The Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team represents Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States and competes in the Big South Conference.

The season before Woodard took over as head coach, WU was 1–17 (.056) in conference play and 2–29 (.065) overall.

They also suffered the worst loss in the history of women's NCAA basketball to Baylor, losing by 108 points .

Former WNBA player and University of Tennessee alum, Semeka Randall was named head coach in April 2021.

[4] The Lady Eagles play in Winthrop Coliseum (1982–present), a 6,100-seat multi-purpose arena in Rock Hill, South Carolina.