Posts by Natalie Heavren

Natalie Heavren has been a contributor to The Next since February 2019 and currently writes about the Atlantic 10 conference, the WNBA and the WBL.

Washington Mystics sign Megan Gustafson

June 22, 2021

What the signing means for the team moving forward

Twice as nice: How Tina Charles and Theresa Plaisance rewrote the record books against Indiana

June 20, 2021

The first-year Mystics teammates have obvious on-court chemistry despite limited practice time

Theresa Plaisance: The last big standing

June 19, 2021

How Plaisance’s career night propelled the Mystics to victory

Ariel Atkins shows why she’s key to the Mystics’ success with a career-high 29 points

June 6, 2021

‘She can be one of the best guards in our league, and she’s acting like it’

What Sydney Wiese’s success and injury means for the Washington Mystics

May 29, 2021

Who will step up if she has to miss several games?

How the Mystics quickly turned a 12-point loss into a 16-point win

May 26, 2021

Two things that changed and one that didn’t for the Washington Mystics in two games against the Indiana Fever

History intersected when Shey Peddy, Mystics met

May 20, 2021

Peddy, part of the Mystics’ 2019 championship run, ended DC’s 2020 season

Frontcourt makes an impact in Mystics’ opening loss to the Sky

May 15, 2021

Charles, Plaisance and McCall serve as bright spots, but the Mystics know where they need to improve

Caroline McCombs introduced as new GW women’s basketball head coach

April 10, 2021

What the start of the McCombs era means for the Colonials

Vanessa Blair-Lewis comes home to George Mason

April 8, 2021

What the start of the Blair-Lewis era means for the Patriots