Louisville native, former Sacred Heart and IU star Grace Berger part of WNBA roster cuts

A pair of former Indiana women’s basketball players hoping to land on WNBA rosters will have to wait and see if another team has a roster spot for them.

Louisville native and former Sacred Heart star Grace Berger on Wednesday was waived by the Minnesota Lynx. Two days prior, Mackenzie Holmes was cut by the Seattle Storm. WNBA teams had to finalize their rosters before the regular season openers this weekend, cutting them to 12. The former Hoosiers helped IU coach Teri Moren elevate the program by both hosting NCAA tournament games and also earning a No. 1 seed in 2023.

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Berger, a 25-year-old guard, played two seasons for the Indiana Fever before being waived in February to accommodate the title-contending moves. She was added by the Lynx, and was thought of highly by coach Cheryl Reeve.

“Her ability to get to her spots, I think is uncanny. I watched it in college and though, ‘Well, is she going to be able to do that in our league?’ The answer is yes,” Reeve said May 3. “… She’s actually expanded her game as well. … Expanding your game to the 3 and adding more value in that space, she’s also expanded that value by playing more than one position.”

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Berger continued to work out late after a practice Tuesday night, even.