Iowa's Lucy Olsen, Hannah Stuelke named USA TODAY Sports Network preseason all-Big Ten

Iowa’s Lucy Olsen, Hannah Stuelke named USA TODAY Sports Network preseason all-Big Ten

Posted by author October 28, 2024 Sports

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If Iowa women’s basketball is going to deliver a successful season in Jan Jensen’s first campaign as head coach, Lucy Olsen and Hannah Stuelke will big major reasons why.

Both Iowa standouts have been named to the USA TODAY Sports Network’s preseason All-Big Ten women’s basketball teams. Olsen is a first-team selection. Stuelke is a second-team selection.

Although similar in importance, these two Hawkeyes took different paths 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. Olsen joined the program through the transfer portal this offseason after starting three years at Villanova. Her final year of eligibility will be spent as Iowa’s offensive anchor.

Check out the entire 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

The USA TODAY Sports panel of voters includes Chloe Peterson of the Indianapolis Star, Brianna Mac Kay of the Columbus Dispatch, Alec Dietz of the Eugene (Ore.) Register-Guard, Ethan Hanson of the Lafayette (Ind.) Courier and Journal, Brian Calloway of the Lansing (Mich.) State Journal, and Dargan Southard of the Des Moines Register.

Dargan Southard is a sports trending reporter and covers Iowa athletics for the Des Moines Register and HawkCentral.com. Email him at msouthard@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter at @Dargan_Southard.