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.

Elena Delle Donne could make season debut within weeks

August 11, 2021

How the Washington Mystics star progressed from barely being able to sit to practicing at full speed

Ariel Atkins honored for making Team USA

Can anyone slow down Tina Charles?

August 10, 2021

‘This is a legendary season’

Elena Delle Donne returns to practice for the Washington Mystics

August 4, 2021

‘It’s been progress’

‘Everybody needs a Zellous’

August 2, 2021

Shavonte Zellous’ unique and unforgettable WNBA legacy

‘Together they’d set us ablaze’: Coco and Kelly Miller’s basketball legacy still burns bright

July 22, 2021

These are not your run-of-the-Mill twins

How Shatori Walker-Kimbrough helped the Mystics get to the Olympic break on top

July 11, 2021

And what you need to know about Washington’s next five weeks

Washington Mystics waive three players in search for flexibility

June 29, 2021

Mike Thibault is patiently playing the long game, with an eye toward the playoffs

Inside Megan Gustafson’s first week with the Washington Mystics

June 27, 2021

Cross-country flights, a reunion with a former mentor and a game against the team that cut her

Elena Delle Donne has ‘a new back,’ but she’s still waiting on her comeback

June 24, 2021

What we know and don’t know about Delle Donne’s recovery and timeline

The rookie and the vet: Ariel Atkins and Tina Charles, two Mystics on Team USA

June 22, 2021

‘I’ll be by your side every step of the way’