By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Western Colorado University senior guard Ivey Schmidt and Adams State University senior guard Elaina Watson are the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Women’s Basketball Players of the Week, presented by Genesee Nutrition..

Offensive

Ivey Schmidt, Western Colorado (Senior, Guard, Grinnell, Iowa)
Schmidt averaged 23 points per game to power the Mountaineers’ two-win week. She scored 26 points in Western Colorado’s 71-68 overtime victory against MSU Denver. Schmidt made nine field goals, including three three-pointers, and was 5-of-6 at the free-throw line. She also had nine rebounds and three assists. Two days later, Schmidt scored 20 points in a 62-53 victory against Regis. She was 10-of-10 at the free-throw line and made two three-pointers on four field goals made. Schmidt also had an assist, a blocked shot, and a steal.

Also Nominated:  Taejhuan Hill, Adams State; Emily Cooper, Black Hills State; Seneya Martinez, CSU Pueblo; Ella Moser, Chadron State; Olivia Reed, Colorado Mesa; Jenna Shandy, Colorado School of Mines; Mikylah Espinosa, MSU Denver; Kate Gallery, Regis; Savea Mansfield, South Dakota Mines; Amyah Moore Allen, UCCS; Ellie Mitchell, Westminster.

Defensive

Elaina Watson, Adams State (Senior, Guard, Farmington, New Mexico)
Watson grabbed five steals in both games last week, leading Adams State to a 2-0 mark. In a 71-61 victory at New Mexico Highlands, she had five steals and six defensive rebounds in a 13-point, eight-rebound, four-assist outing. Watson’s second five-steal effort came in a 78-50 victory at Fort Lewis where she had 18 points, three rebounds, and four assists.  

Also Nominated (Defense):  Anyla Owens, CSU Pueblo; Jenna Shandy, Colorado School of Mines; Madison Johnson, MSU Denver; Morning Grace Spotted Bear, South Dakota Mines; Amyah Moore Allen, UCCS; Penelope Urquhart, Western Colorado.

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 69 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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