Local Alisa Peterson to Play Basketball at Wayne State College

Alisa Peterson, daughter of Troy and Tanya Peterson of Garden City, signed a National Letter of Intent on June 24th to play basketball for Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska. Alisa played three years of varsity basketball for Rich High School and recently completed her last two years playing for Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs, WY. A few of her credible highlights last year were against Little Big Horn College where she scored 12 points and had 17 rebounds, and against Gillette College where she scored 13 points and had 10 rebounds.

Coach Kielsmeier of the Wayne State College Wildcats commented, “We are extremely excited to be adding a player like Alisa! She will bring our program even more versatility by the way she plays on both ends of the floor. Defensively she is strong and physical with good footwork. On the offensive end she can score on the block, but can also step out and be effective from the perimeter. Alisa can also go and get a rebound very aggressively on both ends of the floor.”

Wayne State College finished the 2014-15 season with a 28-6 record, advancing to the NCAA Division II National Tournament for the fifth time in the last six seasons. The 28 wins tied for the second most in a single season and it marked the fifth time in the last six years WSC won at least 20 games in a season. WSC also captured the NSIC (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) regular season title for a second straight season and fourth time in the last five years with an 18-4 league mark. They were ranked 18th in the final USA Today Sports/WBCA Division II Top 25 Women's Basketball Coaches Poll.

Alisa remarked, “I would like to thank Wayne State College and Coach Kielsmeier for the opportunity that I have to play the game that I love at the next level. Over the years, I definitely did not imagine myself going clear to Nebraska to play basketball! Basketball has been one of the biggest parts of my life and it hasn't always been easy at times, but with hard work and dedication, the outcome is always something great. Not only was I working on improving on something that I love, but I gained many friendships and have learned many life lessons and I can't wait to continue building more relationships and learning more lessons as I continue my basketball career at Wayne State.“

Alisa also received other offers and interests from Stony Brook University, Chadron State College, Western New Mexico University, Montana State University (Billings), Presentation College, Western State Colorado University, Northwest Nazarene University, and George Fox University.