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Jersey Number 8
Rebeka Vega
- Position:
- Defender / Forward
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School/Previous School:
- Ascension Episcopal School / Southern Miss
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, La.
Awards / Honors
2025ย College Sports Communicators Academic All-Districtย
International (Venezuela)
Played for the U23 Venezuela National Team the summer of 2023 โฆ aided the team to a 13-0 win over Dominica and 2-0 victory against Nicaragua โฆ scored a goal and added an assist against Dominica โฆ played in the 2024 CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20, starting seven of eight matches while helping Venezuela qualify for the 2024 FIFA U20 World Cup for just the second time in the nationโs history โฆ play in all three Group Stage matches, starting for Venezuela in its U20 World Cup opener.ย
2026 | Senior
Has played in six matches, making five starts โฆ played the full 90 minutes in the season opener against South Alabama (8/12)ย โฆ returned from injury against Charlotte (9/6) and took two shots โฆ played the full 90 minutes in the Magnolia Cup win at Ole Miss (9/11).ย ย
2025 | Junior
Played in 18 of 20 matches, including every conference game, with five starts โฆ closed the year making five straight starts and playing the full 90 minutes until being shown a red card and missing the final game to serve the requisite suspension โฆ made her Bulldog debut against Jacksonville State (8/21) โฆ played 24 minutes in the win over No. 10 Wake Forest (8/24) โฆ played a then-season-high 51 minutes in the win over No. 1 Tennessee (9/12) โฆ took one shot against Auburn (9/21)ย โฆ put one shot on target in 35 minutes against Ole Miss (10/2) โฆ fired a season-high two shots at Florida (10/10) โฆ recorded her second multi-shot game against No. 21 Vanderbilt (10/16), while playing 71 minutes โฆ made first start of her MSU career at Alabama (10/19), playing the full 90 minutes โฆ started the SEC Tournament matchย vs. Oklahoma (11/2), playing the full 90 minutesย โฆ scored her first MSU goal in the comeback win vs. No. 4 Arkansas (11/4) to tie the match.ย
2024 | Sophomore (at Southern Miss)
Played in 11 matches, making 10 starts โฆ missed the beginning of the season while away on international duty with the Venezuelan National Team at the U20 World Cup โฆ totaled five goals on 20 shots including scoring on two penalties โฆ played the full 90 minutes three times and finished the year with 764 minutes played โฆ scored at James Madison (9/21) while firing a season-high four shots โฆ scored in consecutive contests against Marshall (10/10) and at Arkansas State (10/13) โฆ recorded her first multi-goal game against Louisiana (10/24).ย
2023 | Freshman (at Southern Miss)
Played in 13 matches, making five starts โฆ tallied five points on the season with two goals and an assist โฆ netted first career goal at LSU (8/20) in her second career match โฆ recorded an assist against Mississippi Valley State (8/26) โฆ scored a goal in conference play at Troy (9/21) โฆ played the full 90 minutes at App State (10/19) โฆ totaled 738 minutes on the season.ย
High School / Club
Attended Ascension Episcopal for her junior and senior year where she holds the single-season goals record (40) and records in the long jump and 400m โฆ attended American School of Doha in Qatar as a freshman and sophomore โฆ while in Qatar, team finished third in the MESAC while playing in Oman โฆ top scorer in the tournament in Oman with eight goals in six matches as the only freshman in the field โฆ also played with the JV team that year and was the team MVP and golden boot winner โฆ scored 40 goals in her first season at Ascension in just 17 games while adding nine assists โฆ named the Outstanding Offensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year โฆ scored 27 times with five assists as a senior โฆ was twice named first team all-district and district offensive MVP โฆ played club soccer for Albion Hurricanes FC and Cajun Rush โฆ Cajun Rush won the regional championship in 2023 and was a regional finalist in 2022 โฆ also competed in track and field at Ascension where she was the district champion in the 100m, 400m and long jump.ย
Community Service / Academics
Earned Presidentโs List and Deanโs List honors at Southern Miss โฆ member of the National Honor Society โฆ earned French Student of the Year while in high school.ย
Personal
Born Rebekaย Vega-Peleka on June 15 in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela โฆ daughter of Ruben Vega and Jelineta Peleka De Vega โฆ father played volleyball at University Rafael Belloso Chacin โฆ has one brother, Rubens Vega โฆ has lived in five different countries โ Venezuela, Australia, Qatar, Mexico and the United States โฆ speaks three languages โฆ majoring in mechanical engineering.Friday, September 18
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