With just over a month to go in the 2025 WNBA regular season, three Lady Vol alums are trying to help their teams earn postseason berths.
Forward Isabelle Harrison (2011-15), in her first year in New York, has helped the Liberty to a 20-11 record. That mark is good for first in the Eastern Conference and ranks as the second-best of any team in the league, ranking behind only Minnesota (27-5).
Forward Rickea Jackson (2022-24) and guard/forward Rae Burrell (2018-22) have had expanded roles as the Los Angeles Sparks improved to a 15-16 record, including a 7-2 mark since the all-star break. LA sits in sixth place in the Western Conference and is positioned at ninth overall in the WNBA, just one spot out of playoff contention.
Guard Jordan Horston (2019-23) is on injured reserve for the season with Seattle, while center Mercedes Russell (2013-18) was released by Los Angeles since the last Lady Vols in the WNBA Update was shared.
Rickea Jackson
6’2 | F | Los Angeles Sparks | 2nd Season
- Averaging 14.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game over 31.2 minutes per contest.
- Has started 25 of 26 games and has scored 20+ points in six of her last 10 contests.
- Is LA’s fourth-leading scorer and one of four players averaging double figures.
- Has contributed 10 points or more on 16 occasions, including 20+ in seven games.
- Fired in a career-high 30 points on 11-of-17 shooting at Las Vegas on June 11, including 4-of-8 marksmanship beyond the arc.
- Scored in double figures five straight games from July 5-22.
- Has hit 84 percent of her free throws thus far.
Next Game: Aug. 12 vs. New York (10 p.m. ET / NBA TV, Spectrum SportsNet)
Isabelle Harrison
6’3 | F | New York Liberty | 8th Season
- Averaging 5.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 11.1 minutes per contest as a reserve.
- Shooting 51.8 percent from the field, which is her best since hitting 53.8 pct. in 2021.
- Has appeared in 28 games in her first season with the defending champion Liberty.
- Contributed to New York crafting the best record in the Eastern Conference at 20-11.
- Has scored points in 21 games and pulled down boards in 23 contests.
- Carded a season-best 15 points in 17 minutes at Minnesota on July 30.
- Producing 8.4 ppg. over her last 11 contests.
- Next Game: Aug. 12 at Los Angeles (10 p.m. ET / NBA TV, Spectrum SportsNet)
Rae Burrell
6’2 | G-F | Los Angeles Sparks | 4th Season
- Has played in 15 games this season, bouncing back from a game-one right-leg injury on May 16 vs. Golden
- State that sidelined her until July 3.
- Producing 6.6 points and 2.1 rebounds over an average of 16.9 minutes per contest.
- She has reached double figures in scoring on three occasions in 2025, including a season-best outing of 17 points and six rebounds at Las Vegas on July 29.
- Burrell is in her fourth season with Los Angeles and has averaged 5.1 points per outing in 84 WNBA games played over that span.
- She is coming off a 2024 campaign that saw her average career bests of 5.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 15.6 minutes per contest.
Next Game: Aug. 12 vs. New York (10 p.m. ET / NBA TV, Spectrum SportsNet)
