Hilderman is a 6-foot-1, sophomore setter from Red Lodge, Mont.
The sixth-ranked Bears opened the conference season with two road wins. Rocky beat Montana Western 3-0 and Carroll College 3-1. Hilderman averaged 9.86 assists and 4.43 digs per set.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical: Paige Jensen of the University of Providence, Kamaile Moody of Montana Tech and McKaylie Tanner of MSU-Northern.