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Women's Golf

2018-19 Women's Golf Roster

Aaron C Packard/USD

Lexi Petersen

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Spoon River Valley HS
  • Hometown Fairview, Ill.

Biography

2018-19
Competed in all 10 events in senior campaign … averaged 77.4 strokes per round … stroke average was nearly two strokes better than career average … posted two top five finishes and three top 10 placings on the season … earned season-best finish of third place at the Loyola Fall Invitational (Sept. 17-18), an event the Coyotes won … also earned a fourth place finish at the Kansas City Intercollegiate (April 8-9) … totaled a team-best three rounds at or below par … shot a season-best 69 at two events, the Pat Lesser-Harbottle Invitational (Oct. 15-16) and the Kansas City Intercollegiate (April 8-9) … concluded career at the Summit League Championship.

2017-18
Competed in all 11 events and 31 rounds on the Coyotes schedule … earned Summit League Golfer of the Week on Feb. 28 after averaging 75.6 strokes over three rounds at the Kiawah Island Spring Classic (2/25-27) led the Coyotes with a 77.4 per round stroke average … Placed a season-best of third at the Drake Bulldog Invitational (10/9) … placed in the top-five on one occasion and top-10 on three other occasions … tallied low tournaments of 227 on three different occasions … had a low round of 72 at the Kiawah Spring Classic (2/25-27) … placed 16th at the Summit League Championship … lowered career average by nearly a stroke and a half throughout the season … made the Summit League honor roll.

2016-17
Competed in 9 tournaments and 25 rounds for the Coyotes … finished 19th at the JTP Battle at Boulder Creek (77-80-76-233), tied for 21st at the Kansas City Shootout (83-80-76-239) and tied for 25th at the UNO Invitational (85-77-81-243) … helped the Coyotes place second at the Creighton Classic and third at the UNO Invitational … shot a low-round of 75 at the at the Chip-N Club Invitational and at the Sacramento State Invitational … had a stroke average of 80.24 ... shot 17-over par for the sixth-best individual performance in the school's history … made the Summit League honor roll.

2015-16
Competed in all tournaments for the Coyotes … finished tied for 15th at the South Dakota State Invite and was tied for 18th at the South Dakota Coyote Classic … her best round of the season was 5-over par 77 at the South Dakota State Invite and the Saluki Invitational … finished tied for 35th at the Summit League Tournament at 34-over par … averaged 82.5 strokes … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status.

Prep
Finished seventh as a senior at the Illinois State Tournament with a score of 156 ... competed with the boy's team and holds Spoon River Valley High School's records for nine holes (35) and 18 holes (73) ... earned all-conference honors for four consecutive seasons and captured the ICAC Championship title in 2013 and 2014 ... also an all-conference softball player for the Wildcats.

Personal
Daughter of Tim and Jana Petersen ... Sport Marketing & Media major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

  • 2016-17Sophomore

  • 2017-18Junior

  • 2018-19Senior