Dean is a 6-foot-1 senior forward from Gardiner, Mont.
No. 7 Carroll went 2-0 in the opening week of conference play. The Saints beat No. 18 University of Providence 74-69 and MSU-Northern 78-57.
Dean averaged 18.5 points, nine rebounds, six assists and three steals. She was 12 of 22 from the field (55 percent) and 13 of 16 (81 percent) from the free throw line.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; Jossilyn Blackman of Lewis-Clark State, Peyton Kehr of MSU-Northern, Brianna King of Montana Western, Emilee Maldonado of the University of Providence and Marissa Van Atta of Rocky Mountain College.