2020 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Petersen, Baylee

Jersey Number 8
Baylee Petersen
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist/Libero/Outside Hitter
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Dike-New Hartford
- Hometown:
- Dike, Iowa
Bio
2022: MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention ... MVC Board of Director's and Commissioner's Academic Excellence Awards and Honor Roll ... Appeared in all 130 sets and all 35 matches including 26 starts with 226 digs at 1.74 digs per set, 31 aces, 27 assists, and three kills ... also topped all regular servers with career-best .972 serving percentage featuring streak of 124 errorless serves beginning at Evansville (10/22/22) and ending at Evansville (11/22/22) ... led all UNI Tournament participants with eight aces featuring personal-high-tying five service winners against Grand Canyon (9/10/22) ... season-high 12 digs at Valparaiso (9/23/22) and at Drake (11/16/22) ... recorded 1,000th career dig against Belmont (10/29/22) ... finished ninth in career serves (1,542) and with career totals of 1,071 digs, 135 assists, 99 aces, 27 kills, and eight blocks.
2021: MVC Presidents' Council Academic and Commissioner's Academic Excellence Awards and MVC Honor Roll ... did not appear in any matches.
2020 (Spring 2021): MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention ... All-Tournament Team (MVC Championship) ... played in 90 sets ... finished the season with 335 digs with 3.72 per set, 60 assists, and 25 service aces ... recorded a career-high 23 digs against Drake (1/29/21) and at Bradley (3/28/21) ... recorded 20-plus digs three times between matches against Drake (1/29/21), against Indiana State (2/28/21), and at Bradley (3/28/21) ... finished with four aces at Evansville (2/7/21) and against Missouri State (2/15/21) ... recorded 10-plus digs in 21 out of 22 matches.
2019: Played in all 129 sets ... finished the season with 316 digs, 33 assists, 30 service aces, and four kills ... recorded a season-high 19 digs against Creighton (9/6/19) ... finished with 18 digs against Evansville (9/27/19) ... recorded five service aces against Southern Illinois (11/1/19).
2018: Played in 31 matches and 94 sets in 2018 ... recorded a season-high 21 digs against Valparaiso (10/26/18) ... recorded back-to-back matches with four blocks against Valparaiso (10/26/18) and Loyola (10/27/18) ... finished with 194 total digs.
High School: Petersen earned AVCA/Under Armour Honorable Mention All-America honors as a senior ... she was a member of three state championship volleyball squads in 2014, 2016, and 2017 ... Petersen was named to the Class 2A All-Tournament Team following the state championship in 2017 and received Class 3A All-Tournament Team Captain recognition in 2016...she earned First Team All-State honors in 2016 after posting Second Team All-State status in 2015 ... Petersen lettered in five sports at Dike-New Hartford High School in volleyball (four), basketball (two), soccer (two), softball (one), and track (one) ... she was a two-time All-Conference performer in basketball ... Petersen was an honor roll student.
Personal: Daughter of Bobbi and Duane Petersen ... has three siblings including Sydney (twin sister), Jadyn, and Payton ... she is majoring in Biology with a minor in Chemistry.
2021: MVC Presidents' Council Academic and Commissioner's Academic Excellence Awards and MVC Honor Roll ... did not appear in any matches.
2020 (Spring 2021): MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention ... All-Tournament Team (MVC Championship) ... played in 90 sets ... finished the season with 335 digs with 3.72 per set, 60 assists, and 25 service aces ... recorded a career-high 23 digs against Drake (1/29/21) and at Bradley (3/28/21) ... recorded 20-plus digs three times between matches against Drake (1/29/21), against Indiana State (2/28/21), and at Bradley (3/28/21) ... finished with four aces at Evansville (2/7/21) and against Missouri State (2/15/21) ... recorded 10-plus digs in 21 out of 22 matches.
2019: Played in all 129 sets ... finished the season with 316 digs, 33 assists, 30 service aces, and four kills ... recorded a season-high 19 digs against Creighton (9/6/19) ... finished with 18 digs against Evansville (9/27/19) ... recorded five service aces against Southern Illinois (11/1/19).
2018: Played in 31 matches and 94 sets in 2018 ... recorded a season-high 21 digs against Valparaiso (10/26/18) ... recorded back-to-back matches with four blocks against Valparaiso (10/26/18) and Loyola (10/27/18) ... finished with 194 total digs.
High School: Petersen earned AVCA/Under Armour Honorable Mention All-America honors as a senior ... she was a member of three state championship volleyball squads in 2014, 2016, and 2017 ... Petersen was named to the Class 2A All-Tournament Team following the state championship in 2017 and received Class 3A All-Tournament Team Captain recognition in 2016...she earned First Team All-State honors in 2016 after posting Second Team All-State status in 2015 ... Petersen lettered in five sports at Dike-New Hartford High School in volleyball (four), basketball (two), soccer (two), softball (one), and track (one) ... she was a two-time All-Conference performer in basketball ... Petersen was an honor roll student.
Personal: Daughter of Bobbi and Duane Petersen ... has three siblings including Sydney (twin sister), Jadyn, and Payton ... she is majoring in Biology with a minor in Chemistry.
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