Petrecca joined Southwestern’s Athletic Training staff beginning in the fall of 2009 as an assistant athletic trainer. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from Salisbury University in 2007 where she was involved with their highly successful men’s lacrosse program. Petrecca was also a varsity volleyball athlete while completing her degree at Salisbury. She graduated from Towson University in 2009 with a Master’s of Science degree in Health Science. Professionally, Petrecca held a graduate assistantship at Johns Hopkins University from 2007-2009 where she had the opportunity to work directly with their national championship men’s lacrosse program.