Reese Polega

Photo by: Josh Gales

Position:
Guard/Forward
Height:
6-1
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Grand Rapids, Mich.
High School:
West Catholic

2024-25: Played in 15 games off the bench ... Scored six points at Eastern Michigan (Nov. 21) with a pair of 3-pointers.

High School: Led West Catholic to an 88-6 record over her four years ... Won four conference and district championships, three regional titles and finished as the state runner-up once ... Named First Team All-Conference twice and an honorable mention once ... Shot 45.5 percent from the floor, 35.2 percent from 3-point range and 77.8 percent from the charity stripe ... Played club basketball for FBC (2018-19) and West Michigan Drive (2019-23) ... Played with Mastodon teammate Madelyn Geers on West Michigan Drive ... Led her team to the Elite 8 of the Select 40 ... Also played softball and was an All-Conference honorable mention and All-District honoree.

Personal: Daughter of Carrie and Luke Polega ... Has one brother, Brady ... Mother, Carrie, played basketball for Ferris State (1996-00) ... Majoring in communication sciences and disorders.