Former Stanford Cardinal Alanna Smith and the Minnesota Lynx came up just short in the WNBA Finals, but she put up a heroic effort in defeat.

It wasn’t always pretty, but Alanna Smith fought through a back injury and made a big difference down the stretch as the Minnesota Lynx evened the WNBA Finals by beating the New York Liberty.

Alanna Smith finish Game 3 on Wednesday due to a back ailment. But the Lynx big left no doubt Thursday that she has every intention to give it a go in Friday’s elimination game at Target