As he and assistant coach Kenny Galdeen looked for answers to help solidify his team’s defense in the spring of 2017, Camden High girls’ soccer coach Aaron Mayes asked then-junior forward Daysha Ellis to give playing on the second-to-last line of defense a try. Within minutes, Mayes found an answer to part of his team’s defensive issues as Ellis stayed put and became a staple on defense for the Lady Bulldogs. The move paid off not just for Camden but for Ellis and, in the immediate future, for USC-Lancaster which signed the Lady Bulldog senior to a National Letter of Intent.
Getting defensive helps Ellis land spot at USC-L