The former No. 2 overall pick inspired current Mystics guards to strive to defend like her
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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Trading Myisha Hines-Allen was hard for the Mystics, but it can help their rebuild
Mike Thibault prioritizes draft picks, flexibility to get back to contention
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How the Washington Mystics’ Olympians are approaching the rest of the WNBA season
Jade Melbourne, Julie Vanloo and Aaliyah Edwards are back after joys and disappointments in Paris
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For Washington Mystics, a ‘clunky’ game is a good sign as three starters return
Brittney Sykes, Shakira Austin and Karlie Samuelson all returned to action on Thursday after the Olympic break
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Washington Mystics’ practices during Olympic break blend work and play
The Mystics’ Olympians are in Paris, but the rest are playing Olympic games of their own
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Julie Vanloo is quietly rewriting rookie records with the Washington Mystics
‘She’s someone who deserves to be here and has shown that every single day’
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Competitive fire, nostalgia duel in Natasha Cloud, Kristi Toliver’s D.C. homecoming
Cloud: ‘Y’all was trying to get my thug tears today’
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With career-high 36 points, Mystics’ Ariel Atkins reminds WNBA how elite she is
Eric Thibault: ‘It was probably just a bigger version of what she’s always done’
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‘A summer full of dreams’: How three Mystics players reacted to Olympic berths
Aaliyah Edwards, Jade Melbourne and Julie Vanloo will all represent their national teams — and the Mystics — in Paris
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‘It had been coming’: Explaining the Washington Mystics’ growth in their past 11 games
On June 10, the Mystics were 0-12. Since then, they’ve had a winning record