Foley (above) and Haverford will play Conestoga for the third time this season on Friday night. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)
By Jeremy Goode
In today’s game, you usually have to tell kids to shoot the ball less. This was not the case for Haverford High’s Mya Foley.
Foley knew her role well for the first three years of high school basketball through the Fords’ basketball program: lock down on defense, make several plays through passing, get a rebound, and score occasionally.
Going into her senior season, Haverford head coach Lauren Pellicane had a different role for the 5-foot-5 defensive-minded guard to embrace: become more offensive in general, especially through moving without the basketball and shooting.
It was not a punishment for Foley. After all, she had been a significant part of some very talented Haverford teams. She was on both championship teams, including sophomore year which Haverford finished 27-0. She just happens to be a good basketball player in an unselfish way.