Oesterle Signs Outstanding Trio

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Central Michigan women's basketball coach Heather Oesterle has announced the signing of three incoming freshman to complete the 2021 class.

The trio – Karrington Gordon of Detroit, Lisa Tesson of Montreal, and Rebekah Gordon of New Boston, Ind. – brings to five the number of student-athletes who will join Oesterle's program in the fall.

Tiana Timpe of Stockton, Ill. and Hanna Knoll of Angola, Ind. signed with CMU in November. The five are the newest members of a program that has won a combined six Mid-American Conference titles – four regular season, two tournament – since 2017 and has earned an NCAA Tournament berth in three of the last four years.

"They can run, they can shoot, they're athletic – very, very skilled," Oesterle said of Tesson and the two Gordons. "They have the ability to get to the basket, can shoot the 3. We have a post player who can step outside in Rebekah Gordon; Tesson is a very, very quick point guard with speed and who sees the floor really well; and Karrington Gordan is very athletic. She can dunk a tennis ball.

"It's definitely a group that gets it done on the court and in the classroom and puts the extra time in in both areas and. They definitely fit the championship culture that we have established here."

Karrington Gordon • 6-0 • Guard • Detroit, Mich. • Lincoln Park HS
Three-time All-News-Herald Dream Team selection … Three-time All-Downriver League honoree … set school single-game scoring record with 44 points … scored more than 1,000 points during high school career … earned team Most Valuable Player Award … served as team captain during senior year … also lettered in track & field … played AAU ball for Downriver Elite and for Downriver Raptors … AAU coaches were Dontez Ford and Jonte Harrell … parents are Charise Johnson and Dominic Gordon.

Rebekah Gordon • 6-1 • Forward • New Boston, Ind. • Heritage Hills HS
Scored 1,358 points and collected 688 rebounds during four-year career … as a senior in 2020-21, was named Third Team All-State by Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association, received honorable mention All-State from the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, and was named Academic All-State by the IBCA … named the All-Southwest Indiana Player of the Year in 2020-21 by the Evansville Courier & Press … named a Hoosier Basketball Coaches Association Regional All-Star in 2021 … three-time Courier & Press All-Southwest Indiana Team honoree … twice was named the Spencer County Most Valuable Player by the Spencer County Democrat … three-time All-Pocket Athletic Conference honoree … named to Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top 60 Senior list … two-time IBCA Underclass honorable mention … twice earned IBCA District Player of the Week Award … set school single-game scoring record with 41 points … also earned three letters in volleyball and two in track & field … in 2019, won league and sectional shot put titles and qualified for state meet; also qualified for the regional meet in the discus … played AAU ball for Indiana Flight and Indiana Elite for coaches Richard Wright, Robby Jones, Luke Scheidecker, and Jack Trosper … parents are Brandon and Rachel Gordon.

Lisa Tesson • 5-7 • Guard • Montreal, Que., Can. • St. John's College/TRC Academy
Earned TRC team Most Valuable Player Award and Middleburg Academy MVP Award … played club ball for Toronto-based Canada Elite, Become One, Uplay … daughter of Betty Tesson.

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