DENVER – Sophomore Soufia Inoussa and redshirt senior Aaliyah Prince were named to the preseason All-WAC team by the league's coaches and media, the league announced Tuesday.
 
Prince, from San Antonio, Texas, was named to the preseason All-WAC First Team by the league's coaches. She was the Aggies' second-leading scorer at 11.7 points per game and she started 21 games on the season. The guard also had four games with 20+ points including a career-high 24 to open the season against UC Riverside.
 
Inoussa was named to the preseason All-WAC Second Team after a stellar freshman season. The Stockholm, Sweden, native was named to the WAC All-Newcomer team last season after averaging 7.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. Inoussa, who started all 30 games for the Aggies, was the first freshman to start a game since Brooke Salas.
 
As a team, the WAC's coaches picked NM State to finish fourth with one first place vote. Utah Valley was picked to win the league with 57 points while CBU was picked second but garnered the must first-place votes (4). The Aggies were also picked fourth by the league's media, also receiving one first place vote.
 
Full WAC Preseason Teams and Polls:
 
2020-21 Preseason Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll
 

Rank	Team (1st Place Votes)	Points
1.	Utah Valley (2)	57
2.	California Baptist (4)	55
3.	Grand Canyon (2)	47
4.	NM State (1)	45
5.	UT Rio Grande Valley	44
6.	Seattle U	29
7.	Tarleton	23
8.	Dixie State	13
9.	Chicago State	11

 
2020-21 Preseason Women's Basketball Coaches' All-WAC Teams
 
First Team
Ane Olaeta, California Baptist
Amara Graham, UT Rio Grande Valley
Josie Williams, Utah Valley
Maria Carvalho, Utah Valley
Aaliyah Prince, NM State
 
Second Team
Laura Piera, Grand Canyon
Courtney Murphy, Seattle U
Soufia Inoussa, NM State
Alexa Hoy, Tarleton
McKenzi Williams, Seattle U
 
Preseason Player of the Year: Ane Olaeta, California Baptist
 
2020-21 Preseason Women's Basketball Media Poll
 

Rank	Team (1st Place Votes)	Points
1.	California Baptist (5)	61
2.	Utah Valley (1)	60
3.	UT Rio Grande Valley	56
4.	NM State (1)	53
5.	Seattle U	41
6.	Grand Canyon (1)	39
7.	Tarleton	23
8.	Dixie State	17
9.	Chicago State	10

 
 
2020-21 Preseason Women's Basketball Media All-WAC Teams
 
First Team
Ane Olaeta, California Baptist
Amara Graham, UT Rio Grande Valley
Maria Carvalho, Utah Valley
Aaliyah Prince, NM State
Britney Thomas, California Baptist
 
Second Team
Josie Williams, Utah Valley
Courtney Murphy, Seattle U
Georgia Dale, California Baptist
Caitlyn Harper, California Baptist
Soufia Inoussa, NM State
 
Preseason Player of the Year: Ane Olaeta, California Baptist