Three former Lady Vol basketball players competed in the WNBA on Sunday. One former Lady Vol missed her team’s game due to injury.
Atlanta (11-6) defeated New York, 90-81, at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia.
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Isabelle Harrison totaled eight points, six rebounds and two assists in 21 minutes for the Liberty. She converted 4-of-6 field goal attempts. Harrison played for Tennessee from 2011-15 under head coaches Pat Summitt and Holly Warlick. She was SEC Tournament MVP in 2014 and a two-time First-Team All-SEC standout during the 2014-15 season. The former Lady Vol was selected in the first round of the 2015 WNBA draft (No. 12 overall) by Phoenix.
Chicago (5-11) defeated Los Angeles (5-12), 92-85, on a day when former Lady Vol Candace Parker had her jersey number retired by the Sparks. Parker, who played for Los Angeles, Chicago and Las Vegas, will have her number retired for the Sky later this season.
Rickea Jackson started and played 28 minutes for the Sparks. She recorded six points, one rebound and one assist. Jackson converted 3-of-11 field goal attempts. 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 played three minutes for Los Angeles and missed her lone field goal attempt. She played for the Lady Vols from 2013-18 under head coach Warlick.
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Russell was selected by New York (No. 22 overall) in the 2018 WNBA draft.
Rae Burrell did not play for the Sparks as she continues to recover from a knee injury suffered against Golden State in May.
She 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.
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Lady Vols by the numbers in WNBA on June 29
