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.

As an athlete and activist, Kennedy Burke is blossoming with the Washington Mystics

June 8, 2022

Building on a strong overseas season, the quiet fourth-year wing is elevating her game and raising her voice in the WNBA

Washington Mystics center/forward Elizabeth Williams (1) blocks the shot of Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas (25) during a game at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on May 28, 2022.

‘Backcourt bouncer’ Elizabeth Williams’ defense raises the Washington Mystics’ ceiling

June 2, 2022

The Indiana Fever will be seeing Williams in their nightmares after she had six blocks and 15 rebounds on Tuesday

Washington Mystics assistant general manager Maria Giovannetti (left) rises to her feet during a game against the Chicago Sky on May 22, 2022.

‘We can’t go without her’: Meet Maria Giovannetti, the Washington Mystics’ assistant general manager and secret weapon

June 1, 2022

In nearly two decades with the Mystics, Giovannetti has gone from game operations to Mike Thibault’s potential successor as general manager

Six things we’ve learned about the Washington Mystics after six wins

May 28, 2022

Mystics head coach Mike Thibault gives his group a B+ or A- to date — but some players deserve A’s

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