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04/18 12:25 CDT Scoring sensation Lucy Olsen transferring to Iowa. She led
Villanova with 23.3 points this season
Scoring sensation Lucy Olsen transferring to Iowa. She led Villanova with 23.3
points this season
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) --- Iowa added Lucy Olsen, one of the nation's most
productive scorers from last season, to fill the void in the post-Caitlin Clark
era.
Olsen, a former Villanova star who entered the transfer portal, wrote on social
media on Wednesday that she's joining the Hawkeyes. The 5-foot-9 guard averaged
23.3 points this season to rank third among women's Division I scorers.
Clark, the NCAA Division I leading scorer among men and women, became the No. 1
pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday. She scored 3,951 points in her college career
while leading Iowa to the NCAA Tournament final the last two seasons.
The Indiana Fever selected her with the top overall pick in the draft. Clark
scored a Division I-leading 31.6 points per game this season.
Olsen averaged 4.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.9 steals while helping Villanova
to a 22-13 record. She earned first-team all-Big East honors and was voted the
league's most improved player. The Wildcats lost to Illinois in the
championship game of the WBIT.
Olsen, an upcoming senior, has one year of eligibility left. Iowa's backcourt
is losing Clark, Kate Martin, Gabbie Marshall and Molly Davis from a team that
went 34-5 this season. Martin went to the Las Vegas Aces with the 18th overall
pick in the draft.
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