The team plays in the women's ice hockey section of Ontario University Athletics (OUA), one of the four regional governing bodies that comprise U Sports.

The first records of organized women's ice hockey in Canada date back to university level games played in the 1890s.

[1] During the 1960s, a group of dedicated students led by Cookie Cartwright revived the women's ice hockey program at Queen's University.

The team won all five of their playoff games in overtime, knocking off nationally ranked opponents Windsor in the Quarter-final, Wilfrid Laurier in the Semifinal and Guelph in the Final.

[4] The team moved on to their first CIS Championship following the OUA playoffs where the Gaels defeated the defending champion Alberta Pandas and the host Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks to win the bronze medal.