NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Tuesday, February 3, 2026
WOMEN: Reese Schaaf, 5-11, Sr., Central Missouri
Hometown: El Dorado Springs, Missouri
Schaaf led the Jennies (16-5) to a pair of road wins last week – including one over fifth-ranked Fort Hays State – by averaging 28.5 points and 13.5 rebounds per game while going 19-of-28 (67.9 percent) from the field, four-of-five from three-point range and 15-of-17 at the free throw line in the two contests.
After scoring a career-high 33 points in a win at 78-68 win at Nebraska-Kearney – where she was 10-of-13 from the field with three three-pointers and 10-of-11 at the line and had a season-best 15 rebounds – she poured in 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in UCM's 81-69 win at Fort Hays State that halted the Tigers' winning streak at 12. She had 13 of her 24 points in the first half to help the Jennies build a 15-point lead by halftime and finished the day going nine-of-15 from the field, while adding an assist and a steal. Schaaf was selected as Player of the Week in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.