Hopcroft is a 5-foot-7 junior libero from Florence, Mont.
The 23rd-ranked Orediggers were 2-0 in the opening week of conference action. Tech beat No.15 Providence 3-0 and MSU-Northern 3-0. Hopcroft averaged six digs per set. She recorded a 95 percent serving percentage with one ace.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical; Hannah Amtmann of MSU-Northern, Avery Dyer of the University of Providence, Dylan Fowler of Montana Western and Ruby Kallenbach of Rocky Mountain College.