The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers women's basketball team represents Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States. The school competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They play their home games at Knott Arena.
History Mount St. Mary's began play in 1974. The Mountaineers finished 3rd in the 1982 Division II Tournament, beating Virginia Union 71–51 and Norfolk State 82–64 before losing to California Poly-Pomona 71–58 but beating Oakland 73–62 to finish 3rd. The Mountaineers joined Division I in 1988 and joined the Northeast Conference the next year. Previously they had played in the Mason-Dixon Conference. They won the Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament five times. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Mountaineers have an all-time record of 702–467. In their two NCAA Division I Tournament appearances, they lost each time in the First Round, losing 70–47 to Iowa in 1994 and 82–55 to Alabama in 1995. Since then, Mount St. Mary's has only reached the postseason once, reaching the WNIT in 2014.
Postseason results The Mountaineers have an 0–4 record in four NCAA Tournament appearances at the Division I level. NCAA Division I tournament results 1994 #14 First Round #3 Iowa L, 47–70 1995 #13 First Round #4 Alabama L, 55–82 2021 #15 First Round #2 Maryland L, 45–98 2022 #16 First Four #16 Longwood L 70–74
NCAA Division II tournament results 1982 First RoundElite EightSemifinalsThird Place Virginia UnionNorfolk StateCal Poly PomonaOakland W, 71–51W, 82–62L, 58–71W, 73–62 1983 Regional Finals Virginia Union L, 79–88 1984 Regional Finals Virginia Union L, 58–59 1985 First RoundRegional Finals Johnson C. SmithHampton W, 77–59L, 74–81 1986 Regional Finals Hampton L, 83–86 1987 First RoundRegional Finals Virginia StateHampton W, 88–75L, 65–80 1988 Regional Finals Virginia State L, 72–87
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