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.
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Kiki Iriafen, USC
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.
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