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ORLANDO, Fla. – Mizzou Tennis junior Bronte Murgett (Holmfirth, Great Britain) fell in the second round of the NCAA Singles Tournament on Monday in Orlando, dropping a three-set match to Auburn’s Selin Ovunc, 6-3, 5-7, 2-6. On Monday, Murgett made history by becoming the first individual in program history to win at the NCAA Singles Tournament, defeating Oklahoma State’s Alana …

Kansas City, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the qualifiers for the 2021 NAIA Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, which takes place in Gulf Shores, Ala. on May 26-28. The Cougars had two athletes qualify for the championships – Hannah Ricketts and Mikayla Sehlmeyer Ricketts, a native of Hallsville, Mo., qualified in the …

St. Louis, Mo. – The Columbia College Cougars have won the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Presidents’ Cup for the fourth straight year. First-place in the final regular-season standings receive five times the number of teams sponsoring the sport. For example, if ten teams sponsor, then the regular-season champion receives 50 points, second-place is 45, etc. In the sports of cross …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Volleyball head coach Joshua Taylor announced the addition of setter Nicole Alford, a grad transfer from the University of Maryland, on Monday (May 24). “We are excited to be adding Nicole to our roster this fall,” Taylor said. “She brings four great years of experience with her and is still hungry to learn and improve. Nicole did …

Kansas City, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the qualifiers for the 2021 NAIA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, which takes place in Gulf Shores, Ala. on May 26-28. The Cougars had three athletes qualify for the championships – Quinton Brown, Ian Hammock and Alexander Dukes. Brown, a native of Columbia, Mo., qualified …

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Jordan Weber threw Mizzou’s 40th no-hitter in program history to send Mizzou to the Super Regionals for the first time since 2016. Weber and Laurin Krings fired back-to-back one-hitters to open the Columbia Regional. The Tigers defeated Iowa State 5-0 in the Final. As the designated visitors for the contest, Mizzou grabbed the lead in the first …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Mizzou Tennis junior Bronte Murgett (Holmfirth, Great Britain) made history on Sunday in Orlando, as she became the first individual in program history to win at the NCAA Singles Tournament. Murgett defeated Oklahoma State’s Alana Wolfberg, 7-5, 7-5, to advance to the round of 32 on Monday. Murgett avenged ger January loss to Wolfberg, as the two …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball (15-36, 8-22 SEC) earned a come-from-behind 7-6 victory over Auburn (25-26, 10-20 SEC) in the final game of the 2021 season on Saturday afternoon at Taylor Stadium. Freshman Zach Hise opened the game strong on the mound for Mizzou, fanning four through his first three innings of work. Hise held Auburn scoreless through the first …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Freshman Laurin Krings kept the UNI bats in check the entire afternoon to lead the Tigers to a 4-0 victory to advance to the Regional Final. Krings no-hit the Panthers into the seventh inning, where it was broken up with two outs. The pitchers from each side were able to keep the bats in check early. Hatti …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Tennis junior Bronte Murgett (Holmfirth, Great Britain) is set to compete in the singles portion of the 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Championships, as the draw for the singles tournament was announced on Saturday. Murgett will face Oklahoma State’s Alana Wolfberg in the first round at 9 a.m. CT on Sunday on the USTA National …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Jordan Weber led the way for the Tigers in their NCAA Regional-opening game. Weber allowed only one hit as the Tigers took care of business in an 8-0 six inning victory. Mizzou was able to set the tone early. Brooke Wilmes led off the bottom of the first inning with a towering blast to right field, giving …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball (14-36, 7-22 SEC) suffered a 3-0 loss against Auburn (25-25, 10-19) on Friday night at Taylor Stadium. Auburn plated an unearned run in the first to jump to an early 1-0 lead. The visiting Tigers extended the advantage with a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the fifth. Mizzou starting pitcher Seth Halvorsen …