Nyla Peterkin
1 Nyla Peterkin
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Ajax, Ontario
  • High School:
    Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic
  • Position:
    Goalkeeper

Bio

Transfer from Ashford University in Clinton, Iowa ... Coached at Ashford by Eddie Garza ... Dean's list honoree ... Four-year letterwinner ... Active in basketball, volleyball and lacrosse ... Honor roll student ... Plans to major in biology ... Daughter of Horace Peterkin and Rose Douglas-Peterkin ... Coached by Stephen Kerr and Lui Sposato ... Was an all-conference choice ... Led team to three league titles ... Helped team to the provincial tournament from 2012-14 ... Tallied five shutouts with 101 saves and a 1.61 goals against average in 2015 ... Registered eight shutouts with a 1.11 GAA and 72 saves in 2014 ... Helped team to a 14-5-1 mark in the '15 campaign ... Tabbed as team's Goalkeeper of the Year ... Claimed all-tourney team recognition ... Has received all-conference honors multiple times ... Took part in the Master's Futbol and Extreme Goalkeepers Academies ... Played against Jamaican club teams in Jamaica. 

Coach McCaslin on Peterkin:
"Nyla has tremendous presence in the goal. She's got good size, soft hands and is comfortable with the ball at her feet. She was the goalkeeper of her league last year at Ashford University and led her team to the national tournament."