BYU's Peterson Named Mountain West Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Week

Senior midfielder earns honor for third time this season.

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Oct. 9, 2000

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ­ BYU senior midfielder Michelle Jensen Peterson has been named the Mountain West Conference Women¹s Soccer Player of the Week for the third time this season following her 11-point performance last week.

Peterson, a product of Salt Lake City, Utah, scored four goals on six shots and added two assists for 11 total points in the Cougars two conference victories last week. In BYU¹s 4-1 victory at New Mexico, Peterson scored a goal and tallied two assists. On Saturday at Utah, she notched her second hat trick of the season with three goals in the Cougar¹s 5-2 win. Peterson scored her first goal vs. the Utes with just over a minute played (1:01) into the match. She broke a 1-1 tie with her second goal at the 51:43 mark and completed the hat trick in the 68th minute. Peterson also added assist in the contest.

A two-time all-conference selection, Peterson returned to the Cougars after serving her LDS mission during the past two seasons.

Mountain West Conference Women¹s Soccer Players of the Week: Aug. 28 ­ Nicole Findlay, SDSU, Sept. 5 ­ Michelle Peterson-Jensen, Sept. 11 ­ Michelle Peterson-Jensen, Sept. 19 ­ Shauna Gurr, Utah, Sept. 25 ­ Amy Kofoed, Utah, Oct. 2 ­ Janae Sims, UNLV, Oct. 9 ­ Michelle Peterson-Jensen.