COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Mesa’s sophomore guard Mason Rowland and Adams State’s senior guard Elaina Watson nab the fourth edition of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball weekly honors of the 2025-26 season, presented by Genesee Nutrition.  
 
Offensive
Mason Rowland, Colorado Mesa (R-Sophomore, Guard, Durango, CO)

In Colorado Mesa’s pair of road games this weekend, Rowland was an offensive force in wins at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and Colorado Christian. In the 72-47 win at UCCS, she scored 26 points, dished four assists, and recorded three steals. She then posted 24 against the Cougars, while gathering four more assists. On the weekend, Rowland averaged 25 points, while shooting 51% from the field, 55% from the three-point line, and went number-for-number from the free throw line.  

Also Nominated: Kiiyani Anitielu, Adams State; Addison Branscum, Black Hills State; Ruby Sweeney-Spitzeck, CSU Pueblo; McKenzi Petersen, Chadron State; Sofia Baldessari, Colorado School of Mines; Millard Nevaeh, MSU Denver; Jaelyn Bates, New Mexico Highlands; Jessica Bollwahn, Regis; Savea Mansfield, South Dakota Mines; Jayla Jackson-Allen, UCCS; Ivey Schmidt, Western Colorado; Mitchell Ellie, Westminster. 
 
Defensive
Elaina Watson, Adams State (Senior, Guard, Farmington, NM)

Watson helped lead the Grizzlies to an undefeated weekend by supplying strong defensive support in road wins at Colorado School of Mines and Metropolitan State University of Denver. The senior out of Farmington, New Mexico, averaged five steals and 1.5 blocks per game. Against the Orediggers, she posted seven steals, four defensive rebounds, and a block to help the Grizzlies win 75-68. At MSU Denver, Watson grabbed an additional four defensive rebounds, added three more steals, and blocked two more shots in a 77-67 win.  

Also Nominated: Sawyer Stoebner, Black Hills State; Wynter Jones, CSU Pueblo; McKenzi Petersen, Chadron State; Olivia Reed Thyne, Colorado Mesa; Jade Leon, Colorado School of Mines; Sealy Brianna, MSU Denver; Anitielu Kapiolani, New Mexico Highlands; Jessica Bollwahn, Regis; Carolina Ruiz Molina, South Dakota Mines; Mya Wilson, UCCS; Ivey Schmidt, Western Colorado; Evans Emily, 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.