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Jenn Hatfield
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Managing editor, Washington Mystics beat reporter and Ivy League beat reporter at The IX Basketball. Also have a day job.
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Hello from Lavietes Pavilion, where Harvard WBB is warming up for its season opener vs. St. John’s. The Crimson will raise their Ivy Tournament champions banner before the 8 p.m. tip. @theixbasketball.bsky.social #NCAAWBB
Harvard women’s basketball does stretching and shooting drills in warmups.
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Scenes from one of the Mystics’ last practices, if not the last practice, of the year at CareFirst Arena. @theixbasketball.bsky.social #WNBA
Shakira Austin shoots a free throw as Alysha Clark looks on. Players shoot at different baskets with coaches or practice players helping them out.
September 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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The @washmystics.bsky.social are giving away “Kitron” shirts (Kiki + Citron) to all fans in attendance today. @theixbasketball.bsky.social #WNBA
August 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Georgia Amoore signed a poster from a fan reading, “1st President of the United States of Australia: Georgia Washington.” 😂
August 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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I asked Kiki Iriafen postgame about rocking a Chamique Holdsclaw shirt pregame. She said she didn't know the video, which was shown during a timeout, was coming. But she wanted to "pay homage" to Holdsclaw after breaking her rookie double-doubles record. @thenext.bsky.social #WNBA
“I saw that I broke the record. So I wanted to just pay homage to her, and just, she's done so much, and especially being a Mystic. So just wanted to give her a salute. We see her, we acknowledge her, and it's just such an honor to be able to be in the same sentence as her. So I wanted to just show my love.”
July 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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I had to keep the story moving, so I didn't harp on these age gaps too much in the text, but this is crazy. The difference between the 2025 Mystics and the *median* #WNBA team by age is basically the same as between college freshmen and seniors.

Shoutout to @acrossthetimeline.com for the data!
A table showing various age gaps between the Washington Mystics and the rest of the WNBA in 2024 and 2025. The Mystics were the youngest team in the league both years, but the gaps are much larger in 2025. For example, the 2025 Mystics have an average age of 25.02 years, which is 3.04 years younger than the median team in the WNBA this season.
July 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Noted Wicked fan Stefanie Dolson greets the halftime performers, Natalia Vivino and Hayley Podschun, who have starred in Wicked on Broadway. @thenext.bsky.social #WNBA
July 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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The @washmystics.bsky.social react to rookies Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen being named #WNBA All-Stars. They’re the first pair of rookie teammates to be named All-Stars since 1999. @thenext.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Washington Mystics rookies Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron sign autographs before warming up for today’s game against the Dallas Wings. @thenext.bsky.social #WNBA
Washington Mystics rookies Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron stand in the tunnel at one corner of the court. They are signing autographs for fans, who are leaning over the railings with items to be signed.
June 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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(1/2) The Washington Mystics are looking to shoot in the first 8 seconds of possessions this season under new head coach Sydney Johnson. So I analyzed the data to see if they're getting enough early shots.

As it turns out, their shot timing looks pretty similar to last season.
A stacked bar chart showing what share of the Washington Mystics' shot attempts come at certain points in a possession: in the first eight seconds, between nine and 16 seconds in, between 17 and 24 seconds in, and more than 24 seconds in. The chart shows that the share of shots the Mystics are taking in the first eight seconds in 2025 is not much different from the share in 2024.
June 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles warms up at CareFirst Arena, with an assist from basketball development intern Shavonte Zellous. It’s been a minute since this duo was together in Washington. @thenext.bsky.social #WNBA
June 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Natasha Cloud gets some shots up at CareFirst Arena before a game against the Mystics. It’s her first game in this building against the Mystics since leaving in free agency in 2024. “It’s freezing in here!” she said when she got on the court. @thenext.bsky.social #WNBA
May 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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UConn head coach Geno Auriemma talked about Kaitlyn Chen yesterday leading up to the national title game. Here's part of his response, about the culture Carla Berube and Princeton WBB have built. @thenext.bsky.social #NCAAWBB
“She walks into a situation that any kid would be intimidated by. I'm walking into UConn and I've got Paige Bueckers over here and Azzi Fudd over here and I've got this guy here. And now I'm going to walk in and I'm going to go, ‘OK, give me the ball. I'm in charge.’ That takes a lot of guts to be able to do that. One thing that I know: The Princeton players, they're tough and they're full of guts because they have to be to get to where they want to go.”
April 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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I asked Harvard guard Harmoni Turner today about the emotions she showed when she won @herhoopstats.com's Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award. Here's what she said about what the award means to her. @thenext.bsky.social #NCAAWBB
“It meant a lot. First of all, I look up to Becky Hammon. She's a GOAT. She's a legend. And that was an award that I've always wanted, even since it came out. So once I heard my name being called and I was the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year … I felt, essentially, some more weight dropped off my shoulders and I felt seen, in a way. And it was just really, really fun to hear it out loud as something you've always dreamed of having, and when you get it, it's like, ‘Dang, I actually got it.’ So, yeah, I guess that's where all the emotions came from.”
April 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Elena Delle Donne officially announces her retirement from basketball on Instagram. She says it took time for her mind to accept what her body already knew, but “I now truly know this is the right thing for me at the right time.” @thenext.bsky.social #WNBA
April 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Princeton WBB head coach Carla Berube reacted today to her Tigers playing in the very first game of the NCAA Tournament tomorrow against Iowa State at 7 p.m. ET. ⬇️ @thenext.bsky.social #NCAAWBB
"Awesome. It's great, yeah. I mean, I hope that everybody's watching our game tomorrow night. We're very excited. ... We're happy to be here because we deserve to be here. And we're looking forward to a great game tomorrow night, and glad that it's the first one."
March 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Entering the 2025 Ivy League WBB Tournament, there had been just one upset in tournament history, Harvard in the 2023 semis. Now there are three, with No. 3 seed Harvard taking down the top two seeds to win its first tournament title. Story TK @thenext.bsky.social!
The completed bracket for the 2025 Ivy League women’s basketball tournament, with No. 3 seed Harvard crowned champion.
March 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Here are the weekly NET rankings for Ivy League WBB teams after the last regular-season game. The top 3 teams had dominant seasons, and Penn beat out Brown for the last Ivy Madness spot based on their NETs on Sunday. Cornell had the 6th-best NET in Emily Garner's first season. @thenext.bsky.social
A line graph showing the weekly NET rankings for the eight Ivy League women's basketball teams throughout the 2024-25 season.
March 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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The gap in NET rankings between Penn and Brown WBB widened slightly from last week, which could matter for the No. 4 seed in Ivy Madness. Penn is No. 162 right now and Brown is No. 182.

Harvard (37), Columbia (42) and Princeton (50) all remain in the top 50. @thenext.bsky.social #NCAAWBB
A line graph showing the NET rankings for the eight Ivy League women's basketball teams for each week of the season.
March 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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The NET rankings for the top 3 Ivy League WBB teams are largely unchanged from last week. But Brown (No. 179) moved up 9 spots to close in on Penn (166). The last spot in Ivy Madness could come down to the NET tiebreaker, so worth watching this the rest of the way. @thenext.bsky.social #NCAAWBB
A line graph showing how the NET rankings for all eight Ivy League women's basketball teams have changed from week to week this season.
February 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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With Harvard WBB's win over Columbia on Sunday, Harvard moves up 1 spot to No. 34 in the NET rankings and Columbia stays at 42. Princeton is close behind at 49.

Penn (167) and Brown (188) are 21 spots apart, which may matter later for tiebreakers. @thenext.bsky.social #NCAAWBB
A line graph showing the NET rankings for the eight Ivy League women's basketball teams for each week of the season.
February 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Hello from Levien Gymnasium, where Columbia WBB is expecting a sold-out crowd for a huge game against Harvard. Noon ET on ESPNU. @thenext.bsky.social #NCAAWBB
The signage for Columbia University at the 116th Street subway station Columbia women’s basketball warms up for a home game at Levien Gymnasium
February 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Here are the weekly NET rankings for Ivy League WBB teams! The top three (Harvard, Columbia and Princeton) are all still in the top 45. The closest team to them is Penn at No. 167.

Cornell made the biggest jump (+10 spots to No. 228) after beating Yale on the road. @thenext.bsky.social
A line graph showing the NET rankings for all eight Ivy League women's basketball teams every Monday since Dec. 2, 2024.
February 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Here are the latest NET rankings for Ivy League WBB teams! The top three of Harvard (No. 38), Columbia (43) and Princeton (45) are more tightly bunched than on any prior Monday.

Cornell rose the most this week (+28 spots) after getting its first Ivy win. @thenext.bsky.social #NCAAWBB
A line graph showing the weekly NET rankings for all eight Ivy League women's basketball teams.
February 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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There was more movement than last week in Ivy League WBB teams' NET rankings! Brown (+8) jumped the most, to No. 182, followed by Columbia (+6 to 46) and Harvard (+4 to 32).

Also worth watching: the increasing gap between the top 3 and bottom 5 since December. @thenext.bsky.social #NCAAWBB
A line graph showing the weekly NET rankings for the eight Ivy League women's basketball teams.
January 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM