Carter Oesterling

WashU Women’s Basketball | @pgcbasketball

[NCAA Division III @NCAADIII]

And then there were 16 🤩

#WhyD3 | #D3hoops

[Iowa Women's Basketball @IowaWBB]

🎤 𝗠𝗶𝗰’𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻

Take a look inside practice from a few weeks back 🎬

[James Purchin @JamesPurchin]

Ben McCollum didn’t flinch after losing three straight games in brutal environments.

“When you’re losing, the world is ending.
When you’re winning, everything’s perfect.”
That’s the lie most people believe.

Inside his program, nothing changed. No panic. No celebration. No emotional whiplash. Just a continued commitment to the process.

McCollum kept the evaluation simple. Against Illinois, it was a poor start, some growth, and losing plays late. Against Purdue, too many losing plays and a costly offensive rebound. The next game? Fewer losing plays and more winning ones.

That was the entire adjustment.

Not narratives. Not results. Plays.

Here’s what most people miss: the outside world lives in extremes. Inside great programs, everything stays boring. Stable. Grounded in the work.

McCollum filters noise ruthlessly. He listens to people who help him improve his bosses, famiand ly, mentors. Social media? Useless.

That discipline wasn’t accidental. It came from years in Division II. Getting exposed. Learning how far he still had to go. Making quiet adjustments. Building real confidence through repetition, not praise.

The takeaways are simple but uncomfortable:
Results lie. Process tells the truth.
Don’t chase wins, eliminate losing plays.
Noise doesn’t make you better; honesty does.
Faith in the work is built long before it’s rewarded.

Sometimes it won’t pay off tonight. Sometimes not tomorrow.

But if the process is right, it always shows eventually.

Question: Where do you see people abandoning the process too early—sports, leadership, or life?

[WashU Bears @WASHUBears]

Harris Named USBWA National Player of the Week
@WashU_WBB
https://t.co/zvTnE9nB3e

[NCAA Division III @NCAADIII]

𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

The @WASHUBears win 3-0 for the championship title over William Smith! 🏆

#WhyD3 | #D3soc

[WashU Bears @WASHUBears]

Brooks Scores 1,000th Point as No. 18 @WashU_WBB Win Hyatt Place Tournament, 99-40 Over Saint Mary's https://t.co/GEehrIU86u

[Randi Henderson @RandiHenderson_]

While leaving is never easy, leaving this place, this program, my players & the beautiful community that has supported me & my family thru so much, is extremely hard to do. What an honor to be given the opportunity to lead this program & these young women. Forever a Bear. 🐻❤️💚

[Carter Oesterling @coesterling22]

Bittersweet, but unbelievably happy. Nobody more deserving for this incredible opportunity. Couldn’t have asked for a better coach and mentor for the last 5 years! #B4L

[Riley Zayas @ZayasRiley]

NEWS: WashU head women's basketball coach Randi Henderson has taken an assistant coaching position at the University of Iowa. She leaves WashU after 7 seasons, going 103-54 with trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024. @d3hoops

Photo courtesy of WashU Athletics

[Iowa Women's Basketball @IowaWBB]

These Hawks are flying home 💛🫶

✨ Randi Henderson - a former 3-year starter & team captain.

✨ Sean Sullivan - former video coordinator & team manager

Welcome back, #Hawkeyes

[Randi Henderson @RandiHenderson_]

Was so fun to do this a few weeks back! What a great organization & great people with a mission of helping others rise! Love it @RisingCoaches

[Alabama Women’s Basketball @AlabamaWBB]

It’s up 📈📈📈

#RollTide #GLG | @ErisLester

[UConn Women’s Basketball @UConnWBB]

There's no one like @MuhlNika 💙

[Carter Oesterling @coesterling22]

Wore the same Grey Purdue sweatshirt for 3 years straight for this moment

[LUKE MENARD @lukewarmmenard]

History is watching. Win the whole thing. #purduebasketball

[University Athletic Association @uaa_sports]

UAA Announces Women's Basketball All-Association Team; Natalie Bruns and Belle Pellecchia Repeat as Top Honorees: https://t.co/JaOrCNJTPa

[NCAA Division III @NCAADIII]

The #d3hoops women's bracket has arrived! 🏀🏆

🔗https://t.co/FnilmEr6cI

#DIII50 | #WhyD3

[WashU Bears @WASHUBears]

🚨 HISTORIC win for @WashU_WBB ⬇️ 🚨

- 1,000th win for the WashU women's basketball program (program started in 1979)
- Fewest points allowed since the 2012-13 season (28 points against Brandeis)
- Fewest points allowed in head coach Randi Henderson's tenure at WashU

#d3hoops

[WashU Bears @WASHUBears]

With @WashU_WBB's win over Emory this evening, head coach Randi Henderson secured her 100th career victory at WashU! Congratulations, coach 👋

[WashU Bears @WASHUBears]

ICYMI: With Lexy Harris’ 2nd https://t.co/pzkHlJRt1E Team of the Week (TOTW) nod, she is (began in 1998):
-The 4th WashU WBB player named to the TOTW multiple times in a WashU career
-The ONLY first year in program history named to the TOTW twice in the same year 👏

@WashU_WBB

[WashU Bears @WASHUBears]

After powering WashU to a 2-0 week, Jessica Brooks has been named to the https://t.co/4E73Bx8zy7 Team of the Week!

Brooks averaged 19 points and nine rebounds per game 😤

For the second consecutive installment, @WashU_WBB has been represented on the National Team of the Week!