Lucy Olsen

Lucy Olsen
No. 33 – Iowa Hawkeyes
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (2003-05-26) May 26, 2003 (age 21)
Collegeville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career information
High schoolSpring-Ford (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • Big East Most Improved Player (2024)
  • First-team All-Big East (2024)
  • Second-team All-Big East (2023)
  • Miss Pennsylvania Basketball (2021)
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League Final
Gold medal – first place 2023 Ulaanbaatar

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

Legend
  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
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

  1. ^ a b c d "Lucy Olsen". Villanova. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "2021 Miss PA Basketball Winner". pabball.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Lucy Olsen". University of Iowa Athletics. July 8, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "All Conferences Women's Basketball Player Stats 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bueckers Voted BIG EAST Player of the Year". March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "Bueckers Voted BIG EAST Player of the Year". March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "Big 5 Announces 2023-24 Women's Basketball Award Winners". Villanova University. April 30, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ a b c "Lucy Olsen". USA Basketball. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "Lucy Olsen College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2024.