By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Fort Lewis College sophomore Katie Lamb and Colorado Mesa University senior Olivia Reed Thyne are the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Women’s Basketball Players of the Week, presented by Genesee Nutrition 

Offensive

Katie Lamb, Fort Lewis (Sophomore, Guard, Parker, Colorado)
Lamb averaged 16.0 points per game on 43% shooting as Fort Lewis posted wins against St. Edward’s and Angelo State last week. In the Grizzlies’ 78-67 win against St. Edward’s, she scored 18 points with six steals and four rebounds while shooting 44% (7-of-16) from the floor. Lamb followed that with a 14-point outing against Angelo State with three steals and two assists.

Also Nominated:  Sawyer Stoebner, Black Hills State; Audrey Quintana, Chadron State; Mason Rowland, Colorado Mesa; Madison Gage, Colorado School of Mines; Mikylah Espinosa, MSU Denver; Aniya Johnson, New Mexico Highlands; Savea Mansfield, South Dakota Mines; Ayianna Johnson, UCCS; Alyssa Eckroth, Western Colorado; Emily Evans, Westminster.

Defensive

Olivia Reed Thyne, Colorado Mesa (Senior, Forward, Windsor, Colorado)
Reed Thyne nabs her second defensive honor in as many opportunities after averaging 8.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game in Colorado Mesa’s wins against Texas A&M-Kingsville and Alaska-Fairbanks. She scored 12 points and had nine rebounds (six defensive) along with a steal in the Mavericks’ 68-39 victory against Texas A&M-Kingsville. Reed Thyne followed that with 17 points, seven rebounds (five defensive), four steals, and two blocked shots in a 102-53 victory against Alaska-Fairbanks.

Also Nominated:  Sawyer Stoebner, Black Hills State; Amya Winfrey, Chadron State; Alemaualii Fonoti, Fort Lewis; Kapiolani Anitelu, New Mexico Highlands; Morning Grace Spotted Bear, South Dakota Mines; Ayianna Johnson, UCCS; Ivey Schmidt, Western Colorado; Ellie Mitchell, Westminster.

About the RMAC

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 67 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.

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