Comets Add Vanessa Nygaard
May 16, 2004 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Houston Comets News Release
HOUSTON - The Houston Comets announced today that the team has signed veteran forward Vanessa Nygaard to a free agent contract. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Nygaard (6-1, Stanford '98) has appeared in 107 games with 53 starts, averaging 4.6 points and 2.3 rebounds in five WNBA seasons with the Cleveland Rockers, Portland Fire, Miami Sol and Los Angeles Sparks. Originally selected by the New York Liberty in the fourth round (39th overall) of the 1998 WNBA Draft, Nygaard signed with Cleveland as a free agent on May 24, 1999. She was then assigned to Portland as a free agent on May 1, 2000. Nygaard was later traded to Miami in exchange for Marla Brumfield and Katrina Colleton on May 22, 2002. She was signed by Charlotte as a free agent on April 30, 2003, before joining Los Angeles for the regular season. Nygaard signed with the San Antonio Silver Stars on March 5, 2004, but was waived on May 13. (Will wear #19 with Comets)
http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/vanessa_nygaard/index.html?nav=page
As a collegian, Nygaard set the Stanford record for career 3-pointers made (210) and still ranks 16th in career scoring with 1,279 points. She also played in three Final Fours with Stanford.
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