“She does a lot of intangible things that it’s hard to find people to do in college basketball,” co-captain Katie Gates said.

That she has, on her way to owning every Harvard assist record. In addition to the single-game mark, Monti’s 177 this season broke the previous high of 152, set by Heidi Kosh ’91 and tied by Jess Gelman ’97 and then Monti during her sophomore season. Finally, with nine assists on Jan. 28 at Colgate, Monti broke Gelman’s career record of 485, which Monti has now increased to 577.

Monti, though, views such accomplishments not as her own, but as the team’s.

“It’s the only record out there that you can really say, ‘I couldn’t have done it without my teammates,’” she said.

If that’s the case, Monti’s statistics reflect well on the entire team. After all, she led the team in assists in all but one game and she leads the Ivy League with 6.6 per contest. She’s also been able to score when called upon, averaging 10 points per game over the Ivy season.

“She’s figured out that her role is going to be the assist queen,” Gates said. “But when she needs to score, she can.”

Indeed, with the Crimson lacking a credible three-point threat this season, Monti developed her perimeter game and finished the season 13th in the Ivies in 3-point percentage and 15th in 3-pointers made.

More than her ball handling, passing and foul shooting, however, Monti brings intangibles to the team.

“We have other point guards that can play at that skill level,” co-captain Laura Barnard said. “But it’s the calm and the confidence she has and her attitude that pervades throughout the other players on the floor.”

“She has high expectations for the younger players and for the way things should be,” Barnard added. “She’s not afraid to use positive criticism and she’s an excellent communicator. She commands respect because she gives respect.”

Gates, too, raves about Monti’s impact.

“Jenn brings the ultimate leadership and intelligence about not just basketball, but our team,” Gates said. “Jenn can look at the court and see who we’re playing and what their strengths are and what players on our team are in and what their strengths are and then call a play and have it work effectively and she can do it all in two seconds.”

While Monti gets the job done quietly, she can also loosen the team up on the court.

“Before every game I tell her, ‘Come out and just be that arrogant pain in the rear you know you are,’” Gates said. “She brings this fun arrogance to the court that helps our team a lot.”

The few times the Crimson has struggled this year, it has relied even more heavily upon Monti.