Dean is a 6-foot-1 sophomore forward from Gardiner, Mont.
No. 7 Carroll went 2-1 for the week including two wins over top-25 opponents. The Saints beat No. 9 (NAIA) Westmont 59-50 and No. 16 (NAIA, D-II) Valley City State 69-58. Carroll lost to NCAA, D-II, MSU-Billings 63-61.
Dean averaged 15 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists. She was 19 of 37 from the field (51 percent) and 7 of 9 (78 percent) from the free throw line.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; Markaela Francis of Rocky Mountain College, Abbie Johnson of Lewis-Clark State, Peyton Kehr of MSU-Northern and Mollie Peoples of Montana Tech.