Hilderman is a 6-foot-1, freshman setter from Red Lodge, Mont.
Rocky opened conference action with home wins over MSU-Northern and Providence, both 3-0 sweeps. The Bears lost to Alaska-Anchorage 1-3 in a non-conference match.
Hilderman averaged 11.20 assists and 2.91 digs per set.
Also nominated, and listed in alphabetical order: Tori Chelini of Montana Tech, McKenna Fink of Montana Western, Shania Neubauer of MSU-Northern and Rayna Pilgeram of Carroll College.