Commodores, Jontay Porter smiled in his self-described “jolly” way and jogged out, and Grace Berg entered Mizzou Arena on a...

Cierra Porter medically retires; leaves gaping hole in frontcourt for Missouri women’s hoops

Cierra Porter medically retires; leaves gaping hole in frontcourt for Missouri women’s hoops

Andy Kimball June 5, 2018

One day after Missouri men’s basketball regained Jontay Porter for another year, the women’s team lost an asset out of the same family. Rising senior Cierra Porter medically retired due to lingering...

Late-season skid puts bitter end to historic season for women’s basketball

Late-season skid puts bitter end to historic season for women’s basketball

Andy Kimball March 20, 2018

Head coach Robin Pingeton stood on the sideline with her hands on her hips as she watched the last seconds of her team’s season tick away. After the final buzzer sounded, Missouri had been stunned by...

Women’s basketball misses out on host bid, set to play at Stanford

Women’s basketball misses out on host bid, set to play at Stanford

Andy Kimball March 14, 2018

Missouri women’s basketball learned its NCAA Tournament fate on Monday night. The Tigers missed out on a host bid but earned its third-straight bid to the Big Dance. Instead of playing at Mizzou Arena,...

Breaking down the Bracketology: What last weekend’s SEC Tournament loss could spell for Missouri women’s basketball come tournament time

Breaking down the Bracketology: What last weekend’s SEC Tournament loss could spell for Missouri women’s basketball come tournament time

Adam Cole March 7, 2018

At this past weekend’s SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, Missouri women’s basketball put its chances of hosting games in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this year on the fringe after losing...

Women’s basketball needs to correct offensive slump for NCAA Tournament

Women’s basketball needs to correct offensive slump for NCAA Tournament

Andy Kimball March 6, 2018

Junior Sophie Cunningham could only stand red-eyed in the locker room after her team’s loss to Georgia at the Southeastern Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday night. After a 3-for-17...

Women’s basketball falls to Georgia in SEC Tournament quarterfinals

Women’s basketball falls to Georgia in SEC Tournament quarterfinals

Anderson Kimball March 3, 2018

With 7:29 left in the second quarter, redshirt senior Jordan Frericks knocked away a shot, drove down the court and put up a fast-break layup as junior Caliya Robinson came from behind. Swat. Seconds...

Missouri women upend Ole Miss 59-50 to claim first-ever SEC Tournament win

Missouri women upend Ole Miss 59-50 to claim first-ever SEC Tournament win

Andy Kimball March 2, 2018

With 6:17 left in the third quarter of an anticipated conference tournament first-rounder, sophomore Amber Smith took the pass off a screen and nailed a jumper from the left baseline. “Amber,” redshirt...