Which Nebraska 2027s Need to Be on Our Watch List after TC NIT?

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We knew this year's club season would teach us a lot about Nebraska's Class of 2027. Triple Crown NIT was one of those learning experiences.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Great Plains Region brought three of its best 15s teams to Kansas City last weekend. Many of the talented players on those squads haven't landed on our 2027 watch list yet, as that list is still largely based on the 2023 high school season. In other words, we have a lot of work to do for our next watch list update.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>So, here are a few names that should be added to our 2027 database after stellar performances at Triple Crown NIT.</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='774910' first='Emma' last='Rink']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32924","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"[program_tooltip program_id='428743' first='VCNebraska' last=''] 15 Elite","_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":"It just feels right seeing another Rink dominating the net for [program_tooltip program_id='428743' first='VCNebraska' last='']. 15 Elite got a lot out of their shutdown middle blocker last weekend, particularly while facing strong attackers in power pools. 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