Notes: Olson and Danielle Carson (1982-86) are the only two players in program history to have at least 600 rebounds and 300 assists. Olson finished the 2020-21 season as the only Division I player in the country with at least 1,000 points, 660 rebounds and 375 assists... Has earned Horizon League accolades in each of the past three seasons... In YSU history, Olson's current career ranks are: 19th in points, seventh in 3-pointers, 13th in rebounds, ninth in assists and tied-for-fifth in blocks... She finished the 2020-21 season with 1,124 points, 669 rebounds, 378 assists, 173 3-pointers and 102 blocks... Two-time Academic All-Horizon League selection... has played in 112 games in career, making 101 starts... has started every game the past three seasons.
2020-21 (Senior) | Named the Coach Ed DiGregorio Team MVP... Selected All-Horizon League Third-Team... became the 23rd player in YSU women's basketball history to reach 1,000 career points on Jan. 15 at UIC... Olson reached two other significant milestones during the season as she grabbed her 600th career rebound and dished out her 300th career assist... averaged a career-best 5.0 assists in 2020-21, becoming just the 10th Penguin ever to average at least five assists over a season... led the Horizon League in assists for the second time in her career... started all 18 games... scored 188 points... made 60 field goals, including 23 3-pointers... was 45-of-58 (77.6 percent) from the free-throw line... dished out 90 assists... grabbed 85 rebounds... added 22 steals and 19 blocks... had a season best 24 points against Oakland (1/9)... grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against UIC (1/22)... Posted 11 assists, the second-most by a HL player this season, against PFW (2/5)... Also voted to the Horizon League All-Academic Team... scored in doubles figures on nine occasions... made multiple 3-pointers on four occasions with a high of four vs. Oakland... made 14 free throws in win at UIC (1/15)... had five-or-more assists in 11 contests.
2019-20 (Junior) | Named the Coach Ed DiGregorio Team MVP... Voted to the All-Horizon League First Team after ranking eighth in the league in scoring and being among the top nine in eight different categories (scoring, rebounding, assists, free-throw percentage, 3s per game, blocks, defensive rebounds and minutes)... Also voted to the Horizon League All-Academic Team... Was the first Penguins guard to be a first-team all-conference pick since Brianne Kenneally in 1999-00... Joined Jen Perugini, Brandi Brown, Heidi Schlegel and teammate Mary Dunn as Youngstown State players to be named First-Team All-Horizon League... Had the first triple-double by a Penguin since 1986 in the season opener against Canisius with 13 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds... Danielle Carson was the last - and only other - YSU player with a triple-double when she had six during the 1985-86 season... Was one of 22 players in the country in 2019-20 to record a triple-double... Became just the fourth player to lead the Penguins in points (364) and assists (87) in the same season – joined former teammate Indiya Benjamin (2016-17), Liz Hauger (1994-95) and Kenneally (1999-00)... Also led the squad in rebounds (217), blocks (25) and steals (35)... Averaged 12.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists for the year and 12.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists during Horizon League play... Ranked 31st in the country in free-throw percentage at .852... That ranked second in the conference, and it was the ninth-best mark for a season in program history... Shot 89.9 percent from the line in conference play... Named the Horizon League Player of the Week for the second time in her career on Jan. 20 after averaging 14.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in road wins over Oakland and Detroit Mercy... Scored in double figures 20 times, had at least 10 rebounds eight times and posted six double-doubles... Scored at least 12 points in 11 of her final 14 games of the season... Scored her 900th career point at Milwaukee on Feb. 27 while also notching a career-best five steals... Matched her career high with 15 rebounds and added 16 points in the win over Eastern Michigan (11/16)... Tied a career high with four blocks at Northern Kentucky (1/2)... Made multiple 3-pointers 13 times, including a season-best four at Cleveland State in the Horizon League Tournament (3/3).
2018-19 (Sophomore) | Voted to the All-Horizon League Second Team as one of the most well-rounded players in the conference... Was just the fourth YSU guard to earn all-conference honors as a sophomore and joined former teammate Indiya Benjamin as the only Penguins guards to earn All-Horizon League accolades... Started all 32 games at point guard and totaled 320 points, 228 rebounds and 146 assists for averages of 10 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists... Was the only underclassman in Division I to average at least 10 points, seven rebounds and 4.5 assists, and she was one of five players to reach those averages regardless of class... Averaged 10.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists in conference play... Became the first player in program history to lead the team in assists and blocks (34) in the same season... Also led the squad in steals (32) and minutes (1,041)... Ranked second in the team with 60 3-pointers... On YSU’s single-season records list, ranked 10th in minutes, 13th in blocks, 14th in assists and 15th in 3-pointers... Led the Horizon League in assists and ranked among the top eight in the conference in nine different categories (free throw percentage, rebounding, assists, 3-point field-goal percentage, blocks, 3-pointers per game, assist-to-turnover ratio, defensive rebounds and minutes)... Named the Horizon League Player of the Week by the conference office on Dec. 31 and by College Sports Madness on Dec. 23... Averaged 13.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists while making eight 3s over two games the week leading up to Dec. 23... Earned the league’s Player of the Week honor by averaging 16.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists in victories at Detroit Mercy and Oakland in the first week of conference play... Scored in double figures 13 times and grabbed at least 10 rebounds seven times... Posted five double-doubles in points and rebounds... Had a near triple-double with a career-high 12 assists, nine points and nine rebounds at Cleveland State in the regular-season finale (3/2)... The 12 assists tied for the 12th-most in a game in school history... Grabbed a career-best 15 rebounds at Oakland (12/30)... Made a 3-pointer in 26 games, including a career-best five in a home win over Green Bay (2/15)... Had 19 points, 13 rebounds and six assists in addition to the five 3s in the victory against the Phoenix... Scored her 500th career point at UIC as part of a 12-point, 10-rebound performance (2/10)... Made her 100th 3 at Cleveland State (3/2).
2017-18 (Freshman) | Named the program’s Newcomer of the Year... Voted to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team as the most versatile freshman in the conference... Played in all 32 games and led YSU’s freshmen with 21 starts... Totaled 252 points, 139 rebounds, 55 assists, 24 blocks and 19 steals... Averaged 7.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists for the year... Improved her averages to 10.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists while making 33 3-pointers against Horizon League opponents... Ranked among the top four Penguins in scoring, rebounding, assists, blocks, steals and 3-pointers... In conference play among freshmen, she ranked first in 3-pointers, 3-point field-goal percentage (.375), blocks (15) and minutes (30.2)... Was second among freshmen in scoring, assists (2.3/game) and rebounding (5.4/game)... Her .388 field-goal percentage was the best among YSU’s guards... On YSU’s freshman records lists, she ranked second in blocks, third in 3-pointers and eighth in rebounds... Earned the Horizon League Freshman of the Week award in four straight weeks (1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12)... No player had won it at least three times in a row since the award was instituted in 2013-14... Also named the league’s player of the week by College Sports Madness on Feb. 12... Started that stretch by scoring a career-high 26 points at Cleveland State (1/20), which was the highest total by a league freshman in 2017-18 and the most by a YSU freshman since Ann Marie Martin in 1995... Had YSU’s first double-double by a freshman since 2013 with 16 points and 11 boards vs. NKU (1/25)... Nearly had a triple-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists at UIC (2/10)... Scored in double figures 10 times, and YSU was 10-0 in those contests... Made a 3-pointer in 23 different games... Had a season-high four blocks at UIC (2/10)... Posted a season-best three steals in the win at IUPUI (2/8).
