{"id":1431,"date":"2026-06-07T17:39:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1431"},"modified":"2026-06-07T17:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:39:25","slug":"valkyries-add-former-stanford-star-to-frontcourt-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1431","title":{"rendered":"Valkyries add former Stanford star to frontcourt mix"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>The Golden State Valkyries added a familiar name to their frontcourt mix on Sunday morning, signing former Stanford center Nadia Fingall to a rest-of-season contract.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1429\">Sharks\u2019 Macklin Celebrini beaten out for Ted Lindsay Award<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To make room for Fingall, 27, the Valkyries waived forward Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda, the team announced.<\/p>\n<p>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 an injury hardship contract in early May and after that expired, signed a player development contract.<\/p>\n<p>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 Espa\u00f1a championships. She was the Supercopa de Espa\u00f1a tournament MVP in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1427\">3.6 magnitude earthquake centered in Alamo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The New Jersey native most recently played for\u00a0Casademont Zaragoza where she averaged 8.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and a 44.7 field goal percentage in 19 games.<\/p>\n<p>Fingall joins the second-year Valkyries in the midst of the Commissioner\u2019s Cup tournament. Golden State (6-5) has lost consecutive games for the first time this season heading into Thursday\u2019s home game against the Phoenix Mercury (4-8).<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mwenentanda, a rookie guard out of Vanderbilt, appeared in five games for a total of 13 minutes for the Valkyries. 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