[6][8][9] The Le Moyne men's basketball team gained national attention when it defeated Division I powerhouse Syracuse 82–79 in a November 2009 exhibition game.

The team won three of its first four games, and the effort was led by senior Barbara Wood, chairman of the Le Moyne women's athletic association.

The initial team members were Pat Resch, Carol Collins, Claire Cunnion, Rita Ruane, Dale Amend, Barbara Schlaerth, Nancy Dillon and Bernadette Baecher.

[18] Elizabeth Schuchman joined the team before its first game, which was at the Le Moyne Athletic Center against Auburn Community College on February 9, 1963.

[22] The Le Moyne women's athletic association organized basketball as an intramural sport during the 1964–65 academic year as well.

The team opened on January 18, 1973, with a 40–31 victory over Cazenovia, led by the hot shooting of Sue Mellie, the strong rebounding of Eileen Brewer and the guard play of Mary Jo Muellner.

Facing a tough zone defense, the Lady Dolphins started 0 for 10 from the floor but still managed to take an early 8–2 lead, after Mellie heated up.

Beth Ackley's defense sparked a Le Moyne comeback that erased a 10-point deficit and built an eight-point Dolphinettes lead.

[34] Le Moyne launched its women's varsity basketball program in earnest during the 1975–76 season, opening with a home game on February 10, 1976, against Nazareth.

[37][38] Le Moyne's women's basketball team nearly pulled a shocker before falling to Syracuse 73–70 in an exhibition game at the JMA Wireless Dome on November 3, 2022.

[40] Le Moyne has long been a lacrosse power at the Division II level, earning seven men's and women's national championships in the sport.

The Dolphins' men's lacrosse team captured its sixth national crown in 2021, under the leadership of head coach Dan Sheehan.

The Niland Complex includes the Henninger Athletic Center, where basketball games and other events take place on Ted Grant Court.

On September 15, 1997, Le Moyne announced it would begin the process of reclassification to Division I by applying for membership in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

Tom O'Neil, the college's treasurer and vice president of finance, estimated the move to the MAAC would cost approximately $800,000 over the following three years.

He was the first head coach of the freshman basketball team starting in the 1947–48 season, Le Moyne's initial academic year during which all students at the school were freshmen.

Niland also coached Le Moyne's varsity basketball team from its inaugural season in 1948–49 until 1973, winning 326 games and going to seven NCAA College Division tournaments.

After his varsity basketball coaching career ended, Niland remained in his position as Le Moyne's athletics director until his retirement in 1990.

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Following a long career in senior administration at the West Point, Bob Beretta was named director of athletics on January 7, 2021.

Beretta's resignation was effective June 21, and the college planned to name an interim director, as the search for a permanent replacement was conducted.

Along with the improvement in facilities, Lindberg also saw the Express win a few North Eastern Athletic Conference (renamed the United East Confrence in 2021) titles.

Le Moyne student-athletes have combined to post term cumulative grade-point averages of at least 3.0 in 42 consecutive semesters dating back to 2003 (through spring 2024).

[47] Dolphin student-athletes routinely combine for term GPAs of at least 3.3 in addition to completing more than 2,500 hours of community service each year as part of The Le Moyne Way program.

The Thomas J. Niland Athletic Complex incorporates a 47,000-square-foot (4,400 m2) facility with a 25-yard (23 m) competition-size swimming pool, fitness center and weight room, a three-court size multi-purpose gym area, an elevated jogging track, and four racquetball courts.