A Handful Of New England Girls To Look For In Atlantic City

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The date for Atlantic City is coming up soon and it's one of the most anticipated high-level competition tournaments. Teams are gearing up for the intense matchups and elevated play in New Jersey with everyone getting prepared, practicing and focused on their prospective schedules. With lots invested in the upcoming date, this is the quintessential time to highlight some under the radar players from the region. This is a list of 5 undervalued or underappreciated talents from New England that can make an impact and/or surprise some down in Atlantic City. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='998583' first='Nicole' last='Leung']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12121","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Woodward School ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Shooting Touch ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='998583' first='Nicole' last='Leung'] (2026) | 5'9 CG| Shooting Touch u003cbru003eu003cbru003eA quick and shifty combo guard who can create for herself and others. Leung has the ability to spread the floor as shooter when she is playing off the ball, a skill many dominant ball handlers may have a tough time with. Leung is efficient from great range from the corner and the top of the key and shoots the ball with great conviction. Nicole keeps a great rncompetitive attitude when on the floor which is infectious for her teammates that love to get up and down the floor. Nicole's game is littered with flavor; she has a tight handle that she uses to help her create open space and she loves attacking lanes after creating separation. Nicole is a break starter and pushes the tempo with serious vision. She loves feeding her teammates the ball in transition and threading the needle to make tough spaces in the open floor. Leung thrives in half court sets as well because of her ability to shoot the ball off the dribble coming off either hand and her spot-up shooting ability. In all, Leung is a very talented guard with high upside and a high IQ for the game. 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