{"id":460681,"date":"2026-02-10T19:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/460681\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T19:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:08:07","slug":"a-former-hawkeye-star-earned-some-hardware-after-a-stellar-season-for-the-townsville-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/460681\/","title":{"rendered":"A former Hawkeye star earned some hardware after a stellar season for the Townsville Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5j\">Former Hawkeye star Lucy Olsen definitely brought the fire to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnbl.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Women&#8217;s National Basketball League (WNBL)<\/a> during the WNBA offseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5m\">After the 2025 WNBA regular season, Olsen took her talents to the WNBL, joining the Townsville Fire.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5p\">The Fire is one of eight teams in the WNBL, and Olsen has been a critical piece during a stellar 19-4 regular season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5s\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnbl.com.au\/game\/townsville-fire-v-bendigo-spirit-women-08-02-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">defeating the Bendigo Spirit 84-66<\/a> in their final game of the regular season on February 8, the Fire locked up the No. 1 overall seed in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5v\">Olsen&#8217;s stellar play off the bench has helped push the Fire to the top spot in the playoffs, leading to her earning some hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Olsen earned the WNBL&#8217;s Sixth Woman of the Year Award<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"61\">Olsen was a star for the Hawkeyes during her only season in Iowa City (2024-2025), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/womens-college-basketball\/player\/_\/id\/4433815\/lucy-olsen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">averaging<\/a> 17.9 points, 5.1 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"64\">After the <a href=\"https:\/\/dearoldgold.com\/lucy-olsen-is-heading-to-the-washington-mystics-after-the-2025-wnba-draft-01jrvk1ar2f4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Washington Mystics selected her with the No. 23 overall pick<\/a> in the second round of the 2025 WNBA Draft, Olsen was primarily used as a bench option.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"67\">Following a limited role in her first professional season, Olsen headed to Australia in the offseason to continue playing and working on her game, and it definitely paid off.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LUCY OLSEN IS THE SIXTH WOMAN OF THE YEAR \ud83c\udfc0 <\/p>\n<p>As the leading scorer of the league\u2019s best bench, the Washington Mystics guard has been the firepower Townsville needed to have a league-best 19-4 record \ud83d\udcaa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1iRCP2qwko\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/1iRCP2qwko<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WNBL (@WNBL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNBL\/status\/2020797934208454842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6d\">Olsen earned the WNBL&#8217;s Sixth Woman of the Year award <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillefire.wnbl.com.au\/stats-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">after averaging<\/a> 9.3 points, 3.2 assists, and 2.7 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6g\">She also shot 36.5 percent from the field and 87.9 percent from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6j\">Olsen and the Townsville Fire have completely turned their attention to the 2026 postseason, but there is no doubt that she played a key role in the squad&#8217;s success this year.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Hawkeye star Lucy Olsen definitely brought the fire to the Women&#8217;s National Basketball League (WNBL) during 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