The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference and plays its home games at SEFCU Arena.

The Great Danes brought home their first-ever America East Conference title, and represented the league in the NCAA Tournament.

The 2013–14 Great Danes did not lose a beat, earning a three-peat as America East champion, going 28–5 with a 15–1 conference record.

UAlbany had a number of program firsts that season, including the first win over a Power Five program, defeating three-time reigning Big Ten regular season champion Penn State to earn a berth into the Preseason WNIT semi-finals, the first DI All-American with Shereesha Richards and the program's highest-ever NCAA seeding at 13, battling Duke to the end and leading in the final minute, falling to the Blue Devils 54–52.

Two players that would have their numbers retired once their time was over at UAlbany was Ebone Henry and Julie Foster.

The Great Danes appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament twice, with a combined record of 0– 2.

[11] The Great Danes appeared in the NCAA Division III Tournament two times, with a combined record of 3–2.