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 guard Ariel Atkins, wearing a white Mystics uniform with red accents, stands with both hands on her hips.

Why the Washington Mystics made the ‘difficult’ choice to trade Ariel Atkins

February 24, 2025

Washington got back two draft picks and a future pick swap, which could help it solidify a young core

Two action photos are displayed side-by-side. At left, Florida forward Dalila Eshe dribbles the ball with her left hand. At right, Columbia guard Megan Griffith drives the ball inside the arc with her left hand.

Which Ivy League head coach was the best player? 2025 edition

February 22, 2025

There have been four coaching changes since we answered this question in 2022, so it’s time for a redo

Yale forward Mackenzie Egger rises to shoot a right-handed shot as one Penn defender walls up and another tries to block the shot from behind.

With a clear mind and a new shot, Yale’s Mackenzie Egger is the Ivy League’s breakout star

February 21, 2025

Dalila Eshe: ‘She has found the easy button … where she’s just flowing and clicking’

Harvard players smile and cheer on the sidelines after a big play during a game against rival Columbia. One player puts her fist in the air, and another leans forward and claps.

‘You got to play fearless’: How Harvard became the first Ivy League team to solve Columbia this season

February 17, 2025

It had a lot to do with mentality for the Crimson, who’d been ‘exposed’ in the teams’ first meeting

Washington Mystics head coach Sydney Johnson, Mystics general manager Jamila Wideman and Monumental Basketball president Michael Winger sit at a podium for a press conference. All three are in dark suit jackets with Mystics pins on the collars. Johnson and Wideman are smiling, while Winger stares straight ahead.

What the new Washington Mystics leadership will prioritize in its rebuild

February 13, 2025

General manager Jamila Wideman and head coach Sydney Johnson are looking to build ‘a home’ for players in Washington

Harvard guard/forward Elena Rodriguez dribbles the ball with her left hand on the perimeter. She looks to her right and motions a teammate toward her with her right hand.

Elena Rodriguez’s journey from the Canary Islands to becoming Harvard’s ‘quarterback’

January 30, 2025

Carrie Moore: ‘She’s at the core and the foundation of everything that we do’

Princeton guard Ashley Chea shoots a right-handed jump shot. Several Duquesne defenders are nearby but aren't close enough to fully contest it.

Chea-t code: Ashley Chea is thriving in the spotlight as Princeton’s floor general

January 26, 2025

The Tigers are young this year, but Chea has helped keep them rolling

Columbia players gather on the Lions logo at center court to celebrate a home win against Princeton.

How Columbia took control of the Ivy League title race

January 22, 2025

An unsung frontcourt matchup shaped Lions’ win over Princeton

Princeton guard/forward Olivia Hutcherson puts her right hand up and moves her feet to defend Cornell guard Clarke Jackson, who begins to make a move with the ball just inside the 3-point line.

Back like it never left: Princeton rediscovers its defense to seize control of Ivy League race

January 12, 2025

Harvard has what looks like its best team in years, but it couldn’t solve the Princeton puzzle on Saturday

Columbia guard Marija Avlijas pumps her right fist as the Lions' bench and fans behind her celebrate. The referee, also behind her, has both hands up to signal a 3-pointer.

From Serbia to Mississippi to New York, Marija Avlijas is finding her place at Columbia

January 5, 2025

Perri Page: ‘She is going to be elite for us, definitely’