The women's basketball program kicked off intercollegiate athletics at St. Francis College in 1973. Since the 1988–89 season the women's basketball team has been a member of the Northeast Conference. The Terrier's had their best season in 2014-15 under John Thurston by winning the NEC Tournament Championship and receiving the programs first NCAA bid. Also under Thurston, the 2013–14 squad set the single-season program record with 19 victories. As of 2018, Linda Cimino is the head coach of the St. Francis College Terriers. Previously, Cimino was the head coach at Binghamton. In Cimino's first year at the helm, she set the Terrier record for conference wins in a season, 12.