King is a 5-foot-5 senior guard from Spokane, Wash.
No. 3 Montana Western went 2-0 on a weekend home stand. The Bulldogs beat MSU-Northern 64-47 and No. 20 University of Providence 82-74.
King averaged 28 points, 2.5 rebounds, two assists, 3.5 steals and one block per game. She was 21 of 39 (54 percent) from the field, 7 of 18, 3-point field goals and 7 of 7 from the free throw line. She scored a season and conference high 37 points in the win over Providence.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order: Christine Denny of Carroll College, Peyton Kehr of MSU-Northern, Emily Maldonado of the University of Providence, Kloie Thatcher of Rocky Mountain College, Hailey Turner of Lewis-Clark State and Dani Urick of Montana Tech.