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LSU women's basketball score vs. Bellarmine: Live updates as Kim Mulkey opens Year 2 with Tigers

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The much-anticipated second season with Kim Mulkey as head coach of LSU has arrived as the No. 16 Tigers tip things off against Bellarmine inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center Monday night (7 p.m., SEC Network+).

Jan 6, 2022; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA;  LSU Lady Tigers head coach Kim Mulkey talks to guard Alexis Morris (45) during a time out against the South Carolina Gamecocks during the first half  at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 6, 2022; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Lady Tigers head coach Kim Mulkey talks to guard Alexis Morris (45) during a time out against the South Carolina Gamecocks during the first half at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

For the first time in nine years, LSU is ranked in the preseason. How Mulkey and her staff pieced together one of the top recruiting classes in the country as well as welcomed the top transfer in Angel Reese from Maryland.

LSU WRAPS PRESEASON EXHIBITIONSObservations from LSU women's basketball's win over Langston in final preseason exhibition

MULKEY ON BAMA-LSUKim Mulkey likens LSU-Alabama football game to 2005 LSU-Baylor women's Final Four game

STARTING LINEUP PROJECTIONSProjecting LSU women's basketball starting lineup, rotation

Mulkey guided the Tigers to 26 wins in 2021-22, a number not expected by any. LSU looks to be ahead of schedule in the rebuild and after bringing in Reese and freshman star Flau'jae Johnson to pair with senior guard Alexis Morris. Both Morris and Reese are national preseason player-of-the-year candidates.

Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers and Cajuns coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU/UL athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.

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