BATON ROUGE — Two LSU women's basketball players were named to the Southeastern Conference preseason first team by the league's coaches.

Mikaylah Williams and MiLaysia Fulwiley received the recognition Wednesday.

The SEC coaches also ranked LSU as the third-best team in the league, tied with Vanderbilt.

Last season, Williams led LSU with 50 made 3-pointers, 159 defensive rebounds, 127 assists and 999 minutes played. She averaged 14.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

Williams also passed 1,500 career points against Tennessee and 500 career rebounds against South Carolina in the SEC Tournament semifinal.

Fulwiley led LSU with 511 points last year, plus 190 made field goals. Over 3 seasons, she has averaged 12.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game in 108 games with 4 starts.

She also passed 1,000 career points and scored 28 points against Duke in the Sweet 16, which marked her career high.

The Tigers play exhibition games on Oct. 22 and Oct. 29 before opening the season at home against Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 2.