Reese Schaaf named NCAA-II All-American by the WBCA

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.–  Drury forward Reese Schaaf was named an NCAA-II All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Thursday.
 
Ten players were named to the WBCA All-America team, along with 30 honorable mention selections.
 
Schaaf averaged 16.6 points and a conference-leading 9.9 rebounds for a Lady Panthers team that went 25-7 and reached the NCAA-II Tournament for the 11^th year in a row. The sophomore from El Dorado Springs, Missouri, led the Great Lakes Valley Conference in field goal percentage with a mark of .575, and her 18 double-doubles led the league and were the fifth-most in Division II. Schaaf was also among the league leaders in free throw shooting, putting up a mark of .812.
 
She broke Drury’s single-season rebounding record with 317 boards during the year, topping Hailey Diestelkamp’s mark of 316 in 2019. Schaff’s 24 rebounds against Upper Iowa on February 29 set a program single-game record, surpassing Melanie Oliver’s 22-rebound game on February 6, 2010. Schaaf also added a 23-rebound game in the GLVC semifinals against Upper Iowa on March 9. She also joined Diestelkamp as she became the second player in program history to score 500 points and grab 300 rebounds in a single season.
 
Schaaf’s All-America award is the latest in a number of postseason accolades. Last week, she was named the Midwest Region Player of the Year and a First Team All-Region selection by the D2 Conference Commissioner’s Association. She was selected as the GLVC Player of the Year and was unanimously selected as a First Team All-GLVC performer. Schaaf was also the GLVC Player of the Week four times during the regular season.
 
Her award marks the 15^th time and sixth year in a row that a Drury Lady has been named to an All-America team. Schaaf is the first Drury underclassman to receive such honors since Amanda Newton was an All-American as a sophomore in 2004.  
 
Reese Schaaf 2023-24 Awards
NCAA-II All-American (WBCA)
Midwest Region Player of the Year (D2CCA)
First Team All-Midwest Region (D2CCA)
GLVC Player of the Year
First Team All-GLVC (unanimous selection)
GLVC Player of the Week (Feb. 26-March 2)
GLVC Player of the Week (Jan. 29-Feb. 4)
GLVC Player of the Week (Jan. 22-28)
GLVC Player of the Week (Jan. 8-14)
 
Schaaf 2022-23 Awards
GLVC Freshman of the Year
Third Team All-GLVC
Academic All-GLVC
 
WBCA NCAA-II Honorees
 

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