Virginia Tech Transfer Kayl Petersen Commits To Marquette

BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA - JANUARY 30: Kayl Petersen #34 of the Virginia Tech Hokies controls the ball in the second half during a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Cassell Coliseum on January 30, 2025 in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Y’know, I didn’t expect this one.

When Megan Duffy left Marquette, obviously MU voided the letters of intent for the freshmen that Duffy had signed. Two of those signees followed Duffy to Virginia Tech. One of them is leaving after two years…. and Kayl Petersen has elected to end up at Marquette, just like she originally committed waaaaay back in October 2022.

The text of her Instagram post:

God’s timing > my timing. Back where I belong.

Petersen, who is listed as a 6’0” forward on VaTech’s roster page, was a bench component for the Hokies each of the past two seasons, including an NCAA tournament appearance as a #9 seed this season. The catch, however, is that Petersen’s minutes were declining. She averaged 4.2 points and 2.9 minutes in 15.8 minutes a game as a freshman and played 10 minutes more often than not. This past season, it looks like things started out in roughly the same place, playing at least 11 minutes in each of nine of Virginia Tech’s first 10 games of the season. By the end of the year, she was averaging just 10.6 minutes a night and chipping in just 2.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. Petersen saw double digit minutes just once in VaTech’s last eight games before putting up 15 minutes in their 70-60 loss to Oregon in the NCAA tournament.

Maybe it’s not anything having to do with her playing time. Maybe Petersen just wanted to be back in Wisconsin, where she went to high school in Waupun.