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Two former Lady Vol basketball players competed in the WNBA on Monday. One former Lady Vol missed her team's game due to injury.
Golden State (4-5) defeated Los Angeles (3-7), 89-81 in overtime, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
Rickea Jackson started and played 35 minutes for the Sparks. She totaled eight points, two rebounds and one assist. Jackson converted 4-of-10 field goal attempts against the Valkyries, a WNBA expansion team. The former Lady Vol is in her second professional season after being selected in the first round of the 2024 WNBA draft (No. 4 overall) by the Sparks.
Mercedes Russell recorded two points, while playing six minutes, for Los Angeles. She converted her only field goal attempt. Russell played for the Lady Vols from 2013-18 under head coach Holly Warlick.
She was selected by New York (No. 22 overall) in the 2018 WNBA draft.
Rae Burrell was inactive for the Sparks as she continues to recover from a knee injury suffered against Golden State in May.
Burrell played for the Lady Vols from 2018-22 and was selected by Los Angeles in the first round (No. 9 overall) of the 2022 WNBA draft.
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Golden State (4-5) defeated Los Angeles (3-7), 89-81 in overtime, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
Rickea Jackson started and played 35 minutes for the Sparks. She totaled eight points, two rebounds and one assist. Jackson converted 4-of-10 field goal attempts against the Valkyries, a WNBA expansion team. The former Lady Vol is in her second professional season after being selected in the first round of the 2024 WNBA draft (No. 4 overall) by the Sparks.
Mercedes Russell recorded two points, while playing six minutes, for Los Angeles. She converted her only field goal attempt. Russell played for the Lady Vols from 2013-18 under head coach Holly Warlick.
She was selected by New York (No. 22 overall) in the 2018 WNBA draft.
Rae Burrell was inactive for the Sparks as she continues to recover from a knee injury suffered against Golden State in May.
Burrell played for the Lady Vols from 2018-22 and was selected by Los Angeles in the first round (No. 9 overall) of the 2022 WNBA draft.
Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Former Lady Vols by the numbers in the WNBA for June 9
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