The Minnesota Lynx signed former NC State stand-out center Elissa Cunane to a hardship replacement contract on Tuesday afternoon.
Since her preseason release from the Seattle Storm, Cunane had been playing for Halcones de Xalapa of the LNBP (Mexico), where she averaged 16.2 points on 51.6/37.5/81.8 shooting splits, 8.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.7 blocks in 35.5 minutes per game across six contests.
Cunane was a three-time All-American, National Player of the Year semifinalist, two-time ACC Tournament MVP, three-time unanimous First Team All-ACC selection and three-time All-ACC Academic Team member at NC State, where she led the Wolfpack to three ACC Tournament championships.