2012 Men's Volleyball Roster
Phil Peterson
- Position:
- Opposite
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Hamburg, N.Y.
- High School:
- Frontier
2012 SEASON
Saw action in 18 matches, making 16 starts, while fighting through injuries...Posted 151 kills, including a career-high 18 against George Mason (1/21)...Picked up 47 digs in 2012 season, making five in matches against George Mason (1/21) and Quincy (3/31)...Totaled 20 blocks and 13 service aces...Managed a .203 hitting-percentage.
2011 SEASON
Competed in 53 sets in over 18 matches...Spiked 76 kills in 2011, including a season-best eight in matches against Pacific (1/13) and Ohio State (2/25)...Tallied 30 digs, adding a season-high six against George Mason (3/4)...Totaled 32 blocks, six service aces and two assists.
2010 SEASON
Used a medical redshirt.
2009 SEASON
Logged 144 kills in 69 sets (2.09 K/S) on the season, fourth-highest on the team...Totaled 57 digs, 29 blocks and 14 aces on the year...Tallied 17 kills in a four-set match with Penn State (2/21)...Best single-game hitting percentage (.417) came against Grand Canyon (2/14) ...Had four two-ace matches on the year...Season-best digs total of six came against Grand Canyon (2/13)...Season-high of four blocks came against George Mason (3/28).
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 18 vs. George Mason (1/21/12)
Attacks: 38 vs. Penn State (2/21/09)
Attack Pct.: .750 vs. Pacific (1/14/11)
Points: 17.5 vs. Penn State (2/21/09)
Assists: 2 vs. Penn State (2/21/09)
Digs: 6 - twice
Blocks: 5 - multiple times
Aces: 2 - multiple times
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for coach Bill Faust at Frontier High School in Hamburg, NY...AVCA High School All-American as a senior...Named All-Western New York 2nd Team and team MVP junior year...Named All-WNY 1st team, team MVP and All-American as a senior...Team captain junior and senior seasons.
PERSONAL
Son of Robert and Debbie Peterson...Has two siblings, Stephen and Alicia...Majoring in environmental policy.
