Marissa Peterson
#44Position: F Ht.: 5-9
Hometown: Santa Fe, N.M.
Previous School: St. Michael's HS
Eligibility: R-Fr. Major: Undecided
Redshirt in 2008-09...
Prep: Earned all-district and all-state honors twice with the Martin Romero coached St. Michael’s HS Norsemen…Played in the North/South All-State game as a senior… Named as team’s player of the year as a junior… Played post and shooting forward positions… Also played volleyball and competed in track and field… Was a 2-time all-district volleyball player… Earned all-state honors as a senior… Led the team to a district championship as a senior in 2007.
Academics: Is undecided upon a major but would like to coach basketball and run her own business… Earned a Block “M” as a freshman and sophomore… Was in the national honor society during all four years of her high school career… Was a Spanish honor and Outstanding English student as well.
Off the Court: Born 5/18/90… Daughter of Scott and Dolores Peterson… Sister Vanessa is 24… Cousin Andrea Dekker played volleyball at Utica and Grand Valley State… Cousin Adam Dekker played hockey and Utica and semi-professionally for the Kansas Thunder… Enjoys drawing, watching movies and listening to music… Favorite movie is Love & Basketball… Favorite food is spaghetti… Favorite professional sports teams are the Dallas Cowboys and Phoenix Mercury.
