2025

Petersen made 24 appearances, including 23 starts at both center and left back. She provided three assists in the regular season and also set up Kayla Fischer’s playoff goal against the Washington Spirit on November 8. The defender was named to the NWSL’s Best XI of the Month in June. Petersen signed a new contract in June to keep the defender in Louisville through 2027. 

2024

Having joined the club in September following a trade with the Houston Dash in August, Petersen made seven appearances, six of them starts, at left back. 

Before Racing

In her fourth season in the National Women’s Soccer League, Petersen has one goal and six assists in 70 appearances, including 48 starts. She spent two years with the Orlando Pride before moving to Houston ahead of the 2023 campaign, starting 12 games this year for the Dash. She was the No. 7 overall pick in the 2020 NWSL Draft.

Primarily a left-sided fullback who can also play center back, Petersen was a fixture in the U.S. Youth National Team system, featuring for teams from the under-14s up to the under-20s. She played for the U-20 national team alongside new Racing teammates Savannah DeMelo and Ellie Jean at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. 

At the University of Virginia, Petersen was a two-time All-ACC selection and named to the 2015 ACC All-Freshman team. She made 78 appearances over five years in Charlottesville, helping the Cavaliers reach a national quarterfinal and two Sweet 16s.