IE Memorial Day Classic: 2026 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Insider Exposure hosted their Memorial Day Classic over the holiday weekend in Charlotte, and I was able to catch some games on Monday.  Teams from across the region came to the area to compete using their long weekend as an opportunity to show off their talents.  Here are some of the standout 2026s from the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["457411"],"_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":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003e[player_tooltip player_id='457411' first='Kelsey' last='Rhyne'] was doing a little bit of everything offensively knocking down her shot from deep and attacking the 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