▁an ▁impress ive ▁ 6 9 - 2 ▁within ▁the ▁Pacific - 1 0 ▁Conference , ▁and ▁reached ▁three ▁Final ▁F ours . ▁ ▁Ny ga ard ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁major ing ▁in ▁American ▁Studies . ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁National ▁Basketball ▁Association ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Stan ford , ▁Ny ga ard ▁began ▁her ▁six - year ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁National ▁Basketball ▁Association ▁( WN BA ). ▁ ▁Ny ga ard ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Liber ty ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁( 3 9 th ▁overall ▁pick ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁W N BA ▁D raft . ▁ ▁She ▁missed ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁seasons ▁due ▁to ▁injury , ▁but ▁joined ▁the ▁starting ▁line up ▁with ▁the ▁Port land ▁Fire ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁Miami ▁Sol ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Her ▁best ▁season ▁came ▁with ▁the ▁Sol ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁when ▁she ▁aver aged ▁ 7 . 9 ▁points ▁and ▁ 3 . 8 ▁reb ounds ▁per ▁game . ▁▁ ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Rock ers , ▁the ▁Charlotte ▁St ing , ▁and ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁S par ks . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁W N BA ▁off - season , ▁she ▁played ▁in ▁professional ▁basketball ▁le agues ▁in ▁Europe , ▁including ▁Germany