Making it official: Villanova transfer Lucy Olsen officially signed with Iowa Wednesday. |T

Villanova transfer Lucy Olsen officially signs with Iowa

Lucy Olsen signs with Iowa women’s basketball. She is hoping to help fill the void left by superstar Caitlin Clark. (Courtesy: UI Athletics)

Villanova transfer Lucy Olsen officially signed with Iowa Wednesday, UI Athletics said.

Olsen, the nation’s third leading scoring last year, announced last week she was coming to Iowa City. She officially put pen to paper Wednesday.

“We are looking forward to welcoming Lucy into our program this summer,” Iowa Head Coach Lisa Bluder said.

“She is a tremendous student-athlete with an excellent resume. Her skill set and personality was exactly what we were trying to get out of the transfer portal. It’s an exciting time to be an Iowa Hawkeye!”

Bluder will hope Olsen can help fill the void left by Caitlin Clark, who was drafted first overall in the WNBA Draft last week.

Olsen scored 23.3 points per game last season, only trailing Clark and USC’s JuJu Watkins.

The Hawkeyes return impact players Hannah Stuelke, Sydney Affolter, and Kylie Feuerbach. They also bring in the 9th best recruiting class according to ESPN.

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