Lucy Olsen to participate in Women's All-Star Game during Final Four weekend
Despite seeing their 2024-25 season come to a close following a 96-62 loss vs. No. 3 seed Oklahoma on March 24, Iowa women's basketball star senior point guard Lucy Olsen will be a participant in the 2025 Women's All-Star Game, held on April 5 from Tampa, Fla., as part of the Final Four Weekend.
Olsen, who joined the Hawkeyes through the transfer portal after spending three seasons at Villanova, averaged 17.9 points per game on 43.6% from the floor, 36% from long range, and 74.4% from the stripe in 32 games played at Iowa. She also averaged a team-leading 5.1 assists, 3.6 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and .3 blocks per game.
In her four-year career, she posted 2,077 (15.2 per game) points on 42.3% shooting, 32.9% from deep, and 75.9% from the charity stripe on 33.2 minutes averaged while starting in all 137 games played.
The Women's College All-Star Game is a postseason celebration of the best senior women's basketball players in the country. The annual event, ran by Intersport, is comprised of the nation's top 20 women's basketball talents that have exhausted their NCAA eligibility to compete one final time for the programs before they begin their professional careers.
The rosters are determined by using feedback from a voting panel made up of national media members and longtime coaches, Intersport staff, and Game Ambassador Terri Mitchell.
The 2025 Women's All-Star Game will take place on Saturday, April 5 at Hillsborough Community College – Dale Mabry Campus in Tampa Bay, Florida with a tip-off set for 2 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
For more information on the event, visit womenscollegeallstar.com.
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