Pickens is a 6-foot-2 senior forward from Helena, Mont.
No. 4 Carroll opened their 2022-23 season with a loss on the road. The Saints were edged 51-47 by Southern Oregon.
Pickens scored 24 points while pulling down nine rebounds and recording two assists and two blocks. She was 9 of 21 from field and 6 of 8 from free throw line.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order, Shyan Krass of MSU-Northern and Tynesha Parnell of Rocky Mountain College.