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.

European adventure powers pair of Yale standouts

December 23, 2021

Camilla Emsbo and Klara Astrom honed their games with European clubs last season

What winning the WNBA draft lottery means for the Washington Mystics

December 20, 2021

‘It puts so many things on the table for us’

‘Fail, do it again, fail, do it again’: The makings of an elite Princeton defense

December 9, 2021

The Tigers are one of the nation’s top defensive teams—yet some early failures might help them get even better

‘She felt my feelings just as hard’: Kendyl, Chloe and Kenny Brooks have grown closer through basketball—and in retirement

November 26, 2021

As their careers come to a close, Brooks’ daughters have grown closer through basketball and beyond

‘We’re all energy givers’: Inside the culture that makes Columbia an Ivy League contender

November 22, 2021

The Lions prepare to challenge the Ivy duopoly

Washington Mystics ink Mike Thibault and staff to contract extensions

November 18, 2021

Thibault has coached in the WNBA for 19 seasons, including nine in DC—and he’s back for more

‘I don’t know if we’ve had one like her’: Sabally sisters are both one of a kind at Oregon

November 9, 2021

Satou and Nyara Sabally play the game very differently, but their numbers as Ducks paint a similarly dominant picture

Harvard head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith will retire after the 2021-22 season

November 6, 2021

Entering her 40th season, Delaney-Smith is the winningest Ivy League coach of all time in any sport

2021-22 Ivy League preview

November 1, 2021

Ivy League women’s basketball is back—and as deep as ever

Answering six ‘Stics offseason questions

October 18, 2021

DC faces a crucial offseason