The player, top scorer last Special Data season in the entire Women's League-2 and fifth most valued in the competition, will be one of the fundamental pieces of Claudio García's team ahead of the club's debut in the Dia League.
Atkinson (23 years old, 1.82m) arrived at Ciudad de los Adelantados last season after completing his university training at Temple University and briefly playing for Australian side Gladstone Power.
Thus, in the campaign of her landing in Europe, the North American left no doubts about his potential, posting spectacular averages of 22.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game for 21.1 rating credits .
“I'm looking forward to starting my second year in Tenerife after getting promoted , ” says the player from New Haven, who hopes to “have another great season.”
The coach of the Tenerife team, Claudio García, trusts that Atkinson “will continue to contribute many things to us, since “her ambition and her desire to continue growing as a player are basic for our team .
” Thus, and despite the fact that "his adaptation to Liga Dia will be different from what he gave us in the Women's League-2" , the purple coach is betting that "he is going to give us a lot offensively by playing one on one, offensive rebounding, playing without the ball and defensive intensity, she is a player that we want to be a basic piece on the team.”
