#33 Lucy Olsen Season 2024-25

2024-25
- Dished out a career-best 12 assists and recorded her first double-double as a Hawkeye against Murray State in the NCAA Tournament.
- Became the third Hawkeye since 2009 to register 10+ assists and a double-double in a NCAA Tournament game (Caitlin Clark and Sam Logic).
- Named a unanimous All-Big Ten first-team selection.
- Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team.
- Eclipsed 2,000 career points against Wisconsin (3/5).
- Led Iowa with 573 points for the season.
- Grabbed her 500th career rebound against Michigan (2/27).
- Notched her 500th career assist which is second-most among active Big Ten players.
- Dished out six or more assists 15 times and seven or more assists nine times this season.
- Registered a new Hawkeye-best with 32 points against Nebraska (2/10). It was Olsen’s first 30-point game as Hawkeye.
- Registered 16 career games (five as a Hawkeye) of 10+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds. She became the second Hawkeye since 2009 to record 30+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds in a single game. (Caitlin Clark)
- Recorded 43 career games with 20+ points and 13 20+ point performances as a Hawkeye which is a team-high this season.
- Registered 19 points against NIU which is the 2nd-most by any Iowa player in their team debut over the last 25 seasons, trailing Caitlin Clark’s 27 against Northern Iowa in 2020.
- Was selected by the Washington Mystics with the No. 23 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft.
- Olsen is the sixth Hawkeye to be drafted into the WNBA since 2019, following Kathleen Doyle, Megan Gustafson, Monika Czinano, Caitlin Clark and Kate Martin. Twenty Hawkeyes have been drafted or signed in the WNBA since the league originated in 1997.
- Letter winner.

2023-24 (VILLANOVA)
– Honorable Mention All-American honoree by both the WBCA and the Associated Press
– Unanimous first team All-BIG EAST selection
– Named the BIG EAST Most Improved player
– Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year and Most Improved Player
– Ranked third in the country in scoring at 23.3 points per game
– Finished her Villanova career ranked ninth all-time in scoring with 1,504 points
– Started all 35 gamed and averaged 23.3 points per game and 4.8 rebounds per contest in 36.2 minutes per game
– Shot .438 from the field (311-of-710), .294 from three-point range (55-of-187) and .807 from the free throw line (138-of-171)
– Recorded a team-high 134 assists, a team-best 65 steals and 22 blocks
– Tallied 25 games of 20 points or more to give her 30 career games of 20+ points
– Registered 10 games of 30 points or more in 2023-24 and for her career
– Had double figures in points in 33 of the 35 games
– Scored a career-high 40 points on 12-of-22 shooting, including a 4-of-6 effort from three-point range and a 12-of-13 performance from the foul line
– Credited with first career double-double with 31 points and 10 rebounds versus DePaul
– Dished out a career-high 10 assists against Seton Hall
– Connected on a career-high 14 field goals for 30 points versus Providence

2022-23 (VILLANOVA)
– Named second team All-BIG EAST
– Earned first team All-Big 5 accolades
– Earned a spot on the USA Basketball 2023 women’s 3×3 U21 team that competed at the 2023 FIBA 3×3 U21 Nations League in Handan, China
– Started all 37 games and averaged 12.4 points per game (2^nd on team) and 4.1 rebounds per -contest in 33.1 minutes per game
– Shot .411 from the field (173-of-421), .356 from three-point range (52-of-146) and .763 from the foul line (61-of-80)
– Led team with 163 assists and 50 steals
– Registered 23 double figure scoring games, including three 20-point efforts

2021-22 (VILLANOVA)
– Named to the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team
– Started all 33 games and averaged 7.0 points per game and 2.7 rebounds per contest
– Shot .372 from the field (89-of-239), .307 from three-point range (27-of-88) and .595 from the foul line (25-of-42)
– Tallied 89 assists, 35 steals and 16 blocks

HIGH SCHOOL (SPRING-FORD)
– Two-time first team All-State
– Third Team 6A All-State in 2018-19
– 2021 Miss Pennsylvania Basketball
– Three-time All-Area Player of the Year
– Four-time First Team Pioneer Athletic Conference honoree
– All-time leading scorer for both boys and girls with 1,699 points
– Tallied the most points by a boy or girl at Spring-Ford High School for a single season with 543 points
– Owns program record with 379 career assists
– Four-time Pioneer Athletic League champion
– Helped lead team to four state playoff appearances, including a berth in the 2021 state championship game and two trips to the Sweet 16
– Distinguished academic honors in 2020-21
– National Honor Society member

PERSONAL
– Middle of three girls of Roland and Kelley Olsen
– Communications major at Villanova