The Dolphins compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the Northeast Conference and are currently coached by Mary Grimes.

The Dolphins have played their home games on Ted Grant Court at the Le Moyne Events Center in DeWitt, New York.

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.

[9] 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.

[11] Women's basketball was played primarily as an intramural sport at Le Moyne during the 1963–64 academic year.

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

[16] In November 1970, it was announced that women's intramural and intercollegiate basketball competition would begin in the spring 1971 semester.

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.

Despite a rebounding edge, Le Moyne could not penetrate Siena's zone and were called for 20 fouls compared with only 11 charged to the Indians.

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

[21] Efforts were made to organize a women's varsity basketball team for the 1973–74 season, with tryouts held on November 13.

[25] 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.