Dean is a 6-foot-1 senior forward from Gardiner, Mont.
No. 8 Carroll College won two conference games at home. The Saints beat No. 23 University of Providence 77-47 and MSU-Northern 58-45.
Dean averaged 18 points, eight rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game. She was 12 of 21 from field and 11 of 14 from the free throw line. Dean led Carroll to their best defensive effort of the season as they held both opponent to under 50 points.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order: Britt Cooper of Montana Western, Sydney Hovde of MSU-Northern, Brooke Jones of Rocky Mountain College, Hailey Turner of Lewis-Clark State and Mesa Williams of Montana Tech.