New Faces, Progression or New Roles #pghdynastyregionkickoff

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I enjoy catching new players yet I also enjoy catching players I already know who are doing things other than what I already saw in their games, here ya go, the All-Tournament team will close out my coverage from the event</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["331942"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Villareal has always been a confident scorer and has shown the ability to not only want the big shot, but knock down in clutch situations. Now she is showing she can facilitate and hit open teammates as well as get hers in the flow. 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