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Rebecca Borg

Assistant Women's Soccer Coach

rborg@alasu.edu

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Rebecca Borg enters her first season as an Assistant Coach for the Alabama State University Women's Soccer Program. 

Borg comes to Alabama State from Millsaps College, a Division III school competing in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA). During her time with Millsaps, she helped coach the team in the 2020 season to their first conference win in over five years while coaching goalkeeper Alyssa McCarron SAA Honorable Mention honors. She coached forward Mary Ranager and defender Mattie Marks, who were also SAA Honorable Mentions for the 2020 season.

In the 2019 season, she helped coach goalkeeper Maddie Moore, midfielder Kim Manley, and defender Heather Hembree to SAA Honorable Mention selections.

Before Millsaps, Borg was the junior varsity head coach, leading Harrisonburg to a 13-2 record in 2019 and also assisted the varsity team to the district title. One player was selected First-Team All-district, and two players were named to the second team.

Before her stint at Harrisonburg High, Borg spent two seasons as the assistant coach at Bard College, a Division III school competing in the Liberty League. In 2017 she helped the team to the best start of the season in history (5-1). Borg helped coach one player to the First-Team All-Liberty League & Third-Team All-East  In 2016, she coached three players to All-Liberty League Honorable Mention honors.

As a player, Borg spent four seasons at Eastern Mennonite University, a Division III school competing in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). She broke the school record for most saves in a season in 2015; the record still stands today at 170 saves. The 170 saves also ranked 13th in the nation at the NCAA DIII level. Borg stands second in the EMU record books with 439 career saves.

As a senior in 2015, she averaged 13 or more saves per game in seven straight games. Borg was a dual athlete who competed for the track and field team.  Borg earned Second-Team All-Conference in the Discus in 2016 and Third Team All-Conference in the Javelin in 2013.

Borg graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science with a minor in Psychology and Coaching and earned her master’s in public health with a concentration in Nutrition from Liberty University.

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