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.

Did the Washington Mystics get enough for Aaliyah Edwards in deadline-day trade?

August 7, 2025

The Mystics got guard Jacy Sheldon to balance their roster, but Edwards still has lots of potential

How trading away Brittney Sykes helps and hurts the Washington Mystics

August 6, 2025

The Mystics got back Alysha Clark and a Seattle draft pick, giving them three first-round picks in 2026

Can the Washington Mystics’ offense shoot them into the playoffs?

August 2, 2025

Defense wins championships, as the saying goes, but offense might determine whether the Mystics make the playoffs

Fuel for the Fire: Why Lucy Olsen chose Townsville, Australia, to build on her rookie season in Washington

July 28, 2025

Olsen has played sporadic minutes for the Mystics but has stayed confident and ready

What’s made the Washington Mystics successful in the first half of the season?

July 20, 2025

The Mystics are the youngest team in the WNBA, but they’ve hung with much older, more experienced teams

How rookie Sonia Citron has burst onto the scene as a Mystics cornerstone and WNBA All-Star

July 16, 2025

Jade Melbourne: ‘I feel like we’re just continuing to peel back layers of her game’

What Penn’s Sarah Miller learned from ‘surprise’ call-up to Japanese national team

July 9, 2025

Miller: ‘I think it was a really good first showing’

Inside Princeton guard Madison St. Rose’s recovery from a torn ACL

July 5, 2025

After getting hurt last November, St. Rose is expected to be ready for the start of her senior season

How Mystics forward Aaliyah Edwards has kept her focus amid reports she might be traded

July 4, 2025

Sydney Johnson: ‘There’s been a lot of attention on her in ways that she didn’t want’

On the night Eric Thibault returned to Washington, the Mystics got their biggest win of the season

June 26, 2025

Aaliyah Edwards: ‘He was an op today’