Omaha Athletics

2001-02 Season (Junior):
Her three-pointer with 3.5 seconds left downed NDSU
in Omaha, 77-76, Jan. 26...she scored in double
figures 17 times during the season with a career-best
29 against Morningside...had a career-high 10 rebs. vs.
Central Missouri State in her only career double-double
(19-10)...scored in double figures four of last six games
of the year and had 5 games with 20 or more...ranked
20th in scoring in the NCC.

2000-01 Season (Sophomore):
Started half the games last season, both overall and in the league...averaged 8.2 points and 3.0 rebounds...was second on the team in three-point shooting at 34.6 percent...scored in double figures 10 times, including a career-best 18 vs. Augustana...also had career highs of seven rebounds and four assists in that game...didn’t foul out in any game last year.

1999-2000 Season (Freshman):
Added dynamic athleticism to the Maverick roster during her in­au­gu­ral season in a Maverick uniform...played in both the point and off-guard positions...saw ac­tion in 22 games...averaged 2.0 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 7.3 minutes per game...recorded sea­son-highs with 11 points, five rebounds, and three steals in the Mav­er­icks’ 68-50 victory over South Dakota on 2-4-00...registered eight points, four rebounds, and three assists in UNO’s 92-47 win over Minnesota-Morris in opening round ac­tion of UNO’s O2TV Tournament on 11-26-99.

High School:
A 1999 graduate of Roch­es­ter (Minn.) Lourdes High School...a three-sport athlete lettering in bas­ket­ball, vol­ley­ball, and softball...earned first-team Min­ne­so­ta all-state hon­ors in basketball...named to the all-city team and twice earned all-con­fer­ence accolades...averaged 17.4 points, 3.9 re­bounds, 4.2 steals, and 2.4 as­sists during her senior season...earned all-conference hon­ors in both vol­ley­ball and softball.

Personal:
Full name is Sara June Peterson...birthdate is Oc­to­ber 2, 1980...par­ents are Robert Peterson and Valori Langseth...major is family science...recipient of the DJ and Marge Witherspoon Schol­ar­ship.

Quoting Carlsen:
“I think she’s going to have to help pick up the scoring void with the loss of Jen Mitchell. She has the tools to be a consistent scorer, and I think she’s matured a lot, which will help her become more consistent.”