Posts by 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.

American head coach Kelly Killion walks down the sideline during a game. She raises her right arm, gesturing to her players on the court.

Despite early struggles, Kelly Killion is Eagle-eyed about what she wants to build at American

December 3, 2025

Killion: ‘These games are going to shift … our tide’

Four side-by-side photos of Ivy League alumnae playing for professional basketball teams overseas. In two of the photos, the players are dribbling the ball with their right hand. In a third, the player is shooting an open right-handed jump shot, and in the fourth, the player is shooting an open left-handed layup.

Why an increasing share of Ivy League graduates are playing professional basketball

November 29, 2025

Since 2018, 20% of Ivy League women’s basketball graduates have turned pro

Yale guard Kiley Capstraw dribbles the ball with her right hand and scans the court. A Northeastern defender is in front of her but not guarding her very tightly.

After rebuilding her confidence, Yale’s Kiley Capstraw isn’t just back to her old self. She’s better

November 29, 2025

Capstraw: ‘I’m so confident in probably every single part of my game right now’

Washington Mystics forward Kiki Iriafen smiles and holds up four fingers on each hand in response to Washington getting the fourth overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. She is shown on the broadcast of the draft lottery, and a graphic with the lottery results is overlaid at the bottom.

Rinse and repeat: Rebuilding Washington Mystics will pick fourth in WNBA Draft for second straight year

November 23, 2025

That’s just one way this offseason is expected to look like the last one for the Mystics

A graphic shows two close-up photos displayed side-by-side. On the left, Georgetown forward Chet Nweke holds the ball with two hands and looks up and ahead. On the right, Princeton guard Toby Nweke shoots a right-handed jump shot.

Amid the rigors of college basketball, Chet and Toby Nweke have a secret weapon: Each other

November 21, 2025

The Georgetown graduate student and Princeton sophomore have lifted each other up through injuries and doubts

Several planes sit outside Newark Liberty International Airport. The city skyline is in the background.

Without charter flights, Ivy League teams roll with flight disruptions

November 15, 2025

Megan Griffith: ‘It’s just, how do you respond in those moments?’

Harvard players, wearing home white uniforms, gather in a circle to celebrate a win. They are all smiling and reaching out to hug one another or pat each other on the back.

‘It’s just empowering’: How hanging a championship banner fueled Harvard on opening night

November 10, 2025

The Crimson started their season with a win over a BIG EAST team in St. John’s

Princeton guard Blake Dietrick-Seifert dribbles the ball with her left hand. Two Penn defenders converge on her, and her eyes are looking toward the space between them.

In basketball and business school, Blake Dietrick-Seifert has always created her own path to success

November 7, 2025

Dietrick-Seifert retired in August, after she’d ‘annihilated’ every challenge on the court

Harvard players and coaches kneel on the court and pose for a photo with the Ivy League championship trophy. Guard Harmoni Turner shouts something while wearing a net around her neck. Head coach Carrie Moore puts one hand on the side of her mouth and shouts something while looking up to her left.

2025-26 Ivy League preview

October 31, 2025

Mike McLaughlin: ‘Ivy basketball on the women’s side is sitting in a really good place’

Alex Klein looks at the camera and gives a thumbs-up with her right hand. She has her bobsled helmet on, obscuring most of her face. Only her eyes are visible.

How former Bryant basketball star Alex Klein chased her Olympic dream — in bobsled

October 18, 2025

Basketball trainer Stu Julius: ‘Who does that?’