The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
HOOP DREAMS
HATBORO » When it comes to Hannah Fox, there are two very important things to understand.
Fox, a rising junior at Amherst, likes to dream big and she does not like to be in a state of inactivity. The Penn Charter graduate and Plymouth Meeting resident is already a two-time Division III women’s basketball national champion, a standout lacrosse player and a dedicated student.
It’s why Fox, who isn’t a big believer in taking time off, is honing her game on the hardwood this summer in the Philadelphia/Suburban Women’s College Basketball summer league.
“If you’re passionate about something, you should put 100 percent behind it and make the most of it,” Fox said. “Will it always turn out how you want it? No, but that’s no reason not to try your hardest because there’s always something to learn and you’ll still get something out of it.”
At PC, Fox scored 1,813 points in basketball and went over 100 goals in lacrosse. On top of the two national titles she’s already won at Amherst, Fox was a part of the USA’s World Maccabiah Games gold medal women’s basketball team in 2017.
The funny thing is, Fox didn’t intend to play two sports at Amherst. A three-sport athlete at Penn Charter, where she also played soccer on top of hoops and lacrosse, the point guard/midfielder was only going to pursue basketball in college after signing with the NESCAC powerhouse. While basketball is her top passion, she is also a very good lacrosse player and even made the final cut for the United States U19 national team.
After she arrived on campus, Fox felt herself pulled back to lacrosse and decided to try and walk on while also staying committed to basketball. It was an ambitious endeavor, but the women’s lacrosse team was happy to have her and Fox said her coaches have been enormously supportive of her two sport pursuit.
“It was an interesting situation