Normally, Tigers travel in packs. For Courtney Tyus, the lone senior member of the women’s basketball team, her exit from the program will be one she makes alone.
Tyus served as a consistent presence for the Tiger’s during her CC career, only missing two starts over the course of four years with the program.
In Tyus’s final game of her career, on Sunday, February 15 the senior cemented her place in the Colorado College women’s basketball record books. In the season-ending 78-68 loss against Texas Lutheran, Tyus notched 21 points. While the loss dropped Coach Liz Doran’s squad to 2-23 overall and 2-12, the game held some important storylines for Tyus.
With her 21 points, Tyus’s career total climbed to 1,034, moving her into ninth place on the women’s basketball all-time list. Tyus is a capable scorer for the Tigers but she has also demonstrated an ability to share the ball throughout her career.
Tyus recorded 417 career assists as a Tigers and is second all-time in that category. With exactly 500 career rebounds Tyus will also become one of the 18 players ever to reach this milestone. Tyus will no longer set foot into Reid Arena as a Colorado College player, but will continue to live on in the CC lore through her career accomplishments.