Iowa Women Basketball Point Guard To Be Transferred To WNBA Chicago Sky..
The Caitlin Clark era has produced a euphoric and unprecedented ride for the Iowa women’s basketball program, especially over the last two years. But at some point, the Hawkeyes were going to have to move on from the world’s most famous college athlete and Division I’s all-time scoring leader.
And while Clark will never be replaced, Iowa’s coaching staff (and the Iowa SWARM Collective) has done about as good as it can do via the NCAA transfer portal.
Lisa Bluder’s Hawkeyes have successfully added Villanova point guard Lucy Olsen to their 2024-25 roster. Olsen, the nation’s third-leading scorer last season as a junior (behind only Clark and USC’s JuJu Watkins), announced her commitment to Iowa on Wednesday night. She has one year of eligibility remaining.
Olsen made an official visit to Iowa City on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after Iowa’s rousing night in the WNBA Draft that saw Clark go No. 1 overall to the Indiana Fever and Kate Martin No. 18 to the Las Vegas Aces. According to a source, she sealed the deal with Iowa on Wednesday afternoon.