{"id":607576,"date":"2026-04-16T08:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/607576\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T08:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:16:15","slug":"two-more-vanderbilt-wbb-players-get-wnba-opportunities-the-anchor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/607576\/","title":{"rendered":"Two More Vanderbilt WBB Players Get WNBA Opportunities: The Anchor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5j\">Vanderbilt women\u2019s basketball now has three players from its 2025-2026 roster that will now be given opportunities to continue their basketball careers in the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5m\">After Justine Pissott was drafted to the Indiana Fever with the 25th pick in this week\u2019s WNBA Draft, two now-former Commodores have signed undrafted free agent contracts with other franchises.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5p\">Sacha Washington signed a training camp contract deal with the Atlanta dream while Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda signed with the Golden State Valkyries.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5s\">All three players helped Vanderbilt to one of its best seasons in program history during the 2025-2026 season. Pissott, Washington and Mwenetanda all played significant roles next to Mikayla Blakes and Aubrey Galvan as they helped Vanderbilt win a program record 29 games. Additionally, Vanderbilt was the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament and was a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament en route to a trip to the Sweet 16.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5v\">Now, the three former Commodores will look to represent Vanderbilt University well in the professional league and pave a path for Vanderbilt players to cement a legacy in the WNBA record books.<\/p>\n<p>Countdown to Vanderbilt\u2019s 2026 Football Spring Game<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"61\">2 days<\/p>\n<p>The Anchor: Thursday, April 16, 2026Per Rivals, Vanderbilt football is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Rivals\/status\/2044425012732436480?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">currently<\/a> the No. 15 team in the outlet\u2019s top 25 recruiting rankings for the class of 2027. The Commodores are ranked one spot ahead of Tennessee and are currently ranked ahead of big brands like Michigan and Alabama.Dane Brugler of The Athletic created a 2026 NFL mock draft and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SleeperCarolina\/status\/2044463237790380171?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">picked<\/a> the Carolina Panthers to draft former Vanderbilt tight end Eli Stowers with the 51st pick in the draft.Speaking of NFL mock drafts, ESPN\u2019s Mil Kiper Jr. has Stowers going to the Baltimore Ravens in the second round in his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jamisonhensley\/status\/2044378885870006328?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">latest<\/a> mock draft.Wednesday\u2019s Commodores Results<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6j\">No. 12 seed Vanderbilt men\u2019s tennis beat\/lost to No. 13 seed Alabama score.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s Commodores Schedule<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6p\">Vanderbilt track and field at the Mt. Sac Relays (Walnut, California).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6s\">No. 7 seed Vanderbilt women\u2019s tennis vs. No. 10 seed Ole Miss, Second Round of the SEC Tournament, 12 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6v\">No. 12 seed Vanderbilt men\u2019s tennis vs. No. 5 seed Texas A&amp;M, Second Round of the SEC Tournament, 6 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n<p>Commodores Quote of The Day<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe less he\u2019s asked to see the better he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Angelo on Jay CutlerWe\u2019ll Leave You With This\u2026<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc32 \ud835\udc07\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikaylablakes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@mikaylablakes<\/a> becomes the first Commodore to earn <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollSportsComm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@CollSportsComm<\/a> Academic All-America first team honors in 28 years<\/p>\n<p>\u2693\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GWTH8nBbsG\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/GWTH8nBbsG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vanderbilt WBB (@VandyWBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VandyWBB\/status\/2044448057761099995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7a\">Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VandyOnSI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter\/X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61572465905347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvxDtJPDS3dh_O_rHa8S3fg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vandyonsi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@vandyonsi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Threads<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vandyonsi.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Blue Sky<\/a> for the latest news.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vanderbilt women\u2019s basketball now has three players from its 2025-2026 roster that will now be given opportunities to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":607577,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-607576","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=607576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/607577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}