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Women's Volleyball

2023 Volleyball Roster

Aaron Mercado
Aaron C Packard/USD
Molly Sheppard
Madisen Martinez
Madisen Martinez
Molly Sheppard

16 Laura Petterson

  • Position Defensive Specialist
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Sioux Falls Washington HS
  • Hometown Sioux Falls, S.D.

Biography


2023
Helped South Dakota claim its fourth Summit League Regular Season Championship and advance to the National Invitational Volleyball Championship…appeared in 25 matches and 79 sets as a serving specialist…totaled 16 service aces, four assists, and 17 digs…had a season-high two digs at Denver (Oct. 28) and four aces against Kansas City (Sept. 28).

2022
Helped the Coyotes win the Summit League Tournament Championship and the Summit League Regular Season Championship for the first time in the same season…appeared in 29 matches and 101 sets…totaled 21 service aces and 22 digs…had four digs in a win over North Dakota (Nov. 19)…had four service aces against Houston in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

2021
Helped the Coyotes win the Summit League Tournament Championship...appeared in 20 matches and 51 sets...totaled 12 digs, six service aces and one assist...had two aces in road sweep over South Dakota State (Oct. 22)...had three digs in a home win over Kansas City (Oct. 28)...made the Summit League honor roll...named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2020
Helped the Coyotes win the Summit League Tournament Championship...appeared in 17 matches and 36 sets, primarily as a serving specialist...totaled five service aces and six digs on the season...had two service aces and one dig in Summit League tournament championship match against Denver...had two digs in match against Omaha (Feb. 15)...made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
Four year letterwinner helped team finish fourth in Class AA state tournament as a senior. She contributed 283 kills, 348 digs and 38 service aces while playing 96 sets as a senior to earn Metro Athletic All-Conference honors. She had career totals of 514 kills, 506 digs, 89 blocks and 52 service aces in 265 sets played. Ran on a 4x100 state championship relay team in 2018 that holds the South Dakota all-time best mark of 48.34.

Personal
Daughter of Tanya and Kelly Petterson.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2020Freshman

    Defensive Specialist
    5'6"
    16
  • 16

    2021Sophomore

    Defensive Specialist
    5'6"
    16
  • 16

    2022Junior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'6"
    16
  • 16

    2023Senior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'6"
    16