#8 MELISSA PETERSON
Senior • Middle Blocker • 5'11 
Ganado, Ariz./ 
Arizona
Western College

 


No. Name Pos
2 Erin Burnette OH/DS
3 Cat Juson S
4 Laryssa Goncalves L
5 Ana Luiza Bernardes de Borja OH
8 Melissa Peterson MB
9 Ludmila Francescatto OH
10 Elisa Kuehnel OH
12 Ivana Rich MB
13 Shannon Keebaugh S
14 Natasha Franco OH
15 Renata Salvatori OH/MB
 
 
 
 
 

General: An effective blocker, especially in one-on-one situations … understands the game and has great court vision … smart hitter who strikes with a heavy arm. 2005 (Junior): Selected to the VaSID All-State Second Team… Recorded 261 kills on a team-best .306 percentage, the second-highest clip in program history, ranking eighth in the CAA… Also led team with 128 total blocks (14 solo), third most in the Rams’ single-season record books… Per-game average of 1.02 blocks placed seventh in the league… Provided 33 service aces, ranking third on the team… Named CAA Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 14)… Selected to the CAA All-Tournament Team (Nov. 20)… Helped Rams’ to victory over Pacific with nine kills on a .368 percentage and three blocks (Aug. 26)… Had six total blocks (two solo) and two aces in a win over Radford (Sept. 2)… Racked up 11 kills with zero errors in 17 attacks for a .647 hitting percentage and added seven blocks (two solo) in a win over Temple at the Kansas Jayhawk Invitational (Sept. 9)… Finished nine kills, hitting .316, with six block assists against Delaware (Sept. 17)… Had 10 kills and seven blocks in a win over James Madison (Sept. 30)… Totaled 21 kills and hit .467 and .400 in back-to-back wins over UNC Wilmington (Oct. 9) and Campbell (Oct. 10)… Set a school record and tied the second best hitting percentage for a single match (15-19 attempts) in NCAA history when she registered a .944 percentage, 17 kills and no errors in 18 attempts, against Liberty (Oct. 25)… Hammered 15 kills and hit .444 with four blocks and two aces against Northeastern (Oct. 28)… Nearly picked up a triple double with 14 kills, 10 digs and nine blocks in win over Georgia State (Nov. 12)… Averaged Had 12 kills six blocks (one solo), five digs and one ace against Georgia State in the first round of the CAA Tournament (Nov. 18)… Logged 10 kills, six blocks (one solo) and an ace in VCU’s upset of top-seed and host Hofstra in CAA Tournament Semifinals (Nov. 19)…. Erupted for 15 kills, hitting .500, with (one solo) six blocks, five digs and one ace in CAA Tournament Championship victory over Towson (Nov. 20)… Named to CAA All-Tournament Team after compiling 37 kills and 18 blocks in three matches… Hit. .375 with 12 kills and two blocks in Rams’ NCAA Tournament First Round match with Purdue (Dec. 2). Personal:Played for two years at Arizona Western College in Yuma, Ariz. … earned Region I Division I and Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) first team honors in 2003 … named region honorable mention and ACCAC second team in 2004 … also played basketball at AWC … two-time captain at Ganado (Ariz.) High School … three-time Arizona 3A All-State First Team selection … majoring in exercise science … daughter of Victoria Iyua … born June 10, 1985.

Year GP K TA Pct. Ast. SA Digs BS BA
2005 125 261 634 .306 34 33 92 14 114