2014 Women's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Barbara Peterson
- Position:
- Utility
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Castilleja
- Hometown:
- Palo Alto, Calif.
2013: Appeared in 24 games and started 22 ... member of starting unit in first 22 games of season before missing three postseason games ... scored at least one goal in seven out of eight games in late-February to mid-March ... finished with 15 goals, three assists and 18 points ... fifth on team in goals ... tied for sixth on squad with eight steals ... three steals vs. San Diego State equaled most by a Bison all year ... led team with 10 field blocks.
2012: One of eight Bison to appear in all 39 games ... moved into the starting lineup midseason in place of an injured Amanda Skonezney ... scored 20 of her 26 goals during her 20 starting assignments ... also had 11 of her 12 assists when a member of starting lineup ... second-most points among freshmen (38) ... tied for fifth on squad in goals (26) ... three goals and one assist against Azusa Pacific in second career start ... later had a four-point outing in win over Grove City ... closed regular season by posting six consecutive multi-point outings ... eighth on team with 18 steals ... registered season-high three steals in Southern Championships opener vs. George Washington.
Before Bucknell: Four-year member of water polo and swimming teams at Castilleja High School ... first-team all-league selection in water polo in 2010 and 2011 ... Second Team All-Central Coast Section Division II ... second-team all-league swimmer in 2010 ... helped water polo squad to two second-place finishes in Central Coast Section (2009, 2011) and one additional semifinal appearance (2010) ... high school teammate of fellow Bison women’s water polo junior Sayeh Bozorghadad.
Personal: Barbara Melissa Peterson ... born May 27, 1993 in Stanford, Calif. ... daughter of Erik Peterson and Barby Peterson Vaughan ... has twin two-year-old half-brothers, Nathan and Trevor Vaughan ... also has a half-sister, Olivia Peterson ... uncle, Alden Romney, played basketball at Pomona ... major is interdepartmental.
