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Jersey Number 17
Isabella Peterson
- Year:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Sparks, Md.
- High School:
- Hereford
- Major:
- Business Management / Finance
Bio
Career Highlights
- Most goals all-time in JMU history (298)
- Most points all-time in JMU history (363)
- Most shots all-time in JMU history (590)
- Most free-position goals all-time in JMU history (57)
- Most draw controls all-time in JMU history (329)
- 11th in all-time assists in JMU history (65)
- Holds single-season record for most goals in a season (2023 - 91)
- Holds single-season record for most points in a season (2023 - 114)
- Holds JMU single-game goals record (8 at Hofstra on April 2, 2022)
- Holds JMU single-game points record (10 at Hofstra on April 2, 2022)
- IWLCA Second Team All-American
- IWLCA First Team All-South Region
- USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American
- ILWomen Second Team All-American
- Tewaaraton Award Nominee
- American Athletic Conference First Team All-Conference
- American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team
- All-ECAC Team
- JMA Female Athlete of the Year
- ILWomen Midseason All-American First Team
- 2x American Athletic Conference Attack Player of the Week (Feb. 19, Apr. 22)
- 7x American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 12, Mar. 4, Mar. 11, Mar. 18, Mar. 25, Apr. 15, Apr. 29)
- Started all 19 games in which she played
- Scored a team-high 75 goals on 149 shots (.503)
- Totaled 88 points - the most for JMU
- Collected 89 draw controls - second-most for JMU
- Added 13 assists
- Put 115 shots on goal (.772)
- Scored five game-winning goals
- Went 14-of-24 from the free position
- Added 21 ground balls and nine caused turnovers
- Recorded a hat trick in all but one game
- Tallied at least two points in every game this season
- Ranked eighth in the nation in goals (75) and shots on goal per game (6.05), as well as 10th in the nation in goals per game (3.95)
- Led the AAC in goals per game and game-winning goals
- Second in the AAC in points per game (4.63) and shots per game (7.84)
- Third in the AAC in draw controls per game (4.68) and fourth in free-position goals per game (0.74)
- Recorded five goals, three assists, two ground balls and seven draw controls against Virginia Tech (Feb. 14)
- IWLCA Senior All-Star
- American Athletic Conference Preseason Attack Player of the Year
- American Athletic Conference Preseason All-Conference
- USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason First Team All-American
- Team captain
- Dean's List (Fall 2023)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
- IWLCA First Team All-American
- IWLCA First Team All-South Region
- USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American
- ILWomen First Team All-American
- Tewaaraton Award Finalist - 4th in JMU history
- Tewaaraton Award Nominee and Watch List
- American Athletic Conference Attack Player of the Year
- American Athletic Conference First Team All-Conference
- VaSID Player of the Year and First Team All-State
- ECAC Offensive Player of the Year and All-ECAC Team
- 5x American Athletic Conference Attack Player of the Week (Feb. 27, Mar. 13, Mar. 20, Apr. 10, May 1)
- Team captain
- JMA Female Athlete of the Year
- Set JMU single-season records in goals (91) and points (114)
- Reached JMU career highs in both goals and points
- Set career-high with 23 assists
- Reached 90 draw controls for the second straight season
- Scored 18 hat tricks, doing so in 81.8% of JMU's games
- Tied her own JMU single-game record with eight goals at High Point (Feb. 25)
- Had a season-high nine points twice - at High Point (Feb. 25) and vs. Maryland (May 14)
- Scored seven or more goals three times - at High Point, vs. Johns Hopkins (March 11) and vs. Maryland
- Had the first first-quarter hat trick in JMU history at North Carolina (Feb. 11)
- Secured five or more draw controls in nine different games
- Was sixth in The American in draw controls per game (4.09)
- Went 22-of-37 from the free-position (.595)
- Multiple free-position goals in five games
- The 22 free-position goals was second-most in JMU single-season history
- Ranked second in goals, points and shots nationally
- Was also fifth in free-position goals and 21st in free-position percentage
- Scooped a career-high 17 ground balls
- Had three ground balls against UConn (Feb. 18)
- Registered nine caused turnovers
- Also had three caused turnovers against UConn (Feb. 18)
- USA Lacrosse Magazine Division I Player of the Week (Feb. 28)
- IWLCA Division I Offensive Player of the Week (May 16)
- USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-American (Third Team)
- ILWomen Preseason All-American (Third Team)
- Preseason All-AAC
- Dean's List (Spring 2023)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
- IWLCA All American (3rd Team)
- Named 2022 All-American by ILWomen
- 2022 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year
- First Team All-CAA
- VaSID Player of the Year and First Team All-State
- Preseason All-CAA
- 5x CAA Player of the Week
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
- Named Tewaaraton Award nominee
- USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American (Honorable Mention)
- IWLCA All-South Region (First Team)
- JMA Female Athlete of the Year
- Scored 72 goals, third-most in program history
- Her 3.79 goals per game ranked eighth in the country
- Finished with a .537 shot percentage, 34th in the nation
- Career-high eight goals and 10 points at Hofstra (Apr. 2)
- Her goals and points against Hofstra both tied single-game program records
- Dished out 15 assists for the season
- Added three assists vs. High Point (Feb. 26)
- Recorded career high 12 shots twice, last at Hofstra (Apr. 2)
- Had 10 shots on goal twice, last at Hofstra (Apr. 2)
- Went 14-for-22 from the free position (.636)
- Ranked 13th in Division I in free-position percentage
- Career-high three free position goals at Hofstra (Apr. 2)
- Led the team and the CAA with 102 draw controls
- Third-most draw controls for a season in JMU history
- Collected career-high 9 draw controls vs. Virginia Tech (Feb. 16)
- Had eight draw controls in four other games
- Seven caused turnovers for the campaign
- Forced two opposition turnovers at Drexel (Apr. 30)
- Picked up 13 ground balls during the season
- Grabbed two ground balls for season-high in both matchups against UConn (Feb.19/May 13)
- IWLCA Second Team All-South Region
- First Team All-CAA
- CAA All-Rookie Team
- CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
- VaSID Rookie of the Year
- VaSID First Team All-State
- Three-time CAA Rookie of the Week (Mar. 30, Apr. 20, Apr. 27)
- Played in 16 games, making 15 starts at attack
- Scored 45 goals with 11 assists for 56 points
- Also scored six free-position goals
- Had 48 draw controls, two caused turnovers and eight ground balls
- Ranked 7th in the CAA in goals per game (2.81)
- Ranked 8th in the CAA in points per game (3.5)
- Ranked 9th in the CAA in draw controls per game (3.0)
- Tied career high with six goals with five draw controls against Elon (Apr. 25)
- Scored five goals in CAA title game vs. Drexel (May 9)
- Also had five goals with five draws against William & Mary (Apr. 23)
- Scored four goals with a career-high seven draw controls in NCAA Second Round at North Carolina (May 16)
- Record four goals also against Wofford (Mar. 12) and Virginia (Mar. 26)
- Had five points off a goal and career-high four assists vs. George Mason (Mar. 3)
- Registered nine hat tricks on the season
- Had at least four points in 10 games
- Caused two turnovers vs. Wofford
- Won at least four draw controls in five games
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
- Started all six games at attack
- Two-time CAA Rookie of the Week (Feb. 18, Feb. 25)
- Scored a team-high 15 goals with three assists for 18 points
- Also scored one free-position goal, to go with two caused turnovers and five ground balls
- Ranked third in the CAA and 40th nationally in shot percentage (.600)
- Ranked fifth in the CAA in goals per game (2.5) and seventh in points per game (3.0)
- Career-high six goals with one assist at High Point (Feb. 22)
- Scored four goals against Virginia Tech (Feb. 12)
- Had three points off a goal and two assists against Penn State (Mar. 4)
- Also scored twice at Rutgers (Mar. 7)
- Tallied two caused turnovers and two ground balls vs. UConn (Feb. 16)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2019, Fall 2020)
- Dean's List (Spring 2020)
- Baltimore Sun First Team All-Metro as a senior and Second Team as a junior
- First Team All-County as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior
- Team captain as a junior and senior
- Led Bulls in scoring all four years of high school, tallying a school-record 250 goals during her career
- Scored 71 goals and 38 assists as a senior while also leading team in draw controls (75), ground balls (76) and caused turnovers (37)
- Tallied 60 goals and 17 assists as a junior, to go with team highs in draws (58), ground balls (25) and caused turnovers (20)
- Scored 71 goals and 24 assists as a sophomore while also leading squad in draws (127) and ground balls (63)
- Tallied 48 goals and 16 assists, to go with team bests in draws (61) and ground balls (50)
- Named to Baltimore Sun’s Player to Watch List in 2018 and 2019
- Helped Hereford to three county championships (2016, 2018 and 2019), a regional title (2019) and a pair of state championship game berths (2018, 2019)
- Played club lacrosse for TLC
- Dual-sport athlete who was a four-year athlete for the basketball team
- First Team All-Division as a sophomore and Second Team All-County as a junior and senior
- Was the basketball team’s captain her junior and senior seasons
- Recipient of the Hereford High School Athletic Award
- Selected to play on the Under Armour Underclass All-American Baltimore Team in 2018
- Honor roll student
- National Honor Society
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Daughter of Eric and Michelle Peterson
- Has a sister, Jordan, who also plays lacrosse for JMU
- Her father, Eric, was an Academic All-American football player at Towson
- Her mother, Michelle played soccer and ran track at Towson
- Majoring in Business Management and Finance
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