Run4Roses: 2025 Division Standouts
There aren’t many events that feature 1400+ teams, 1100+ college coaches, 92 courts, and the chance to play on ESPN, but TFN’s Run 4 Roses did just that and more. While it would’ve been impossible to watch all 1400 teams,…
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Continue ReadingThere aren’t many events that feature 1400+ teams, 1100+ college coaches, 92 courts, and the chance to play on ESPN, but TFN’s Run 4 Roses did just that and more. While it would’ve been impossible to watch all 1400 teams, I did catch quite a few teams and players throughout the tournament’s 4 day span. When I looked at my notes at the conclusion of the tournament, there were a little over 100 players that had caught my eye in some way. This series is going to discuss some of those standouts and it’ll be broken down by the division they played in (2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026) rather than the player’s class. This article features players that played in the 2025 divisions.
Acompanado was so effective on both sides of the ball for her Wisconsin Lady Shooters squad. Offensively, she is a great ball handler. She was running point and handling pressure extremely well. She was distributing. She was finishing through contact and extending her arms to make tough buckets around the rim. Defensively, Acompanado was reading the passing lanes and made coming up with multiple steals look easy. She was really impressive on the boards as well, going after the ball hard and then keeping it away from the defense once she got it.
Abby Reitzel
Abby Reitzel
I’ve watched Reitzel play a few times now and I have walked away extremely impressed every single time. She just plays her game and she does it so well. You can rely on her to play hard and give you effort whenever she’s on the floor. Reitzel is a 2-way player who can score the ball at all 3 levels. She will guard any position she’s asked to and she knows how to adjust accordingly. She can handle the ball and get past her defender. She’s a good distributor. Reitzel’s got a ton of skills and a bright future ahead of her.
McDaniel’s got great moves with the ball and excellent handles overall. She sees the floor and attacks the gaps or locates open teammates. Her passes are strong and she threw some absolute dimes. Defensively, McDaniel seemed to consistently put herself in the perfect help positions. She also showed her strengths as an on-ball defender while staying in front and applying pressure, as well as off the ball as she constantly got out in the passing lanes and kept her hands active.
Neese looks poised and in control when the ball is in her hands. She can knock down shots off the catch, but her ability to shoot off of the dribble is pretty special. Neese catches ready to pull, but if the shot isn’t there, she can get past her defender with her drives. She has a good looking shot and consistently mixes things up with her runners and layups. She locates gaps, has good handles, and showed a lot of skills.
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Wiginton’s defense was really impressive. She was putting in the work 100% of the time that she was on the court. Offensively, Wiginton showed that she has great court vision and awareness. She utilized head fakes so well. She also showed her ability to score off of the dribble or catch. Wiginton was knocking down jump shots from inside of the perimeter all the way out to the 3-point line.
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Parker Straub
Parker Straub
Straub’s IQ is what immediately got my attention. You could just see she was a vocal leader and her court awareness was excellent. She played hard every second she was out there. Straub was constantly finding the openings on the floor. She showed how she can score inside or out by knocking down 3’s with ease then scoring tough baskets in the paint. She was taking contact and staying composed. I was extremely impressed by Straub on the boards – she crashes hard and goes after the ball consistently.