CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard Women's Basketball team will add another highly anticipated and talented class of three first-years to the program for the 2023-24 season, the Kathy Delaney-Smith Head Coach for Women's Basketball, Carrie Moore, announced on Friday. The three first-years are Mary Hollenstein, Karlee White and Abigail Wright.
 
"This trio is our staff's first recruiting class, and we couldn't be more excited to welcome these three incredible young women into our Harvard women's basketball family," stated Moore. "They align with our core values, are all decorated players, and most importantly, even better people.  Karlee brings necessary depth to the point guard position, Mary is a big versatile guard with range that aligns well with our style of play, and Abigail brings a unique combination of physicality and athleticism that will complement our current big group in a great way.  We hope their presence within this program will be felt for four years and forever."
 
These first-years will be joined by 10 returning letterwinners including Ivy League First and Second Team members Harmoni Turner and Lola Mullaney. The class of 2027 will join a program that made history through the 2022-23 season with an overall record of 20-12, 9-5 Ivy as they advanced to the Ivy League Tournament Championship and the fourth round of the WNIT for the first time in Harvard history. 

Mary Hollensteiner | Forward | 6' 0" | Bethesda, Ma. | Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

 Four-year letterwinner at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart… Team MVP for two years…Named to the All-ISL (Independent School League) for two years… All-Met Honorable Mention for two years…Montgomery County Private School First Team for two years, Private and Public school first team for one year and second team for another… Team made it to ISL Championship in 2019… 1,000 point scorer… averaged 23 ppg as a senior… Cum Laude Society… Co-leader of Student Coalition Group… Member of Social Action Student Advisory Board… Father Malcolm Hollensteiner '90 played basketball at Harvard… Brother '23 played football at Georgetown, sister '25 plays basketball at Middlebury College

Karlee White | Guard | 5' 10" | Burbank, Ca. | Oak Park High School

 Four-year letterwinner at Oak Park High School… First Team All-Stats in 2022… Two time All-CIF First Team in 2020 and 2021… CIF Division I Player of the year in 2022… three-time First Team All-League from 2020-22… 2022 Division I CIF Championship team (first in school history)… Gold Coast League Champions in 2021… Also played for Triple Threat Hoops and Why Not Premiere… Brother Lawrence was student-athlete at UC Davis

Abigail Wright | Guard/Forward | 6' 1" | Newton, Mass. | Newton North High School 

Four-year letterwinner in basketball and volleyball at Newton North High School… Guard/stretch for MCW Starz from 2013-22… Co-Captain of high school team from 2021-23… Boston Globe All-Scholastic and Boston Herald All-Scholastic from 2021-23… Carey Division MVP in 2022… Bay-State All Star her junior and senior year… Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee… MBCA All Senior Team … Mother Ellen DeVoe played basketball at Princeton '86… Father Don Wright rowed at Yale '80… Brother, Ethan Wright played basketball at Princeton '22 and Colorado '23