Embry is a 5-foot-4, senior libero from Bozeman, Mont.
She was also named the NAIA Defender of the Week.
Rocky improved to 4-1 in the Frontier with a 3-0 sweep of the University of Providence and a 3-1 win over Montana Western.
Embry averaged 8.86 digs a set including 30 in the win over Providence.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; Julia Carr of Carroll College, Olivia Caddy of Montana Tech, Kelsey Goddard of Montana Western and Kaitlyn Murdock of MSU-Northern.