Maldonado helped Providence go 2-0 during the week with wins over No. 9 Vanguard and RV Stephens College. She averaged 21.0 points per game by shooting 42.9 percent from the field and going 6 of 15 from beyond the arc. In addition, she averaged 7.5 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game.
In the win over Vanguard, Maldonado scored 21 points with nine assists, five rebounds, and two steals. Five of her seven made baskets came from three. She then posted 21 points, six assists, and six rebounds against Stephens. Maldonado scored or assisted on every point in the first quarter, and scored 12 points in the fourth quarter of the 62-59 win.