| Emily Peterson |
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Graduated
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| Hometown:
Tulsa, Okla.
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| High School:
Jenks
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| Height:
5-7
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| Position:
D
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| Experience:
3L
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Career Stats
- 2006 All-Big 12 First Team
- 2006 Soccer Buzz All-Central Region Second Team
- 2006 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
- 2006 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- 2008 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
- 2008 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- 2008 Soccer Buzz All-Central Region second team
2008 -- JUNIOR: Started in 19 of 21 games ... Was the experienced leader on a young backline ... Titled Soccer Buzz All-Central Region second team ... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Earned ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District first team accolades ... Was on defense for seven of eight shutouts ... Took season-total three shots and one shot on goal ... Honored at A&M's annual CHAMPS Award Banquet as a Texas A&M/Verizon Outstanding Athletics Scholar ... Earned the award by maintaining a perfect 4.0 semester GPR ... Received the "Defensive MVP" award at the team's annual banquet in March.
2007: Redshirted after sustaining a foot injury.
2006 -- SOPHOMORE: Appeared in all 24 of the Aggies' matches this season ... Made 23 starts on the Aggie backline ... Named to the All-Big 12 and Academic All-Big 12 first teams ... Listed as a member of the Soccer Buzz All-Central Region second team ... Earned NSCAA / adidas All-Central Region third team accolades ... Named to the ESPN The Magazine / CoSIDA Academic All-District first team ... Helped lead the Aggie defense to a Big 12 best 12 shutouts ... Five of the 12 shutouts came in league play ... Fired a career-high nine shots on the season ... Six of the nine shots were on goal ... Logged 90 minutes or more in 11 of A&M's contests ... Honored at A&M's annual CHAMPS Award Banquet as a Texas A&M / Verizon Outstanding Athletics Scholar ... Earned the award by maintaining a GPA of a perfect 4.0 semester GPR ... Received the team's "Defensive MVP" award at the team's annual banquet in March.
2005 -- FRESHMAN: Played in 21 of the Aggies' 24 matches ... Registered 11 starts, the most among the freshman class ... Notched four assists and one goal on just five shots, with four on frame ... First assist came in the first game of the season against SFA (Aug. 26) ... Second assist was to Kat Krambeer for the game winner in the 3-2 victory over Missouri (Sept. 23) ... Scored first career goal on just her first shot of the season in the 1-1 draw against Oklahoma State (Oct. 16), where she logged a career-high 110 minutes ... Chipped in a career-high two assists against Northwestern State in the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 11) ... Honored at A&M's annual CHAMPS Awards Banquet as a Texas A&M / Verizon Athletic Scholar ... Earned the award by maintaining a GPA of at least 3.0 over the calendar year ... Received the "Newcomer of the Year" award at the team's annual banquet in April, which is given to the newcomer who had the largest impact on the field.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Lettered three seasons for coach Mike Carney at Jenks High School in Jenks, Okla. ... Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Oklahoma in both her junior and senior seasons (2003-2004) ... A 2004 NSCAA / adidas High School All-American ... Named NSCAA / adidas Oklahoma Player of the Year in 2004 ... An all-district, all-metro, all-state and NSCAA/adidas all-region selection ... Nominated for the 2004 Jenks High School Wendy's Heisman award ... Led the Trojans to three straight district championships and to the state championship match three times, winning the title as a sophomore ... Played club soccer for the Tulsa Soccer Club and coach Gene Jackson ... Won six state championships in eight seasons with the club ... Has been a member of the Oklahoma ODP state team for six seasons and the Region III ODP team for the last five years ... Attended the adidas US Youth Soccer-ESP National Camp in 2003 ... Played for A&M assistant coach Phil Stephenson on the '86 South Regional ODP Team along with current teammates Melissa Garey, Linda Pierson, Amy Berend, Kelly Wilmoth and Sara Albrecht.
PERSONAL: Emily Elizabeth Peterson was born on July 31, 1986, in Bartlesville, Okla. ... Daughter of Dennis and Peggy Peterson of Tulsa, Okla. ... Has two older brothers, Eric (31) and Adam (28) ... Has three cousins who have attended A&M, including Scott Peterson, who was a sprinter on the Aggie track team, and Dan Blanchard, who was a member of the men's swimming team ... Six cousins have played intercollegiate sports ... Uncle, Dick Blanchard, played football at the University of Tulsa and for the NFL's New England Patriots ... Another uncle, David Peterson, played tennis at Oklahoma State University ... Salutatorian of the Class of 2005 at Jenks High School ... Was an AP Scholar, an Oklahoma Academic Scholar, and a member of Who's Who Among American High School Students, the Oklahoma High School Honor Society, and the National Honor Roll ... Participated in Student Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Drug-Free Youth, Spanish Club and Pre-Med Society ... Was voted "most athletic" by her classmates ... Volunteered with the American Red Cross, the Parent Child Center of Tulsa, The Outreach Program for Soccer (TOPSoccer) and Up with Trees ... Enjoys movies and playing any sports ... Began playing soccer at age five for the Bartlesville Rec League ... Most memorable athletic moment was scoring the game-winning goal off a half-volley in overtime for her club team in the state championship match ... Chose Texas A&M because "the girls are awesome and I believe the team has the potential to win a national championship. On my official visit I was blown away by the fan support" ... Finance major, economics minor.
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