Posts by Jenn Hatfield

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

Washington Mystics acting head coach Eric Thibault addresses the media after a game against the Atlanta Dream on May 24, 2022.

Natasha Cloud, Eric Thibault lead Mystics media blackout after Texas school shooting

May 25, 2022

‘We cannot continue to allow these things to happen’

Chicago Sky forward Emma Meesseman (right) greets her former teammate, Washington Mystics forward Myisha Hines-Allen, after the two teams played at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2022.

‘That’s my friend’: Hines-Allen, Mystics welcome back Emma Meesseman

May 23, 2022

It was a subdued afternoon on the court for the Mystics but a heartfelt one off of it

Atlanta Dream guard/forward Rhyne Howard is shown playing against the Washington Mystics on a television at As You Are, an official bar partner of the Mystics, in Washington, DC, on May 20, 2022. (Photo credit: Jenn Hatfield)

Experiencing a Washington Mystics win from their official bar partner As You Are

May 21, 2022

The first-place Mystics showed on Friday night that ‘as they are’ is plenty good enough

Carrie Moore and Dalila Eshe

How Harvard’s Carrie Moore and Yale’s Dalila Eshe will shake up the Ivy League

May 15, 2022

Moore and Eshe are trailblazers off the court and looking to end Princeton’s reign on it

Washington Mystics forward Alysha Clark (22) drives against Dallas Wings guard Allisha Gray (15) in a game at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2022. (Photo credit: Domenic Allegra)

Inside Alysha Clark’s long-awaited Mystics debut

May 14, 2022

‘I’m a lot stronger than I thought I was,’ Clark said she learned while recovering from injury

Katie Benzan points to a teammate

How Katie Benzan went from afterthought to ‘Young Mighty’ for the Washington Mystics

May 13, 2022

‘I had no idea’ she’d be this good, head coach and general manager Mike Thibault said this week

The joy of a Washington Mystics season opener featuring Elena Delle Donne

May 7, 2022

Delle Donne played in a season opener on Friday for the first time since 2018, and it mattered for reasons beyond the final score

2022 WNBA season preview: Washington Mystics

May 4, 2022

Elena Delle Donne and the Mystics have ‘razzle dazzle,’ depth and championship dreams

‘Go be Rui’: How Japanese point guard Rui Machida can elevate the Washington Mystics

April 27, 2022

The Olympic silver medalist is an elite passer and fills the Mystics’ hole at backup point guard

‘Oh my god, the difference’: For Elena Delle Donne, 2022 looks a lot better than 2021

April 23, 2022

Delle Donne participated in a full practice on Saturday, with Alysha Clark not far behind for the Mystics