As the Iowa Hawkeyes prepare for another march toward a Big Ten championship and deep NCAA Tournament run, senior transfer guard Lucy Olsen and junior forward Hannah Stuelke earned preseason All-Big Ten honors from the USA TODAY Sports network.
Olsen was named a member of the preseason All-Big Ten first team, while Stuelke joined as part of the All-Big Ten second team.
Even though both will be critical to the Hawkeyes’ offensive production this season, they differ in their journeys to Iowa City.
Stuelke committed to Iowa as a high school freshman and had key roles on the Hawkeyes’ back-to-back Final Four squads, including a 23-point performance in last season’s national semifinal game against Connecticut.
Olsen joined the program through the transfer portal this offseason after starting three years at Villanova. In her 35 games played last season, she averaged 23.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest while averaging 36.2 minutes per game.
With the offensive production of Caitlin Clark no longer present, Iowa will look for Olsen and Stuelke to spearhead a large portion of the Hawkeyes’ attack this season.
Iowa’s home and season opener is on Nov. 6 versus Northern Illinois at 6:30 p.m. CT and will air on Big Ten Network Plus.
Below are the rest of the preseason All-Big Ten selections and awards.
Preseason All-Big Ten first team
- G JuJu Watkins, USC
- G Lucy Olsen, Iowa
- F Cotie McMahon, Ohio State
- F Kiki Iriafen, USC
- C Lauren Betts, UCLA
Preseason All-Big Ten second team
- G Shyanne Sellers, Maryland
- G Kiki Rice, UCLA
- F Serah Williams, Wisconsin
- F Hannah Stuelke, Iowa
- C Alexis Markowski, Nebraska
Preseason Coach of the Year
Lindsay Gottlieb, USC
Preseason Player of the Year
JuJu Watkins, USC
Preseason Newcomer of the Year
Kiki Iriafen, USC
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Serah Williams, Wisconsin
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