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.

Are the Washington Mystics ready for the playoffs?

July 29, 2022

Currently tied for fourth, the Mystics have a big opportunity this week to improve their playoff seed — and answer some lingering questions

New mural of Brittney Griner and other wrongful detainees has Washington Mystics’ fingerprints on it

July 23, 2022

The Mystics’ Elizabeth Williams and Natasha Cloud helped put the mural up, and several members of the New York Liberty attended the unveiling in Washington

‘A phenomenal, phenomenal human being’: How the Mystics celebrate Rui Machida

July 19, 2022

‘When she comes into the game, it’s energy’

‘She’s everywhere’: Inside the elite defense of Alysha Clark

July 12, 2022

On a Mystics team with several all-WNBA defenders, Clark is ‘head of our snake’

‘You’re having an impact on winning’: The maturation of Shatori Walker-Kimbrough

July 3, 2022

Not many players have had a WNBA career like Walker-Kimbrough’s, filled with ups and downs, an MVP, and a GOAT

Ariel Atkins’ All-Star selection reflects how she has quietly continued to improve

June 30, 2022

Mystics react to Atkins’ All-Star nod, Delle Donne and Cloud’s snubs

Is Elena Delle Donne the same as she ever was?

June 23, 2022

The fact that we can even ask the question shows how far Delle Donne has come

Past, present and future collide as the Mystics celebrate their Hall of Famers

June 21, 2022

‘It means a lot to know you’re not forgotten’

Foreign tours are officially back in women’s college basketball

June 19, 2022

At least 18 teams will travel internationally this summer for basketball and bonding

Frustration and quiet tension marked Tina Charles’ return to Washington

June 13, 2022

Mystics lament wasted offensive effort but hold Charles below her scoring average