Posts by Jenn Hatfield

Jenn Hatfield has been a contributor to The Next since December 2018 and is currently the site's managing editor, Washington Mystics beat reporter and Ivy League beat reporter. Her work has also appeared at FiveThirtyEight, Her Hoop Stats, FanSided, Power Plays and Princeton Alumni Weekly.

Columbia guard Kitty Henderson extends her right arm to lay the ball up underhanded. She has gotten by the Duke defense and is uncontested.

‘She’s the example’: How Columbia senior Kitty Henderson has stepped up as a scorer

December 2, 2024

Henderson and ‘mini Kitty,’ first-year Mia Broom, stood out in Lions’ loss at Duke

Columbia guard Riley Weiss shoots a right-handed jump shot. A Providence defender contests it tightly with her arms extended straight up.

When Columbia’s Riley Weiss focused less on outcomes, she found her blueprint for success

November 27, 2024

Weiss: ‘How you move on to the next thing is what will keep your confidence higher’

Princeton guard Madison St. Rose looks up as she dribbles with her right hand on the perimeter. Two Columbia defenders try to move their feet to contain her.

What Madison St. Rose’s season-ending injury means for Princeton

November 22, 2024

St. Rose, the Tigers’ leading scorer, tore her ACL on Nov. 16

Aaliyah Edwards of the Washington Mystics and Kamilla Cardoso of the Chicago Sky contest the opening tip.

Washington Mystics begin uncertain offseason by getting No. 4 pick in WNBA draft lottery

November 17, 2024

The Mystics have two top-six picks in the 2025 draft

Monmouth director of player development and assistant coach Lola Mullaney stares straight ahead during warmups. She wears a black quarter-zip with a white block "M" logo on it.

How Lola Mullaney has made the leap from Harvard player to Monmouth assistant coach

November 15, 2024

Carrie Moore: ‘[She] seems to have grown up overnight’

Mary Hollensteiner and Abigail Wright stand up on the Harvard bench and each hold one hand up, making the 3-point sign. Teammate Saniyah Glenn-Bello is in between them, standing and clapping.

Ivy League notebook: Inside Harvard’s top-25 win, Princeton’s growing pains and more

November 9, 2024

Plus, the challenge for Ivy teams in getting signature wins right away

Team USA guard Harmoni Turner beams as she holds an American flag around herself after winning the gold-medal game of the 2024 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup.

How Harmoni Turner’s stellar 3×3 U23 World Cup showing could help Harvard reach its goals this season

November 3, 2024

Katie Krupa: ‘I’ve never, ever seen a more confident, composed Harmoni’

Princeton players hold the Ivy League Tournament championship trophy aloft. It is a gold ball on top of a long wooden base.

2024-25 Ivy League preview

November 1, 2024

Can Harvard challenge the Princeton-Columbia duopoly, or will those two teams reload?

Side-by-side photos of Mike and Eric Thibault coaching the Washington Mystics. Mike Thibault points his left index finger and shouts to his players from the sideline. Eric Thibault stands on the sideline with his arms folded across his chest.

Washington Mystics part ways with Mike and Eric Thibault, will begin new era

October 24, 2024

For the first time since 2012, there are no Thibaults coaching in Washington

Six women's college basketball players, including two each from Harvard and Dartmouth, pose for a photo in front of a statue of Chinese scholar Wen Yiduo at Tsinghua University during a summer exchange program.

‘Low-key kind of surreal’: What two Harvard players learned from US-China exchange program

October 8, 2024

Harmoni Turner and Gabby Anderson were part of USA-China College Basketball Team Exchange Activity in August