[1] In the 2007 season, Pierson won the first ever Sixth Woman of the Year Award given in the WNBA.

Coinciding with her efforts, the Shock were in the hunt to win back-to-back championships with the number one seed in the eastern conference and another trip to the Finals, but were defeated by the Phoenix Mercury in five-game series.

In the 2011 season, Pierson averaged a career-high in scoring with 12.9 points per game in the Liberty's starting lineup.

[5] During the season, Pierson would contribute off the bench for the Lynx, averaging 5.2 points per game.

The Lynx would defeat the Los Angeles Sparks in 5 games to avenge last season's Finals loss, as Pierson won her third WNBA championship.

In the 2011-12 WNBA off-season, Pierson played in Israel for Maccabi Bnot Ashdod.

[6] In August 2016, Pierson signed with the Cheongju KB Stars of the Korean League for the 2016-17 WNBA off-season.

On June 6, 2022, Pierson was announced as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Texas Tech.