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.

Washington Mystics are excited, confident about ‘ideal’ playoff matchup with New York Liberty

September 14, 2023

Mystics know they’re better than their record — and they intend to prove it against a superteam

Peak point guard: How Natasha Cloud set the Mystics’ single-game assists record

September 9, 2023

‘It’s really, really clutch to just have somebody like her’

What clinching a playoff berth means to injury-plagued Washington Mystics

September 8, 2023

‘This has been a storm of a season’

Kristi Toliver hurts knee, Mystics ‘not expecting good news’ on diagnosis

September 4, 2023

Toliver had played just 10 minutes since returning from plantar fasciitis

Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes is chasing 100 steals — and WNBA history

September 2, 2023

Sykes, the two-time reigning steals champion, has been even more dangerous defensively this season

With Elena Delle Donne’s return, Washington Mystics find joy and focus

August 27, 2023

‘To have the whole group out there felt so good, and I think you could just see it’

How the Washington Mystics are evolving late in the season as stars get healthy

August 26, 2023

Mystics race to recapture on-court chemistry as clock ticks down to playoffs

‘A wonderful thing to witness’: Washington Mystics induct the late Nikki McCray-Penson into Hall of Fame

August 22, 2023

Former teammates paid tribute to McCray-Penson as current players absorbed a piece of Mystics history

Ariel Atkins signs two-year extension with Washington Mystics

August 15, 2023

A WNBA champion and All-Star, Atkins has spent her entire career in Washington

Shakira Austin’s return gives Washington Mystics desperately needed jolt

August 14, 2023

Austin’s return, Egbo’s efficiency show how good Mystics’ center rotation can be