WASHINGTON -- Emma Meesseman looked focused as she positioned herself under the basket for teammate Kristi Toliver's free throw attempts. She clapped her hands forcefully as she bent her knees, but the Washington Mystics forward was otherwise stoic. Toliver…
12:45 AM ETMechelle VoepelespnW.com CloseMechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.WASHINGTON -- It was known that Elena…
Oct 7, 2019Mechelle VoepelespnW.com CloseMechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Editor's note: This story, originally published Oct.…
The Washington Mystics celebrated their first WNBA title on Thursday night, recording an 89-78 win to defeat the Connecticut Sun, 3-2 in the 2019 WNBA Finals. Watch the moment below when the Mystics officially earned the title. play0:38 The…
Oct 10, 2019Mechelle VoepelespnW.com CloseMechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.WASHINGTON -- Elena Delle Donne grabbed teammate…
1:35 PM ETMechelle VoepelespnW.com CloseMechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There's just one day…
UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- With 11 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's Game 4, Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas pulled down a defensive rebound and was immediately fouled. With her team already holding a three-point lead over the…
2:06 PM ETMechelle VoepelespnW.com CloseMechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.The first part of the USA Basketball…
2:25 PM ETMechelle VoepelespnW.com CloseMechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud said that…
UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Don Williams knew his daughter was special when she refused to inbound the ball during her earliest basketball games as a child. She believed she was the best shooter on the team, and she didn't want…