Christopher Newport University

2026 - Freshman Season - Burst onto the scene with a fantastic debut campaign ... Led all freshmen in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference with 26 goals and 28 points ... Also posted a .553 shooting percentage, which ranked third among all players in the league ... Recorded at least one point in 17 of her appearances, including nine straight games from April 11 - May 16 ... Scored one of the most memorable goals in program history after sinking the overtime game-winner against No. 11 Washington and Lee in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on May 10 ... Became the first Captain to score an overtime goal in the national playoffs and was the first freshman in the country to register an overtime game-winner in the NCAA Tournament since 2017 ... Finished that contest with two goals ... Also kicked off the playoffs with a pair of strikes in the opening round against Meredith on May 9 ... Added her final goal of the year in a win over No. 6 Denison on May 16, which vaulted the program into the NCAA Quarterfinals for the first time in school history ... Was equally dominant early in the year and became just the seventh Captain to record a hat-trick in her collegiate debut after sinking three goals against Berry in the opener on February 13 ... Came back with three more darts in her next appearance against Roanoke on February 21, which made her just the second player in school history to collect hat-tricks in each of her first two outings ... Added her third hat-trick of the year against Randolph-Macon on April 15 ... Notched seven total multi-goal efforts, including a pair of blasts against both Washington (Md.) on March 25 and Meredith on April 11 ... Also had two points, including her first career assist, in a top-25 test against No. 23 Haverford on March 11 ... Continued tormenting nationally-ranked competition later in the year with goals against No. 6 Denison on March 28 and No. 4 Salisbury on April 25 ... Handed out a helper against the nationally-ranked Sea Gulls in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Championship on May 2 as well ... Proved to be one of the most accurate shooters in the league, finishing with a stellar .809 shot-on-goal percentage, which was the 10th-best mark among conference competitors ... Also pitched in with 10 ground balls and three caused turnovers during the year ... Had a takeaway in each of her first two games and hauled in a season-high four rollers against Roanoke on February 21 ... Was equally impressive in the classroom and nabbed Academic All-Conference honors for her scholarly endeavors.

At Somerville - Starred for four years as a member of the varsity lacrosse team with the Pioneers ... Was a four-time All-Conference honoree, including a first-team selection during her final two seasons ... Named the Offensive Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... Honored as the MVP in 2025 ... Eclipsed 300 career points and 200 goals during her tenure ... Celebrated as a top-100 player by NJ.com during each of her four campaigns ... Also lettered in basketball ... Competed on the club circuit with DEWLAX Black.

Personal - Brooklynn Ann Peterson is the daughter of Keith Peterson and Tracey Rabbitt ... Has a younger sister, Lyric ... Her mother played basketball at Moravian, and her grandfather competed in football at Bridgeport ... Charlotte North is her favorite athlete, and Luke Combs is her favorite musician ... Her dream vacation would be a trip to Hawaii ... "Moana" is her favorite movie, and "The Summer I Turned Pretty" is her favorite TV show ... Tacos are her favorite food ... Her goal in life is to be successful and travel the world.