Heather Oesterle Heather Oesterlen smiles to a player before the game against Bowling Green at McGuirk Arena, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016.
After starting 4-0, the women’s basketball team dropped its next four contests.
The following game was at home against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.
With Head Coach Sue Guevara attending a funeral that day, Associate Head Coach Heather Oesterle stepped in.
CMU beat SIUE 78-65 on Dec. 21.
“I don’t think it’s any secret that Heather Oesterle is very capable of taking over a program,” Guevara said. “She is like a daughter to me. If I walk across the street and get hit by a bus, this program’s in great shape.