Embry, Rocky Mountain College is a 5-foot-4 sophomore libero from Bozeman, Mont.
Rocky opened the season with a home sweep of preseason favorite Montana Tech. The Bears beat Tech 3-1 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday. Embry averaged 7.63 digs per set.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order: Alana Graves of MSU-Northern, Sacha Legros of the University of Providence and Tannah Sellers of Montana Western.