In 2014–15, she was an assistant coach with the Indiana Fever and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association.

[4][5] Born in Waterford, Michigan, Goestenkors attended Saginaw Valley State University, where she played under future Purdue head coach Marsha Reall.

[6] Goestenkors' 1998-99 Duke team finished in second place, losing to the Carolyn Peck-coached Purdue Lady Boilermakers in the championship game.

Duke's historic upset ended the Lady Vols' three-year run of national championships with a 69–63 victory over Tennessee in the final of the 1999 East Regionaland that sent shock waves through the sport.

[6] Goestenkors' 2004-05 squad made the NCAA Elite Eight and posted a 31–5 record despite the loss of National Player of the Year[9] Alana Beard to graduation.

In 2003–04 with Beard leading the way, the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight, boasted a 30–4 record, won a fifth-straight ACC Tournament championship and fourth-straight ACC regular season title, and broke the University of Connecticut's 69-game home winning steak with a 68-67 comeback victory in Hartford, Connecticut.

Goestenkors led the Blue Devils to an ACC-record 35-2 ledger in 2002-03 and their second straight NCAA Final Four appearance.

[11] Goestenkors served as the head coach of the USA representative to the 1997 William Jones Cup competition The event was held in Taipei, Taiwan during August 1997.

The game remained close, and was within three points with just over twelve seconds to go, but Swoopes was fouled and sank the free throws to give the Americans a 79–74 win and the gold medal.

Newcomers Sue Bird, Candace Parker and Diana Taurasi picked up the slack, but it was a team in transition.

Conference tournament champion Source:[19][20] Goestenkors's ex-husband is Mark Simons, who was an assistant coach at a number of women's college basketball programs, including Georgia Tech, Auburn and Michigan State.