By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –  University of Colorado Colorado Springs senior guard Amyah Moore Allen and Adams State University guard Elaina Watson are the Week 11 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Players of the Week, presented by Genesee Nutrition, which were announced Monday.

With the conference schedule at the halfway point after last week’s action, Colorado Mesa University is unbeaten in league play and maintains a one-game lead in the standings against Adams State. Behind the lead duo, there is a four-way tie for third place at 7-3 with Black Hills State, Colorado School of Mines, UCCS, and Western Colorado, followed by a four-way tie for seventh place at 5-5.

Offensive

Amyah Moore Allen, UCCS (Senior (RS), Guard, Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Moore Allen filled in the box score, averaging 29.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game as UCCS went 1-1 during the week. She scored a season high 30 points on 11-of-25 shooting in the Mountain Lions’ 69-60 loss at New Mexico Highlands. Moore Allen also had eight rebounds, two assists, two steals, and three blocks in that Thursday outing. Two days later, she poured in 28 points in a 75-68 win at Fort Lewis, grabbing another eight rebounds, along with three assists, two steals, and six blocked shots. Moore Allen completed the week shooting 44.4% (20-of-45) from the floor, 5-of-10 from three-point range, and 13-of-19 from the free throw line.  

Also Nominated: Kiiyani Anitielu, Adams State; Bradie Schlabs, Black Hills State; Genesis Sweetwine, CSU Pueblo; Audrey Quintana, Chadron State; Olivia Reed Thyne, Colorado Mesa; Sofia Baldessari, Colorado School of Mines; Millard Navaeh, MSU Denver; Aniya Johnson, New Mexico Highlands; Kate Gallery, Regis; Savea Mansfield, South Dakota Mines; Amyah Moore Allen, UCCS; Jayda Maves, Western Colorado; Ellie Mitchell, Westminster.

Defensive

Elaina Watson, Adams State (Senior, Guard, Farmington, New Mexico)
Watson recorded nine steals to help Adams State score victories against Colorado State University Pueblo and Colorado Christian University last week. In the Grizzlies’ 75-63 win against CSU Pueblo, she had three steals, a blocked shot, and eight defensive rebounds, along with 10 points and five assists. Watson then secured six steals in a 60-55 win against Colorado Christian with nine points and five assists. She leads the RMAC with 64 steals this season, 20 more than any other player, and ranks 20th in Division II with 3.20 steals per game.

Also Nominated:  Audrey Norville, Black Hills State; Dasani Nesbit, CSU Pueblo; Amya Winfrey, Chadron State; Mason Rowland, Colorado Mesa; Quincey Baum, Colorado School of Mines; Madison Johnson, MSU Denver; Aspen Salazar, New Mexico Highlands; Jessica Bollwahn, Regis; Morning Grace Spotted Bear, South Dakota Mines, Amyah Moore Allen, UCCS; Ivey Schmidt, Western Colorado; Madison Anderson, Westminster.

Previous Weekly Award Winners

Week	Offensive	Defensive
Weeks 0-1: Nov. 17	Ayianna Johnson, UCCS	Olivia Reed Thyne, Colorado Mesa
Week 2: Nov. 24	Katie Lamb, Fort Lewis	Olivia Reed Thyne, Colorado Mesa
Week 3: Dec. 1	Olivia Reed Thyne, Colorado Mesa	Olivia Reed Thyne, Colorado Mesa
Week 4: Dec. 8	Mason Rowland, Colorado Mesa	Elaina Watson, Adams State
Week 5: Dec. 15	Ivey Schmidt, Western Colorado	Elaina Watson, Adams State
Week 6: Dec. 22	Kapiolani Anitielu, New Mexico Highlands	Olivia Reed Thyne, Colorado Mesa
Weeks 7-8: Jan. 5	Sofia Baldessari, Colorado School of Mines	Jade Leon, Colorado School of Mines
Week 9: Jan. 12	Savea Mansfield, South Dakota Mines	Jade Leon, Colorado School of Mines
Week 10: Jan. 19	Sofia Baldessari, Colorado School of Mines	Amyah Moore Allen, UCCS
Week 11: Jan. 26	Amyah Moore Allen, UCCS	Elaina Watson, Adams State

 

RMAC Approach: Women’s Basketball Week 11

Schedule Grid

Tuesday, Jan. 27
	Black Hills State at Chadron State	5 p.m.	RMAC Network
Thursday, Jan. 29
	MSU Denver at New Mexico Highlands	5 p.m.	RMAC Network
	Regis at Adams State	5:30 p.m.	RMAC Network
	CSU Pueblo at #9 Colorado Mesa	5:30 p.m.	RMAC Network
	Colorado Christian at Westminster	5:30 p.m.	RMAC Network
	Chadron State at South Dakota Mines	5:30 p.m.	RMAC Network
	Colorado School of Mines at Fort Lewis	5:30 p.m.	RMAC Network
	UCCS at Western Colorado	5:30 p.m.	RMAC Network
Saturday, Jan. 31
	UCCS at #9 Colorado Mesa	1 p.m.	RMAC Network
	Colorado Christian at Western Colorado	1 p.m.	RMAC Network
	Colorado School of Mines at Adams State	1 p.m.	RMAC Network
	CSU Pueblo at Westminster	1 p.m.	RMAC Network
	Regis at New Mexico Highlands	1 p.m.	RMAC Network
	MSU Denver at Fort Lewis	1 p.m.	RMAC Network
	South Dakota Mines at Black Hills State	4 p.m.	RMAC Network

The Weekly Preview

Colorado Mesa ended the first half of its Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference schedule with an unblemished record and brings an overall 17-game win streak into the second half, which begins this week. The Mavericks start the second half of the RMAC slate at home with a Thursday meeting against CSU Pueblo, which is tied for seventh place, before traveling up Interstate 25 for a pivotal Saturday matchup against UCCS, which is tied for third place.

The Mavericks hold a one-game lead on second-place Adams State as the second half starts, and that pair enjoys a two-game lead over a group of four teams tied for third place. The second-place Grizzlies start their second half by continuing a six-game homestand with outings against Regis on Thursday and Colorado School of Mines on Saturday.

Mavericks Charging On

Colorado Mesa (19-1, 10-0 RMAC) extended its winning streak to 17 games, which is tied for the fifth-longest in Division II, with wins against Black Hills State University and Chadron State College last week. The Mavericks also extended their road win streak to seven games, tied for the ninth-longest in Division II.

Mavericks’ Reed Thyne Targeting RMAC’s Career Top Spots

Colorado Mesa senior forward Olivia Reed Thyne became the first women’s basketball athlete to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds during their RMAC career on January 24. In so doing, she broke the RMAC’s 20-year-old career scoring record and finished the night with 2,010 points. Reed Thyne became the 48th Division II women’s basketball player to reach both milestones during their collegiate career.

With the scoring record in hand, Reed Thyne continues her march to the league’s rebounding record. Following additional research, Adams State’s Dominique Skeehan’s freshman season was added to her career statistics in the RMAC records, moving her to the No. 1 spot in rebounding at 1,256 rebounds. The update means Reed Thyne is chasing a 40-year-old record, needing 61 rebounds to break it.

Looking at the NCAA record book, the Top 25 in scoring begins with Southwestern Oklahoma’s Hailey Tucker at 2,360 points. The rebounding Top 25 begins at 1,246 points with Mandy Koupal, who played at South Dakota and South Dakota State when those institutions were Division II members. 

RMAC Career Scoring Leaders

Rank	Points	Player
1.	2,010	Olivia Reed Thyne, Colorado Mesa, 2022-current
2.	2,002	Becky Gonzales, New Mexico Highlands, 1998-02
3.	1,996	Diana Lopez, Regis, 2003-07
4.	1,951	Abby Kirchoff, UC-Colorado Springs, 2011-15
5.	1,920	Tonya Stites, Colorado Mesa, 1991-94
6.	1,869	Tricia Lukawski, Chadron State, 1989-93
7.	1,859	Vera Jo Bustos, Adams State, 2007-11
8.	1,850	Tae’lor Purdy, Regis, 2009-14
9.	1,801	Alisha Little, CSU Pueblo, 2021-25
10.	1,795	Sharaya Selsor, CMU/MSU, 2008-09, 10-11, 12-14

RMAC Career Rebounding Leaders

Rank	Points	Player
1.	1,256	Dominique Skeehan, Adams State, 1982-85
2.	1,196	Olivia Reed Thyne, Colorado Mesa, 2022-current
3.	1,154	Nicole Allman, N.M. Highlands, 1994-98
4.	1,032	Tonya Stites, Colorado Mesa, 1991-94
5.	1,020	Abby Rosenthal, Colorado Christian, 2006-10
6.	1,012	Pam DeCosta, Colorado Mesa, 1983-86
7.	960	Nadia Furcha, CSU-Pueblo, 2000-04
8.	950	Denise Lopez, Regis, 2003-07
9.	946	Kristin Valencia, MSU Denver, 2009-13
10.	945	Amy Mohr, Fort Lewis, 2001-05

Western Colorado’s Maves Among D2’s Top Three-Point Threats

Western Colorado junior guard Jayda Maves currently is Division II’s top three-point shooter, making 48.4% of her three-point shots through 16 games this season. She has been on a tear in six games since Dec. 19, making 53.2% (25-of-47) from long range, and she is shooting 52.1% (37-of-71) from beyond the arc in 12 games since the start of December.

Tight Race for RMAC Scoring Crown

With nearly two-thirds of the season in the books, the race for the 2025 scoring crown is a tight one with five players in the hunt, with less just more than one point per game separating them. Reed Thyne’s 19.7 points per game (14th in Division II) leads the way, followed by Western Colorado’s Ivey Schmidt (19.1 points per game, 21st in Division II). Colorado School of Mines’ Sofia Baldessari jumped into third this week (19.0 ppg, 23rd in D2), UCCS’ Amyah Moore Allen is fourth (18.8 ppg, 25th), and South Dakota Mines’ Savea Mansfield is fifth (18.6 ppg, 28th).

Colorado Mesa, Behind Returning Player of the Year Reed Thyne, Picked as Favorites to Win RMAC Women’s Basketball Crown

Colorado Mesa, the reigning Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference regular-season champion, is the 2025-26 preseason favorite as selected by the league’s head coaches in the RMAC Preseason Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll.

In conjunction with the preseason poll, the 10-person 2025-26 Preseason All-RMAC Team was also announced, led by returning RMAC Player of the Year Olivia Reed Thyne. She was joined by student-athletes representing eight other league teams, including New Mexico Highlands’ Kapiolani Anitielu, the reigning Freshman of the Year.

Colorado Mesa received nine first-place votes and scored 191 points, topping second-place University of Colorado Colorado Springs, which picked up the remaining six first-place votes and totaled 181 points.

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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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