Omaha Athletics

2001-02 Season (Freshman):
Started every game after missing 2000-01 with an injury...shared team-high with 14 pts. vs. Briar Cliff...led team with a 46.9 three-point percentage...excellent defenseive player...second on the team with 14 blocked shots...scored in double figures four times...led team in scoring and rebounding twice each during the season.
Career, Season best: 14 vs. Briar Cliff 11-20; 8 rebounds at Northwest Missouri 11-27.

2000-01 Season (Redshirt):
Started the first two games of the season before fracturing a bone in her right foot...regained a year of eligibility by receiving a medical hardship...recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in the Mavs’ 78-64 victory over Concordia-St. Paul on 11-18-00.

High School:
A 2000 graduate of Mis­sou­ri Val­ley (Iowa) High School...a three-sport standout lettering four years in bas­ket­ball, vol­ley­ball, and track...earned first-team Iowa all-state hon­ors in bas­ket­ball dur­ing her senior sea­son, while rank­ing third in the state in re­bound­ing at 12.8 re­bounds per game and seventh in scoring at 22.8 points per game...set 24 school records during her career, including ca­reer marks for points (1,416), rebounds (877), steals (276), blocked shots (137), and three-point field goals (115)...set the season stan­dards for points (525), rebounds (294), steals (91), blocked shots (54), and three-point field goals (947)...se­lect­ed to the Iowa Se­lect AAU Team which com­pet­ed in Aus­tra­lia and Hawaii last summer...earned all-state honors in volleyball and track...a three-time all-Western Iowa Conference honoree in basketball and volleyball...competed in track in the 4x400, 4x800, and 4x100 relays.

Personal:
Full name is Lindsey Jane Petersen...birthdate is June 2, 1982...par­ents are Kevin and Rita Petersen...majoring in speech communications and nursing at UNO.

Quoting Carlsen:
“ I think she has improved her offensive arsenal. She has always been a good defensive player, but as she has matured, she’s gotten more well-rounded as a player.”