Rickea Jackson scores 22 points at Washington

Three former Lady Vol basketball players competed in the WNBA on Tuesday,

Los Angeles (9-14) defeated Washington (11-12), 93-86, at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C.

Rickea Jackson started and played 35 minutes for the Sparks. She totaled 22 points, four assists and three rebounds. Jackson converted 7-of-17 field goal attempts, 4-of-8 three-point attempts and 4-of-4 free throw 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).

Rae Burrell recorded seven points, two assists, one rebound and one block in 17 minutes for Los Angeles. She converted 3-of-7 field goal attempts and 1-of-4 three-point attempts.

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.

New York (16-6) defeated Indiana (12-12), 98-84, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Isabelle Harrison totaled 13 points and five rebounds for the Liberty. She converted 5-of-6 field goal attempts and 3-of-3 free throw attempts.

Harrison played at Tennessee from 2011-15 under head coaches Pat Summitt and Holly Warlick. She was SEC Tournament MVP in 2014 and First-Team All-SEC. The former Lady Vol was selected in the first round of the 2015 WNBA draft (No. 12 overall) by Phoenix.

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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: July 22 WNBA results for former Lady Vols

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