WNBA stars Courtney Vandersloot and Allie Quigley welcome daughter
Allie Quigley, left, and Courtney Vandersloot, both formerly of the Chicago Sky, in Chicago in 2022. (Kena Krutsinger / NBAE via Getty Images file)
WNBA all-stars Courtney Vandersloot and Allie Quigley have apparently welcomed their first child together.
Their daugher, Jana Christine Vandersloot Quigley, was born on April 8, according to People magazine.
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"We are over the moon to welcome our baby girl to the world," Vandersloot and Quigly, told People in an exclusive interview. "We have been dreaming of this moment for a long time, and it's better than we could have ever imagined!"
Representatives for the couple did not immediately reply to a request for comment to confirm the news of their daughter's birth.
Photos shared with People show the family, including their dog, posing at the foot of a white bed.
Vandersloot and Quigley were married in 2018, years after meeting on a flight home from Slovakia at the conclusion of the 2012-2013 Euroleague season, People reported. They were both en route to Chicago to prepare for the upcoming WNBA season with the Sky.
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2013 marked Quigley's debut season with the Chicago Sky, where she remained until 2022. She opted out to sit out the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Vandersloot has been playing for the Sky since 2011, save for two seasons in New York in 2023 and 2024.
This article was originally published on NBCNews.com
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