Valkyries add former Stanford star to frontcourt mix

Valkyries add former Stanford star to frontcourt mix The Golden State Valkyries signed former Stanford center Nadia Fingall for the remainder of the WNBA season Stanford forward Nadia Fingall reacts after scoring and being fouled between Washington States Bella Murekatete and Borislava Hristova during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stanford, Friday, Jan.

3, 2020.

added a familiar name to their frontcourt mix on Sunday morning, signing former Stanford center Nadia Fingall to a rest-of-season contract.

To make room for Fingall, 27, the Valkyries waived forward Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda, the team announced.

Fingall appeared in 115 games with the Cardinal from 2016-20, averaging 5.1 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 47.9 percent from the floor.As a senior, she was named Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention and was second on the Cardinal with a career-high 5.7 rebounds per game.

Fingall is the second former Cardinal signed by the Valkyries in recent weeks.Ashten Prechtel, a Stanford freshman when Fignall was a senior, joined the team on anStanford's Nadia Fingall, center, reaches for a rebound between Washington's Amber Melgoza, left, and Hannah Johnson during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Feb.

23, 2018, in Seattle.

Fingall, a 6-foot-4 center, played for Valencia in Spain from 2023-2025, leading her team to two Liga Femenina de Baloncensto titles and two Supercopa de Espana championships.She was the Supercopa de Espana tournament MVP in 2024.

The New Jersey native most recently played for Casademont Zaragoza where she averaged 8.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and a 44.7 field goal percentage in 19 games.

Mwenentanda, a rookie guard out of Vanderbilt, appeared in five games for a total of 13 minutes for the Valkyries.

She had two rebounds and two assists, and missed her only shot attempt..

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