Women’s sports became a part of the Elon athletic department in the early 1970s, as legendary coach Kay Yow began her college coaching career by guiding the first-ever women’s basketball teams at Elon. They became part of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) on July 1, 2014. They have appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2017 and 2018 seeding no 11th & 13th respectively.