Jenn Hatfield

Managing Editor, Washington Mystics and Ivy League Beat Reporter at The Next

Managing editor, Washington Mystics beat reporter and Ivy League beat reporter @TheNextHoops. Also have a day job.

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Articles

Shakira Austin distances herself from injuries with a career night

6 days ago | thenexthoops.com | Jenn Hatfield

With about five minutes left in the Washington Mystics’ 1-point loss to the Atlanta Dream on Friday, rookie guard Sonia Citron lobbed a pass to center/forward Shakira Austin. Austin caught the ball in the midpost and faced up against Dream forward Brionna Jones. Then she dribbled once to her left before spinning back to her right for a layup. Get unlimited access to women’s basketball coverage and help support our hardworking staff of writers, editors, and photographers by subscribing today.
How Mystics' Georgia Amoore is approaching her ACL rehab

1 week ago | thenexthoops.com | Jenn Hatfield

WASHINGTON — Throughout a 33-point loss to the Atlanta Dream on Sunday, Georgia Amoore sat forward in her chair in the second row of the Washington Mystics’ bench. She wore a jean jacket over a white T-shirt and wide-legged black pants that covered her injured right knee, and she held an orange padfolio bearing the Wilson basketball logo. Get unlimited access to women’s basketball coverage and help support our hardworking staff of writers, editors, and photographers by subscribing today.
The Washington Mystics want to play fast on offense. Is it working?

2 weeks ago | thenexthoops.com | Jenn Hatfield

Since he was introduced as the Washington Mystics’ head coach in February, Sydney Johnson has emphasized playing fast offensively. In his system, players are looking to get a good shot within the first eight seconds of a possession. That requires pushing the ball in transition, spacing the floor well and making quick decisions. Get unlimited access to women’s basketball coverage and help support our hardworking staff of writers, editors, and photographers by subscribing today.
Foreign tours: Which WBB teams are traveling in 2025?

2 weeks ago | thenexthoops.com | Jenn Hatfield

From summer 2022 through summer 2024, foreign tours were booming in women’s college basketball. At least 111 Division I teams took a foreign tour in those three years. Get unlimited access to women’s basketball coverage and help support our hardworking staff of writers, editors, and photographers by subscribing today. Join todayAlready a member? LoginFewer trips are on the calendar for 2025.
‘Breakfast Club’ is helping Kiki Iriafen, Jade Melbourne this season

2 weeks ago | thenexthoops.com | Jenn Hatfield

WASHINGTON — When Washington Mystics rookie forward Kiki Iriafen gets going in a game, point guard Jade Melbourne will sometimes celebrate by pantomiming eating with a spoon. But as Iriafen poured in 11 first-quarter points against the New York Liberty on Thursday, Melbourne tried to stay even-keeled. Get unlimited access to women’s basketball coverage and help support our hardworking staff of writers, editors, and photographers by subscribing today. Join todayAlready a member?
6 facts about the U.S. military

3 weeks ago | pewresearch.org | Jenn Hatfield

The White House is planning a military parade on June 14 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. It is slated to be the first major military parade in the United States since 1991, when one was held to celebrate winning the Gulf War. Ahead of the event, here are six facts about the U.S. military, based on data from the Department of Defense’s Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) and Pew Research Center surveys.
More Americans disapprove than approve of the job Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing as U.S. health secretary

3 weeks ago | pewresearch.org | Jenn Hatfield

U.S. adults have mixed views of the job that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. But their views lean more negative than positive:43% say they strongly or somewhat disapprove of how Kennedy is handling his job. 36% say they strongly or somewhat approve. 21% aren’t sure. Strong disapproval of Kennedy’s job performance also exceeds strong approval.
Abby Meyers ’22 Is Crushing It In International Basketball

3 weeks ago | paw.princeton.edu | Jenn Hatfield

In two professional basketball seasons overseas, Abby Meyers ’22 has already won two domestic titles, one European championship, and an MVP award. Her trophies are overflowing her bookshelf. “I don't know where to put them all,” she admitted, now back home in Bethesda, Maryland. The 2022 Ivy League Player of the Year spent a graduate season at Maryland, where she was named second team All-Big Ten.
Brittney Sykes reaches 3,000 career points, continues hot start

4 weeks ago | thenexthoops.com | Jenn Hatfield

WASHINGTON — When Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes made two free throws just before halftime on Friday, they didn’t make a huge difference on the scoreboard. They cut the Mystics’ deficit against the New York Liberty from 14 points to 12, in a game they’d eventually lose by 22. Get unlimited access to women’s basketball coverage and help support our hardworking staff of writers, editors, and photographers by subscribing today. Join todayAlready a member?
Aaliyah Edwards, rebuilding Mystics are ahead of schedule

1 month ago | thenexthoops.com | Jenn Hatfield

Nearly every day, Washington Mystics rookie wing Sonia Citron has asked second-year forward Aaliyah Edwards a question: “So when are you coming back?”Get unlimited access to women’s basketball coverage and help support our hardworking staff of writers, editors, and photographers by subscribing today. Join todayAlready a member? LoginEdwards missed much of training camp and the Mystics’ first four games of the season with a lower back contusion.