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Alexis Morris, Angel Reese named WBCA All-America Regional Finalists

Morris and Reese have led LSU to its first Sweet 16 appearance since 2014.

After leading LSU’s women’s basketball team to its first berth in the Sweet 16 since 2014, stars [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] and [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] are one step closer to being named All-Americans by the nation’s coaches.

The WBCA named both regional All-America finalists ahead of the release of the final list of players, which will come later this month.

Both players were big-time transfer additions for coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag]. Morris, a fifth-year senior, previously played under Mulkey at Baylor, later transferring to Rutgers and Texas A&M before finding a home in Baton Rouge. As the team’s point guard, she’s averaging 14.7 points and four assists.

Reese, meanwhile, came in this season from Maryland, and the Baltimore native has become one of the best players in the entire country, especially defensively. She’s averaging 23.8 points and 15.7 rebounds, recording 30 double-doubles this season — an LSU record.

Both players will be in action on Friday night as the No. 3-seeded Tigers take on No. 2-seeded Utah in the Sweet 16. That game begins at 4 p.m. CT on Friday in Greenville, South Carolina, and will be televised on ESPN.

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LSU’s Angel Reese earns multiple First Team All-America honors

Reese has been one of the nation’s most dominant players this season.

It’s been a dominant first season in the SEC for Maryland transfer [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag].

She’s been LSU’s best player — as well as one of the nation’s best players — and she’s adding yet another piece of hardware to a growing collection. On Wednesday, Reese was named a First Team All-America selection by the Associated Press and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

Reese is averaging 23.4 points and 15.5 assists this season, both of which lead the SEC. She has 27 doubles in 28 games, tying [autotag]Sylvia Fowles[/autotag]’ regular-season school record, and she also set the conference single-season record with seven SEC Player of the Week selections.

She has five games in 2022-23 with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds, which leads the nation.

Choosing Reese as a First-Teamer was a no-brainer, and she’ll now look to lead LSU — a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament — beyond last year’s second-round exit. The Tigers begin their postseason run against Hawaii on Friday at 4:30 p.m. CT on their home court at the PMAC.

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