Maldonado is a 5-foot-5 graduate student guard from Sunnyside, Wash.
No. 22 Providence went 2-0 for the week defeating two nationally ranked teams. At home, the Argos downed No. 6 Carroll College 62-59 and on the road, edged No. 15 Rocky Mountain College 57-55.
Maldonado averaged 16.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and three steals per game. She was 12 of 30 (56 percent) from the field, and 5 of 5 from the free throw line.
Also nominated; N’Dea Flye of Rocky Mountain College, Brooke Heggie of Montana Tech and L’Tia Lawrence of MSU-Northern.