In a long line of All-America women’s basketball players at the college, Reescano was the first. In fact, she was also the first to twice receive the honor in 1981 and  ’82.

The Lady Cardinals did a lot of winning during Reescano’s two years, twice winning conference and regional championships to advance to the national tournament. A two-time all-conference selection , she averaged 14.0 points during her career and helped the Lady Cardinals to 59 wins.

Reescano moved on to turn in a successful two-year career at Baylor University, where she averaged 16.0 points and 6.1 rebounds. During her Baylor career, she scored a career-high 28 points against Texas A&M  as a junior and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds against Rice as a senior. Reescano had five career double-doubles at Baylor.

She capped her playing career, which began as an all-state performer at Hardin-Jefferson High School, in the WABA, where she played two seasons and was coached by Elvin Hayes.