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.

Five Cornell players sit on stools in a horizontal line facing head coach Dayna Smith. Their teammates and the rest of the staff huddle in a semicircle around them.

After 22 years, Dayna Smith is out as Cornell’s head coach

March 12, 2024

The Big Red have struggled since winning their lone Ivy League title in 2008

Brown guard Kyla Jones shoots a left-handed layup, just over the outstretched arm of Penn forward Floor Toonders, who came over to help.

Why you can’t blink if you’re trying to stop Brown’s Kyla Jones

March 9, 2024

Behind Jones’ drives and crafty finishes, Brown has had its best season in recent memory

Penn women's basketball players put their hands together in a huddle.

‘This is our championship game’: How Penn upset its way into Ivy Madness

March 3, 2024

With only four teams making the Ivy League Tournament, Saturday’s game had heightened suspense, urgency

Columbia guards Cecelia Collins and Abbey Hsu celebrate on the court, facing their cheering fans in the stands.

What Columbia’s win over Princeton showed about the Lions’ team and program

February 25, 2024

Despite losing seven seniors, Columbia is tied for first place again in the Ivy League

Columbia guard Abbey Hsu holds her follow-through after a shot. Princeton guard Skye Belker turns her back to Hsu to box her out.

Who will win Ivy League Player and Rookie of the Year this season?

February 21, 2024

Let’s list the top contenders — and consult the historical record

Columbia guard Abbey Hsu walks onto the court and low-fives her teammates. They each tap one hand against their forehead in a preview of Hsu's pregame handshake.

How Abbey Hsu became Columbia basketball’s all-time leading scorer

February 17, 2024

‘Just a great person to break a record’

Penn guard Mataya Gayle extends her left arm to shoot a layup as a Columbia defender arrives too late to contest.

‘She thinks this is cool’: Penn rookie Mataya Gayle is playing fearlessly

February 9, 2024

The frontrunner for Ivy League Rookie of the Year has risen to the occasion against top opponents

Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne is shown from the chest up, wearing a white Mystics uniform and looking straight down at the ground.

Why Elena Delle Donne is stepping away from basketball

February 8, 2024

Washington is left searching for answers to fill out its roster

Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud walks off the court and looks to her right at fans cheering in the stands. She raises her right arm in acknowledgment.

‘She’s in the front of everything’: Natasha Cloud’s departure from Washington reverberates on the court and in the community

February 4, 2024

The outspoken point guard was a fan favorite and one of the city’s longest-tenured athletes

Los Angeles Sparks guard Karlie Samuelson leaps off the bench and smiles as she's introduced in the starting lineup.

Washington Mystics fill holes but don’t land a superstar on Day 1 of free agency

February 2, 2024

Samuelson, Richards, Vanloo and Engstler can’t replace Mystics legend Cloud