The women 's basketball program kicked off intercollegiate athletics at St. Francis College in 1973 . Since the 1988 – 89 season the women 's basketball team has been a part of the Northeast Conference . The Terrier 's had their best season in 2014-15 under John Thurston by wining the NEC Tournament Championship and receiving the programs first NCAA bid . Also under Thurston , the 2013 – 14 squad set the single-season program record with 19 victories . As of 2018 , Linda Cimino is the head coach of the St. Francis College Terriers . Previously , Cimino was the head coach at Binghamton . In Cimino 's first year at the helm , she set the Terrier record for conference wins in a season , 12 . The SFC men 's soccer team was founded in 1968 and joined the Northeast Conference in 1985 . In their history , the Terriers have won 5 NEC Regular Season Championships and 8 NEC Tournament Championships . The Terriers have also participated in nine NCAA tournaments , their best showing came in 1978 when they made it to the Elite Eight . Since joining the NEC , the Terriers have had NCAA Tournament Play-In games on three occasions ( ' 95 , '96 and ' 98 ) and four NCAA Tournament appearances ( 2013 , 2014 , 2016 , 2017 ) . In the 2015 season , the Terriers were nationally ranked at 22nd in the country
NEC Tournament Championship
2015 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
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