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.

Murder trial for former Kennesaw State point guard Kamiyah Street faces COVID-19 delays

November 12, 2020

Street was arrested in November 2019 and has spent the past year in jail

2020-21 Ivy League preview, Part 2: Five big on-court questions

November 7, 2020

It’s unclear whether the season will be played, but let’s focus on the on-court questions

2020-21 Ivy League preview, Part 1 — COVID-19’s impact on rosters

November 6, 2020

A majority of the league’s women’s basketball teams could be shorthanded this season

Emma Meesseman tests positive for COVID-19

November 6, 2020

The Washington Mystics and Belgium forward will miss the upcoming European Championships qualifying tournament

In the Mavunga family, women rule on the basketball court

October 25, 2020

Stephanie Mavunga and Jeanette Pohlen-Mavunga both have strong cases to be the family’s top player

“I think of the WNBA as a blueprint”: Black female athletes discuss activism and the path forward

October 22, 2020

Tina Charles and Toni Smith-Thompson represented basketball in a discussion hosted by Penn State University

The 2021 Washington Mystics plan to party like it’s 2019

October 13, 2020

Free agency will test Mike Thibault’s ability to keep his group together, though

Gee, who’s the best McGee?

October 10, 2020

Comparing the college and pro careers of one of basketball’s most illustrious families

The Washington Mystics’ 2020 season will always be synonymous with social justice

September 26, 2020

The Mystics’ existing culture of speaking out led the way

Inside Jacki Gemelos’ remarkable, improbable 2020 season

September 21, 2020

The mayor of the #wubble accomplished much, eyes even more