The Mystics just beat their last two WNBA finals opponents
Jenn Hatfield
Jenn Hatfield is The IX Basketball's managing editor, Washington Mystics beat reporter and Ivy League beat reporter. She has been a contributor to The IX Basketball since December 2018. Her work has also appeared at FiveThirtyEight, Her Hoop Stats, FanSided, Power Plays, The Equalizer and Princeton Alumni Weekly.
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Australian Opals players are excited about Basketball Australia’s new RISE UP initiative
The initiative is both a sign of progress and an indication that change is needed
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Mystics’ Myisha Hines-Allen was the breakout player of WNBA’s opening day
Hines-Allen recorded 27 points and 10 rebounds in Washington’s 101-76 win over Indiana
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Meesseman, Allemand carry Belgium’s new legacy in the WNBA
They’ve teamed up to lead the Belgian Cats to new heights, but in the wubble on Saturday, they’ll be rivals
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The Washington Mystics’ Aerial Powers is pulling back the curtain on an unprecedented WNBA season
Powers has been posting YouTube vlogs about her experience in Bradenton, Florida, where all 12 WNBA teams will play this season.
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Tina Charles receives medical exemption, will opt out of 2020 WNBA season
Charles announced the news in a Players’ Tribune article that also detailed her commitment to social justice
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Where things stand between Elena Delle Donne, the WNBA and the Mystics
On issues of pay, recovery and relationships, lots of moving parts to sort out
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Two women’s basketball players are making the rare leap from the Ivy League to the Big Ten
Minnesota’s Laura Bagwell Katalinich and Maryland’s Katie Benzan took different paths to the Big Ten, but they’ll be conference rivals again this season
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Elena Delle Donne’s medical request to opt out of 2020 season is denied
The 2019 WNBA MVP now faces a tough decision: risk playing, or forfeit her salary?
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With key players Delle Donne, Charles in limbo, Washington Mystics forge ahead
How Mike Thibault has adjusted since his offseason plans “went out the window”
