Jennies Basketball On the Road at Washburn Saturday Afternoon

Game 24: Central Missouri (13-10, 5-7 MIAA) at Washburn (12-10, 6-6 MIAA)
Saturday, Feb. 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Topeka, Kan. (Lee Arena)
Radio: 1450 KOKO AM, "Your Country" 98.5 The BAR FM (Greg Hassler, play-by-play)
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TIP-OFF

• Central Missouri Jennies basketball (13-10, 5-7 MIAA) is scheduled to travel to Topeka, Kan., for a 1 p.m. MIAA game at Washburn (12-10, 6-6 MIAA) Saturday, Feb. 8, inside Lee Arena.
• The Jennies are coming off a 1-1 week, defeating Nebraska Kearney Jan. 30, 62-54, before falling to No. 8-ranked Fort Hays State Feb. 1, 74-64.
• Through 23 games, Central Missouri is led by Reese Schaaf (18.7 ppg., 9.7 rpg., .540 FG%, .845 FT%, 31 A, 21 Stl, 8 Blk), Taylor Weishaar (12.4 ppg., 7.7 rpg., .457 FG%, .696 FT%, 48 blk) and Lauren Frost (11.3 ppg., 4.7 rpg., 121 A, .397 FG%, .333 3FG%, .705 FT%, 33 Stl).
• As a team, UCM is averaging 67.7 points per game while holding opponents to 62.6 points per game. The Jennies are outrebounding their adversaries, 37.9 to 34 rebounds per game, and shooting 43.4 percent from the field, 31.3 percent from three-point range and 74.5 percent at the free-throw line.
• Schaaf currently leads the MIAA in both scoring and rebounding through 23 contests with her 18.7 points and 9.7 boards per game. She ranks ninth in total field goals (167), 10th in points (431), 12th in double-doubles (11) and 16th in rebounds (224) in the most recent NCAA-II National Statistics.
• Weishaar leads the MIAA in blocks with 48 and is 11th nationally while Frost is third in the conference and ninth in Division II with her 121 assists this season.

LAST TIME OUT: JENNIES FALL TO NO. 8 FORT HAYS STATE, 74-64

• The Central Missouri Jennies basketball fell to No. 8 Fort Hays State Tigers by a final score of 62-54 a MIAA game played Saturday, Feb. 1, inside the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center.
• Taylor Weishaar led UCM with 17 points going 5-of-11 from the field adding five rebounds and a game-best four blocks while Reese Schaaf added 16 points and a team-high seven boards for good measure.
• Central Missouri out-rebounded the Tigers by a margin of 34-31 as Allie Clevenger contributed 11 points and three rebounds on the afternoon.
• The Tigers were paced by a double-double performance from Katie Wagner-DeGarmo who ended the contest with 26 points and 11 rebounds.

SCHAAF EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION

• Reese Schaaf earned a spot on NCAA.com Division II writer Wayne Cavadi's January All-Stats Starting Five.
• From Cavadi: "If this is the January all-stats team, then one of the best players over that month needs to be recognized. The 5-foot-11 swing guard played eight January games and double-doubled in six of them, giving her 11 on the season and the most that any guard has in DII. She averaged just about 20 points and 11.3 rebounds per game during the month and is shooting over 61 percent from the floor over that span. After transferring in from Drury, it seems like Schaff is now comfortable."

TAKING CARE OF THE BASKETBALL

• Through 23 games, the Jennies rank among the top teams in NCAA Division II when it comes to limiting turnovers. UCM is averaging just 12.6 turnovers per game, which is second in the MIAA lead and ranks ninth nationally.

JENNIES INK FIVE HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUTS

• University of Central Missouri women's basketball head coach Dave Slifer announced the signing of five high school standouts during the early signing period Tuesday, Nov. 26.
• Hayden Heim, a 6-3 forward from Plaxico, Kan., Makenzie Farmer, a 5-11 guard from De Soto, Kan., Jayla Griffith, a 5-8 guard from Columbia, Mo., Olivia Robben, a 6-5 center from Olathe, Kan., and Neely Schaaf, a 5-8 guard from El Dorado Springs, Mo., will all continue their education and play basketball for the Jennies beginning in the fall of 2025.

SLIFER INKS FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION

• Jennies head coach Dave Slifer, now in his 21st season as the leader of the program, signed a four-year contract extension through the 2027-28 season in the summer of 2024.
• The contract is highly competitive in the MIAA and NCAA Division II and provides incentives for MIAA championships, postseason appearances and achievements, coach of the year awards, and academic achievement.
• Slifer has led Jennies basketball to 12 NCAA Division II postseason berths, including an NCAA-II National Championship in 2018 with the Jennies best record in program history, as well as four MIAA Championships and a pair of NCAA-II Central Region Titles.
• Among active head coaches, Slifer is the second winningest coach in Division II and ranks in the top 10 among all three divisions with his 805 career victories in 35 years as a head coach.
• He is the winningest coach in both Central Missouri and MIAA women's basketball history and enters 2024-25 with 421 wins in 20 seasons as head coach of the Jennies.

UP NEXT

• UCM travels to Northeastern State Feb. 13 and MIAA newcomer Arkansas-Fort Smith Feb. 15 for a pair of conference clashes.