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  Rebecca Petersen

Rebecca Petersen

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Provo, Utah

High School:
Timpview

Last College:
Dixie State

Height:
5-3

Position:
MF/D

Birthdate:
05/29/1985

At Utah Valley State...

SENIOR-(2006): Played and started in all 19 games ... had three goals and three assists ... scored two goals against NJIT and one against Centenary ... assists came against Delaware State, Gonzaga and NJIT ... played 1142 minutes ... named United Soccer Conference Offensive Player of the Week on September 6.

JUNIOR- (2005): Played in 16 games, starting 12 ... had one goal and one assist ... goal came against Delaware State and had the assist against Howard ... named to the United Soccer Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Before Utah Valley State...
Prepped at Timpview High School ... lettered in soccer for four years ... also received All-State and All-Region honors.

Personal...
Born May 29, 1985 in Keflavik, Iceland ... graduated from Timpview High School in 2003 on the Honor Roll ... majoring in Behavioral Science ... parents are John and Christine.

Other College...
Played two years at Dixie State College ... was named to the NJCAA All-American team and the NSCAA Adidas All-Region team ... twice named Player of the Week ... named Freshman of the Year ... and won the National Junior College Championship her freshman year ... played and started 17 of 19 games her sophomore year ... scored seven goals and had six assists for 20 points ... had 48 shots and 25 shots on goal ... shooting percentage was .146 and shot on goal percentage was .521 ... also had three game-winning goals.