Lynn (Peterson) Murray
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Basketball
Lynn (Peterson) Murray was a four-year letterwinner at Minnesota State University, Mankato as she set 19 career, season and game records on the basketball court. She still holds the MSU season records for most points (799), scoring average (24.9), field goals attempted (656), field goals made (318) and free throws attempted (183), setting all of them during the 1980-81 season. The Bricelyn, Minn. native also holds individual game records for most points (43 vs. Minnesota Duluth) and most field goals made (18). The 43 points, which was an NSIC record, is just one point shy of the current record, while the 18 field goals made still stands as the best ever in the NSIC. She ranks fifth on MSU's career scoring list with 1,518 points and was named MSU's Outstanding Senior Female Athlete for the 1980-81 academic year. Peterson was named All-Region twice and was team captain and the Maverick's Most Valuable Player in 1980-81. Peterson led the Northern Sun Conference in scoring in 1980-81 with 28.6 points per game. She graduated Magnum Cum Laude with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration in 1981 and earned Academic All-American honors in 1979-80. She played for Minnesota Fillies Women's professional basketball team and was a 1992 Minnesota State Athletics Hall of Fame inductee. She currently works with IBM in Rochester, Minn. as a Advisory Financial Analyst. Lynn and her husband Dave have two children, Stephanie and Jackson and reside in Rochester, Minn.