Foxen’s 33 ties career-high

Taryn Foxen tied her career-high with 33 points against UCCS, Friday, as Chadron State College defeated the mountain lions 78-74.

“I had absolutely no idea I scored 33,” Taryn Foxen, junior of Aurora, Colorado, said. “I don’t always pay attention to stuff like that, but I knew I was scoring a lot. Coach Raymer took me out of the locker room, and I went on my first-ever interview with Dave Collins and he was the one who told me I had 33.”

The Mountain Lions led CSC 17-2 midway through the first quarter, but the Eagles caught up by the second quarter, “The start of the game was really tough, we didn’t come out very strong, they were knocking down a bunch of shots and we were struggling to score.” Foxen said. With the game tied at 25, both teams exchanged leads until the Eagles established a 10-point advantage with nearly three minutes left in the third quarter. In the game’s final seconds, Jori Peters, sophomore of Mitchell, made two free throws as the Eagles preserved the victory. “The whole game was just trading baskets, there was never one time that we stopped fighting and I think it was a huge game for us, like we deserved to win that game.” Foxen said.

CSC was unable to sustain its momentum in Saturday’s game against Colorado School of Mines, losing 93-48 to the Orediggers. Colorado Mines shot 33 of 64 from the field compared to CSC’s 16 of 54. Junior Liz Holter, of Gilbert, Arizona, led the Mines with 26 points while three other Orediggers scored double-digit points. Foxen led the Eagles with 22 points and two steals.

“We got on our heels and were a little bit insecure with our abilities on offense,” Head Women’s Basketball Coach Janet Raymer said, “We weren’t running something that gives us reversals and good looks at the basket and we were taking poor shots as a result of it.”

The Eagles host the 8-5 Black Hills State Yellow Jackets, Friday and the 6-7 South Dakota School of Mines Hardrockers, Saturday. Averaging 68 points-per-game, the Hardrockers own the second-best scoring offense in the RMAC while Black Hills ranks sixth, averaging 66 points-per-game.