Academic Notes: Majoring in exercise science...Aspires to be a physical therapist...Three-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient...Two-time Big Sky All-Academic selection.
Career Notes: Fourth in program history in scoring average (15.98)...Second in program history in free throw percentage (.819)...Fifth in program history in three-point percentage (.362)...Seventh in program history in three-pointers made per game (1.45).
2017-18 (Redshirt Senior): All-Big Sky Third Team…Appeared in and started 28 games...Named Big Sky Player of the Week on Dec. 12...Averaged 17.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game...Led team and ranked seventh in the Big Sky in scoring...Led the team and ranked third in the Big Sky in assists...Also ranked 80th in the NCAA in assists...Ranked third on the team in rebounds and second in steals...Led the team with 25 double-digit scoring games...Also led the team with 10 games with 20 points or more...Posted the seventh-highest single season point total in school history with 482 points and ninth-highest season scoring average...Recorded first career 30-point game with 36 points vs. Idaho, tied for the seventh-most points in a game in school history...Averaged 19.5 points per game over her last 13 games...Made career-high 13 field goals vs. Idaho...Recorded season-high 12 rebounds at Sacramento State...Totaled two games with double-digit assists and 19 games with at least four assists...Recorded career-high 11 assists vs. UC Santa Barbara and 10 assists at Youngstown State...Tallied three double-doubles...Posted 13 games with multiple three-pointers including season-high four three-pointers vs. Arizona and Idaho...Made 38 three-pointers, second-most on the team...Shot .437 from the field, .380 on three-pointers and .862 from the free throw line...Led the team in three-point percentage and free throw percentage...Ranked fourth in the Big Sky in free throw percentage...Also ranked 28th in the NCAA in free throw percentage...Recorded the second-best season free throw percentage and tied for the seventh-best season three-point percentage in school history...Was perfect from the line in 12 games...Made all 11 free throw attempts at Hawai'i, the sixth-most free throws made without a miss in school history...Tallied 112 free throws made, the seventh-highest single season total in school history...Played 40 or more minutes in eight games including career-high 42 minutes at Sacramento State...Averaged a Big Sky high 37.4 minutes per game...Ranked 25th in the NCAA in minutes per game...Totaled seventh-most minutes played in a season in school history with 1,046...Totaled 482 points, 152 rebounds, 129 assists, 34 steals and six blocks.
2016-17 (Redshirt Junior): All-Big Sky Third Team…Appeared in and started 28 games...Averaged 14.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game...Led team and ranked ninth in the Big Sky in scoring...Ranked third on the team in total rebounds and steals and tied for second in assists...Led the team with 21 double-digit scoring games...Also led the team with five games with 20 points or more...Scored season-high 29 points at Montana State...Became first player in three years to record three straight 20 point games vs. Idaho State, Weber State and at Montana State...Averaged 26.3 points with a .538 field goal percentage and seven three-pointers during that three-game stretch...Made season-high 10 field goals twice vs. Weber State and at Montana State...Recorded season-highs of 13 rebounds at Cal Poly and five steals vs. Idaho State...Also recorded season-high six assists twice at Grand Canyon and Sacramento State...Posted 14 games with multiple three-pointers including season-high four three-pointers in three games...Made 43 three-pointers, third-most on the team...Shot .415 from the field, .347 on three-pointers and .773 from the free throw line...Was perfect from the line in 10 games...Ranked ninth in the Big Sky in free throw percentage...Led team in free throws made with 92 and attempted with 119...Played season-high 40 minutes in three games...Averaged 30.6 minutes per game, second-most on the team...Ranked second on the team with 857 minutes played...Totaled 413 points, 132 rebounds, 72 assists, 32 steals and two blocks.
2015-16 (Junior): Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules.
Loyola Marymount (2013-15): Two-year letterwinner for coach Charity Elliott...Averaged 3.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 15.9 minutes per game during 2014-15 season...Ranked second on the team in free throw percentage at 83 percent...Played in 24 games with five starts as a sophomore...Averaged 1.6 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 11.3 minutes during 2013-14 season...Played in 27 games with seven starts as a freshman...Scored career-high 11 points twice against Seattle as a freshman and San Diego as a sophomore...Recorded career-highs of 11 rebounds and five assists against Pepperdine as a sophomore...2015 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention.
High School: Four-year letterwinner, two-year starter and one-year team captain at Highland HS...Three-time All-City and All-Fiesta Region selection...Two-time All-State 5A and All-Section II selection...Top 10 all-time scorer in school record book...Led team to 32-3 overall record with 10-0 league record, No. 3 ranking in the state and state tournament semifinals as a senior...Led team to 29-5 overall record, No. 7 ranking in the state and state tournament quarterfinals as a junior...Received Team MVP as a junior...Golden Scholar.
Personal: Olivia Elysse Lucero was born Feb. 24 in Brawley, Calif....Daughter of Eloy and Kerry Lucero...One older sister, Kalia...Both of her parents attended NAU...Lists her most memorable athletic moment as her Signing Day to play Division I basketball...Chose NAU because of the great academics, opportunity to help build a championship program and it is close to home.
