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Wednesday, March 5
 
Lady Vols land two on All-SEC first team

Associated Press

Mississippi State's LaToya Thomas was named the SEC's Player of the Year on Wednesday as the league named its all-conference teams and awards.

LSU's Seimone Augustus was named Freshman of the Year. The honors were chosen by the league's 12 coaches.

Thomas and South Carolina's Jocelyn Penn were unanimous All-SEC first-team members. Tennessee was the only team to have multiple first-team honorees as both Kara Lawson and Gwen Jackson were selected. Vanderbilt's Chantelle Anderson rounded out the five-player first team.

Tennessee's Pat Summitt was named SEC Coach of the Year for the fifth time in her career. The Lady Vols finished the regular season with a 26-3 overall record and a perfect 14-0 conference record.

A complete look at the awards:

All-SEC first team
LaToya Thomas*, Mississippi State; Jocelyn Penn*, South Carolina; Kara Lawson, Tennessee; Gwen Jackson, Tennessee; Chantelle Anderson, Vanderbilt

All-SEC second team
Shameka Christon, Arkansas; Christi Thomas, Georgia; Seimone Augustus, LSU; Tan White, Mississippi State; Jenni Benningfield, Vanderbilt

Honorable mention
Temeka Johnson, LSU; Aiysha Smith, LSU (both players received at least one first-team vote)

All-Freshman team
Ruby Vaden, Arkansas; Bernice Mosby, Florida; Alexis Kendrick, Georgia; Seimone Augustus, LSU; Shanna Zolman*, Tennessee

Player of the Year: LaToya Thomas, Mississippi State
Freshman of the Year: Seimone Augustus, LSU
Coach of the Year: Pat Summitt, Tennessee

* Unanimous Selection




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