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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa found an experienced point guard in the spring to fill Caitlin Clark's position. But while Villanova transfer Lucy Olsen only finished a couple of spots behind Clark in the rankings of the nation's leading scorers last season, her offensive game is much different than the long-distance range of her predecessor. Olsen, who averaged 23.3 points per game last season, made just 29.4 percent of her 3-point shots last season. Where much of her scoring comes from, though, is with a mid-range jumper that has become one of Olsen's main talents. She says "not a lot of people have it, so it's definitely a perk to have that mid-range game."
