IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior guard, Lucy Olsen, was to the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Preseason watch list by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Monday.

Olsen was 1-of-20 student-athletes chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts that recognizes the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball.

Olsen competed the previous three seasons at Villanova University. The Collegeville, Pennsylvania, native was third in the country in scoring (23.3 ppg) last season behind Caitlin Clark and USC’s JuJu Watkins. She scored over 20 points in 25 games this season, including surpassing 30 points in 10 of those games, with a career-high of 40 points against Temple. Additionally, she averaged 4.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. She was named Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press. Olsen also highlighted the All-Big East by earning first team accolades and the Most Improved Player Award last season.

In its 26th year, the award recognizes the top point guard in NCAA Division I women’s college basketball. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the floor leadership, playmaking, and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman.