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Six Redbirds Selected To MVC Scholar-Athlete Team - Illinois State University Athletics

SAINT LOUIS, Mo. – The Missouri Valley Conference league office has announced its women's soccer Scholar-Athlete team for the 2025 season. Illinois State had six student-athletes selected to the team.

Senior Jade Rehberger and Junior Ava Watson were nominated to the MVC Scholar-Athlete team for the second time in their careers.

Rehberger posted a 3.79 cumulative grade-point average while majoring in Biological Sciences/Zoology. Rehberger started in all 22 contests for the Redbirds, logging 1,929 minutes played across the 2025 season. On Oct. 23 against Drake, Rehberger scored her first career goal in a 1-0 victory over the Bulldogs.