MOSCOW, Idaho – University of Idaho senior defender, Alyssa Peters was named the 2023 United Soccer Coaches NCAA D1 Women's All-West Region Second-Team, the association announced recently.

Peters helped lead the Vandals to a 12-5-2 record and to Idaho Soccer's first Big Sky Championship. Savannah Foster received this award last year but was awarded third team. The last time a Vandal received this award for second team was in 2018 by Kelly Dopke and Peters is the fourth Vandal in history.

Peters had eight assists in the 2023 season, which ranked first in the Big Sky and 34th in the NCAA. During this season, she averaged 0.44 assists per game which ranked first In the Big Sky Conference and 39th in the NCAA overall.

Over her career so far, Peters has 19 total assists which is tied for 10th in the Big Sky. Peters has played in 66 games in her career, totaling 5,225 minutes on the field.

During her time here at Idaho, she has received multiple different awards. In 2022, she was awarded the Big Sky All-Conference Second Team and the Big Sky Fall All-Academic Team. In 2023, she was awarded Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week, Big Sky All-Tournament Team, and Big Sky All-Conference First Team.

The captain will return for a fifth season next year to lead the Vandals to another Big Sky Championship and beyond.