KANSAS CITY, Mo. – University of Central Missouri Jennies basketball's Reese Schaaf and Taylor Weishaar both received All-MIAA recognition for their performances on the court during the 2024-25 regular season, the conference office announced Tuesday, March 4.

Schaaf was named the conference's Co-Newcomer of the Year and a Second Team All-MIAA honoree while Weishaar was an Honorable Mention All-MIAA selection.

Schaaf, a junior guard/forward, leads the MIAA in both scoring and rebounding through 30 games with 18 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. In addition, she ranks third in the conference in free-throw percentage at 83.7 percent and fifth in field goal percentage at 50 percent. The El Dorado Springs, Mo., native also leads the MIAA and ranks seventh in all of NCAA Division II with 16 double-doubles on the season.

A freshman guard/forward from Wathena, Kan., Weishaar ranks second on the team and is in the top 20 of the conference in scoring with 12.8 points per game. She leads the MIAA in blocks with 2.1 blocks per game and is seventh in the league in rebounding with 7.4 rebounds per game. Weishaar is also in the top 20 of the conference in free-throw percentage at 71.1 percent.

The Jennies are the seven seed in the MIAA Women's Basketball Championship presented by Southern Bank and are scheduled to face 10th-seeded Emporia State in a first round game Wednesday, March 5, at 8:15 p.m. inside historic Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City, Mo.

2024-25 MIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS & ALL-MIAA TEAMS

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Katie DeGarmo, Fort Hays State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Olivia Hollenbeck, Fort Hays State
CO-NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Reese Schaaf, Central Missouri
CO-NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Payton Sterk, Washburn
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Anna Trusty, Arkansas-Fort Smith
COACH OF THE YEAR: Amanda Davied, Pittsburg State 

MIAA ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Alyssa Bonilla – Missouri Western, Sr.
Kate Dilsaver – Fort Hays State, Sr.
Karenna Gerber – Pittsburg State, Sr.
Olivia Hollenbeck – Fort Hays State, Gr.
Yiibari Nwidadah – Washburn, Jr.

ALL-MIAA FIRST TEAM
Alyssa Bonilla – Missouri Western, Sr.
Katie DeGarmo – Fort Hays State, Gr.
Karenna Gerber – Pittsburg State, Sr.
Olivia Hollenbeck – Fort Hays State, Gr.
Grace Pyle – Pittsburg State, Sr.

ALL-MIAA SECOND TEAM
Jillian Aschoff – Nebraska Kearney, R-Jr.
Caely Kesten – Northwest Missouri, Sr.
Yiibari Nwidadah – Washburn, Jr.
Reese Schaaf – Central Missouri, Jr.
Payton Sterk – Washburn, Jr.

ALL-MIAA THIRD TEAM
Ryan Franklin – Missouri Southern, So. 
Molly Hartnett – Northwest Missouri, Sr.
Macie Mays – Pittsburg State, So.
Anna Trusty – Arkansas-Fort Smith, Fr.
Kia Wilson – Nebraska Kearney, R-Jr.

ALL-MIAA HONORABLE MENTION
Morgan Browning – Arkansas-Fort Smith, Sr.
Kate Dilsaver – Fort Hays State, Sr.
Gracie Gilpin – Emporia State, Jr.
Katie Horyna – Emporia State, Sr.
Kaitlin Hunnicutt – Missouri Southern, Sr.
Brooke Loewe – Fort Hays State, Jr.
Samantha Moore – Nebraska Kearney, Sr.
Harper Schreiner – Pittsburg State, Jr.
Marie Sepp – Missouri Western, Jr.
Talexa Weeter – Fort Hays State, So.
Taylor Weishaar – Central Missouri, Fr.