[3][4] In the 1991 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Lamar, under coach Al Barbre, made a run as a tenth seed in the Austin regional.

Coach Tidwell turned the team around from a struggling program to a perennial power in the Southland Conference.

[5] The 2010-2011 squad finished with a record of 25-8 and made an appearance in the 2011 post season WNIT.

Her first Lady Cardinal team shared the Southland Conference regular season title.

The team won the 2017-18 Southland Conference regular season title repeating as champions in 2018-19.

The Lady Cardinals represented the Southland Conference in the Women's National Invitation Tournament for the third and the fourth time.

Conference tournament champion Notes: *1990-1991 wins vacated by the NCAA *The Lady Cardinals competed in the AIAW through 1982.

[35][36] Sources: [37] The Cardinals have appeared in two NCAA Division I Tournaments, all as Lamar University.