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2024-25 Women's Golf Roster

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  • Senior
    Class
  • Glenview, Ill.
    Hometown
  • Glenbook South
    High School
Maria Perakis
Maria Perakis
Senior
Class
Glenview, Ill.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

Honors & Awards
MVC Newcomer of the Year: 2021-22
MVC Scholar Athlete: First Team 2022-23, 2024-25 Second Team 2023-24
MVC Golfer of the Week (10-28-21)
WGCA All-American Scholar: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
Bradley AD Honor Roll: Fall '21, Spring '22, Fall '22, Spring '23, Fall '23, Spring '24, Fall '24
MVC Honor Roll: Fall '21, Spring '22, Fall '22, Spring '23, Fall '23, Spring '24, Fall '24

2024-25 (Senior)
Played in all 8 events through the fall season with an average of 76.49. Shot he low round of 71 at the Diamante Intercollegiate in Hot Springs Village, AR. She earned a top-10 finish at the Coyote Creek Classic during the fall campaign with a 229 shooting a low of 75 during the event. At the conclusion of the Fall season, Maria excpsed the 100 rounds-played mark for her career and currently sits a 110. 

2023-24 (Junior)
Played in all 10 events with a stroke average of 76.43. Fired her low round of 70 at the Redbird Invitational. Finished Top 20 in 3 different tournaments, helping Bradley bring home 2 trophies in those performances. Named to the 2023-24 MVC Scholar Athlete Second Team. 

2022-23 (Sophomore)
Finished her 2022 season with an average of 77 on the year and a low score of 73 ... Perakis finished the top 20 three times which stands as the team high and also owns the team high for finishes in the 70's at 21 ... Her best individual finish in the 2022 season came at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament where she tied for 4th place with a tournament score of 238 and a low of 77. She earned WGCA All-American honors for the second straight year and was named to the MVC Scholar First Team. 

2021-22 (Freshman)
Named MVC Newcomer of the Year … Had the lowest stroke average for a freshman in the MVC, ranking 11th in the league and second on the team at 76.52 per round … Posted the third lowest season average by a Bradley freshman with her average 17th among Bradley season marks … Fourth Brave to earn MVC Newcomer of the Year honors and first since Taylor Ledwein in 2016-17 … Took home MVC Golfer of the Week honors after she tied for 10th at the Little Rock Golf Classic, matching the lowest 54-hole score by a Bradley freshman with a 219 … Fired a season-best 71 in her first round as a Brave as she tied for ninth at the season-opening Redbird Invitational, where she posted the lowest 54-hole score by  Bradley freshman in a debut (221) … Owned a 74.53 stroke average in the fall … Team’s top finisher in six of 10 events.

High School
Qualified for the state championship each of her first three prep seasons, finishing as runner-up as a junior … Placed fifth at the state championship as a sophomore … Carded a personal-best 69 to win the 2019 IJGA-CDGA Junior Amateur. 
 
Personal
The daughter of Christine and Harry Perakis, Maria was born in Evanston, Ill. … Has a younger sibling: Effie (16) … Plans to major in biochemistry
 
Season Rounds Strokes Average Titles Top 10 Top 20 Low
2021-22 29 2219 76.52 0 2 1 71
2022-23 30 2318 77.26 0 0 3 73 (x3)
2023-24 28 2140 76.43 0 1 2 70
2024-25 23 1759 76.48 0 1 0 71
Totals 110 8436 76.69 0 4 6 70