Lucy Olsen
| No. 33 – Iowa Hawkeyes | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Big Ten Conference | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 26, 2003 Collegeville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Spring-Ford (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||
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Lucy Olsen (born May 26, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference. She previously played at Villanova University.
Early life and high school career
Olsen played high school basketball for Spring-Ford Area School District in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where she set the school record for career points and assists and was named first-team all-state two times.[1] She was named the Miss Pennsylvania Basketball in 2021.[1][2]
Olsen was also a member of her high school tennis team. She was the PIAA state champion in tennis in the fall of 2020.[1]
College career
Villanova
Olsen was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team in her freshman season at Villanova.[3] In her sophomore season, she was named to the All-Big East Second Team and earned first team All-Big 5 accolades.[1]
In her junior season, Olsen was ranked third in the country in scoring at 23.3 points per game.[4] She was also named unanimous first team All-Big East selection[5] and voted the Big East Most Improved Player.[6] She was an Honorable Mention All-American honoree by both the WBCA and the Associated Press. She was the 2024 Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year.[7]
Iowa
On April 18, 2024, Olsen transferred to Iowa for the 2024–25 season.[8]
National team career
Olsen helped the USA U21 squad to first place at the 2023 FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League Final in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[9] She won the gold medal with team USA in the 2023 FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League Final.[9] On July 5, 2024, she was selected to the USA U23 Nations League roster to compete at the 2024 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas Conference in Mexico City.[9]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2022–23 | Villanova | 33 | 33 | 29.7 | 37.2 | 30.7 | 59.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
| 2022–23 | Villanova | 37 | 37 | 33.0 | 41.1 | 35.6 | 71.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| 2022–23 | Villanova | 35 | 35 | 36.2 | 43.8 | 29.4 | 80.7 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 23.3 |
| Career | 105 | 105 | 33.0 | 41.8 | 31.8 | 76.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 14.8 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[10] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d "Lucy Olsen". Villanova. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "2021 Miss PA Basketball Winner". pabball.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Lucy Olsen". University of Iowa Athletics. July 8, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "All Conferences Women's Basketball Player Stats 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "Bueckers Voted BIG EAST Player of the Year". March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "Bueckers Voted BIG EAST Player of the Year". March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "Big 5 Announces 2023-24 Women's Basketball Award Winners". Villanova University. April 30, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Scoring sensation Lucy Olsen transfers to Iowa. Ex-Villanova player helps fill void of Caitlin Clark". Associated Press News. April 18, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Lucy Olsen". USA Basketball. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Lucy Olsen College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2024.