ST LOUIS – Ava Watson and Jade Rehberger and earned MVC Scholar-Athlete team honors for the first time in their careers, as announced by the league office on Thursday. Watson earned a Second Team selection while Rehberger got a Third Team nod.
Rehberger started all but one game for Illinois State and played all 90 minutes in each of those starts. She tallied a career-high three assists for Illinois State, the first three assists of her collegiate career. Rehberger helped Illinois State post the most shutouts in a single season for the program since 2019 (5) and its first postseason shutout since 2018.