COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –  Colorado School of Mines senior Bella Campos joins Regis University juniors Brielle Bickham and Maggie Payne as the Week 6 winners of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Week awards, the conference announced Tuesday.
The honors mark the second weekly award of the 2026 season for both Campos and Payne, while Bickham earns her first recognition of the season.

Offensive
Bella Campos, Colorado School of Mines (Senior, Forward, Highland Village, Texas)
Campos claimed the league’s latest Offensive Player of the Week honor after leading the Orediggers to a perfect 2-0 week with victories over Colorado Christian University and Metropolitan State University of Denver. In the Orediggers’ opening match of the week, Campos recorded four shots, including two on target, and found the back of the net for the game-winning goal. Her unassisted strike in the 71st minute lifted Colorado School of Mines to a 1-0 victory over Colorado Christian. Campos followed with another standout performance against MSU Denver, registering six shots, with both attempts on target finding the back of the net. She also added an assist to finish with five points as the Orediggers cruised to a 6-0 win over the Roadrunners. The two-goal performance marked Campos’ fourth multi-goal game of the season and her fifth match with at least one goal and one assist.

Others Nominated: Keira Robertson, Adams State; Ivy Agee, Black Hills State; Parker Mairs, Colorado Mesa; Maleia Dayao, Fort Lewis; Brooke Castillo, Regis; Jordan Welsh, Western Colorado.

Defensive
Brielle Bickham (Junior, Defender, Moorpark, Calif.)
Bickham earns her first Defensive Player of the Week honor of the 2026 season after helping Regis secure a pair of victories over Westminster University and the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. In Friday’s matchup against Westminster, Bickham anchored the Rangers’ defensive unit, which limited the Griffins to 11 shots and kept them off the scoreboard in a 2-0 victory. She once again led the defensive effort in Sunday’s contest against UCCS, helping hold one of the conference’s most prolific offenses to just six shots on goal and no goals. Through conference play, the Regis defense has surrendered just two goals, with Bickham contributing to seven shutouts this season. The Rangers have now won nine consecutive games and sit atop the RMAC standings.

Others Nominated: Ashlynn Mustain, Adams State; Mirabel Shellabarger, Black Hills State; Jordyn Rollins, Colorado Christian; Sarah Dunn, Colorado Mesa; Bella Torres, Colorado School of Mines.

Goalkeeper
Maggie Payne, Regis (Junior, Goalkeeper, Overland Park, Kan.)
For the second consecutive week, Payne has been named Goalkeeper of the Week after posting a pair of clean sheets against Westminster University and the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The junior opened the week with an eight-save performance against the Griffins, playing all 90 minutes in goal to help Regis secure the shutout. She followed that effort with another full 90-minute performance against UCCS, turning aside all six shots on target among the 17 attempts she faced to preserve another clean sheet. Through six conference matches, Payne has allowed just one goal and currently leads the RMAC with a .891 save percentage. She has also recorded three solo shutouts on the season, while the Rangers, as a team, have seven.

Others Nominated: Mariely Jimenez, Adams State; Rian Barthel, Black Hills State; Kenzie Kunitz, Colorado Christian; Keely Wieczorek, Colorado Mesa; Keira Garcia, Colorado School of Mines; Trinity Lujan, Fort Lewis; Ashlyn Fitzpatrick, 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 71 national championships 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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