Lucy Olsen Stats Tonight: How did Iowa star fare vs Northern Iowa (Dec. 20) 

Lucy Olsen picked up her third 20-point game in four nights, leading the No. 22 Iowa Hawkeyes to a 92-86 win over the Northern Iowa Panthers on Friday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

Olsen scored 21 points on 7-of-16 shooting, including 2-of-5 from the 3-point line, to lead the Hawkeyes to their 10th victory in 12 games and stretched their home winning streak to five games this season.

The Villanova transfer picked up six rebounds and seven assists in an all-around game, which helped her bounce back from a poor shooting night against Michigan State last Sunday.

Olsen scored seven points in the first two quarters, as she concentrated on distributing the ball to her open teammates. She also recorded five assists and three rebounds in the first 20 minutes, helping Iowa build a 53-37 advantage.

The Hawkeyes couldn't sustain their hot start, with the Panthers chipping away the deficit to eight points 70-62 at the end of the third period. Olsen helped Iowa sustain the advantage, scoring nine points on 4 of 9 shooting.

Iowa's lead dwindled further as Northern Iowa continued its spirited surge. Olsen buried a jumper that gave the Hawkeyes an 83-79 edge with 3:32 remaining and made three of four free throws in the dying seconds to preserve the win.

Here are Lucy Olsen's final stats in Iowa's win over Northern Iowa:

Player	MP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3-PT	FT	TO	PF
Lucy Olsen	34	21	6	7	0	0	7-16	2-5	5-6	4	1

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Hawkeyes vs Panthers Game Recap: Iowa staves off Northern Iowa comeback to gain 10th victory

The Iowa Hawkeyes carved out a 92-86 win over the Northern Iowa Panthers to improve to 10-2 on Friday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Jan Jensen-coached team couldn't sustain a hot start where they led by as much as 18 points, allowing the Panthers to cut the lead to one in the fourth period.

Iowa held on to the lead after Taylor McCabe buried a triple, giving the Hawkeyes an 81-77 cushion with 4:19 left in the game. Lucy Olsen, Hannah Stuelke and Sydney Affolter put up the final 11 points for Iowa, who kept their unbeaten home mark intact at 5-0.

Olsen led the Hawkeyes' offense with 21 points while Addison O'Grady added 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting. Stuelke contributed 15 points, six rebounds, seven assists, one steal and one block for Iowa, who will have an eight-day break before it faces Big Ten foe Purdue on Dec. 29.

Maya McDermott scored a game-high 30 points in the loss for Northern Iowa, which dropped to 5-6, while Kayba Laube added 20.

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