Family Rivalries

Near center court, Columbia guards Fliss and Kitty Henderson jump in the air facing each other and bump chests.

For Columbia’s Kitty and Fliss Henderson, sisterhood — and toughness — travels

By Jenn Hatfield / January 25, 2024

‘[She’s] kind of like a piece of home’

Two similar photos are shown side by side. At left, Harvard freshman Abigail Wright shoots a right-handed layup as Quinnipiac defenders are late to contest. At right, a black-and-white photo of former Princeton star Ellen DeVoe shooting a right-handed jump shot near the basket over an Adelphi defender's outstretched arm.

For Abigail Wright, Princeton is family — Harvard is home

By Jenn Hatfield / January 11, 2024

Harvard’s Wright faces Princeton program with many familial ties, including mom Ellen DeVoe

Saint Mary's forward Ali Bamberger prepares to shoot a 3-pointer from the top of the key as an Illinois State defender contests.

How an ACL tear helped grow the Bamberger family legacy at Saint Mary’s

By Matthew Walter / December 16, 2023

Ali Bamberger seemed destined to be an all-time great for Saint Mary’s since the day she was born

Three photos are displayed side-by-side. In the left and center photos, Utah's Michelle Plouffe and Marquette's Katherine Plouffe make nearly identical moves to the basket with the ball in their left hands. In the photo at right, Washington's Andrea Plouffe holds the ball and surveys her options.

Whether they’re playing 3-on-3 or 5-on-5, Katherine and Michelle Plouffe are nearly impossible to stop

By Jenn Hatfield / October 7, 2023

Let’s find out how Katherine, Michelle and older sister Andrea’s careers stack up

Two side-by-side images. At left, Vanderbilt's Jasmine Lister attempts a right-handed layup as an LSU defender watches. At right, CSUN's Cinnamon Lister drives into the lane with her left hand.

Lister sister assisters: Charting the careers of twin point guards Cinnamon and Jasmine Lister

By Jenn Hatfield / April 21, 2023

The Listers’ paths diverged after high school, but both eventually found a way to the WNBA

Two side-by-side photos of Penn's Sydnei and Saniah Caldwell dribbling the ball.

‘I’m handing over the torch’: Sydnei and Saniah Caldwell cherish lone season together at Penn

By Jenn Hatfield / February 26, 2023

Sydnei, a senior, and Saniah, a freshman, never expected to be teammates in college, but both found their way to Penn

Three side-by-side photos of Megan McConnell, Suzie McConnell Serio and Kathy McConnell-Miller dribbling the ball as college players. McConnell Serio's photo is in black and white and shows her pointing with her off hand.

‘She’s a McConnell’: Inside the statistics of one of the nation’s most impactful basketball families

By Jenn Hatfield / January 1, 2023

Duquesne’s Megan McConnell is the family’s latest in a long line of women’s college basketball players

Players and coaches sit on the SIUE bench during a game against Xavier. Head coach Samantha Quigley Smith is looking downcourt, while assistant coach Bradley Bruno puts his left index finger to his chin.

From Chicago to Edwardsville, Sam Quigley Smith and Bradley Bruno extend families’ Illinois basketball legacy

By Jenn Hatfield / December 2, 2022

Smith and Bruno are aiming to rebuild the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville program

Locked on Women’s Basketball: 3×3, family rivalries and the Ivy League with Jenn Hatfield

By The Next / September 28, 2022

Jenn Hatfield has many beats, and she talks with Natalie Heavren about all of them

From idol to rival: Comparing the careers of cousins DeLisha Milton-Jones and Haley Jones

By Jenn Hatfield / September 16, 2022

The Next’s family rivalry series is back with a star-studded stack-up