The UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I competition as a member of the America East Conference.
Since beginning play in 1968, the Retrievers have an all-time record of 496âÂÂ695, as of the end of the 2015âÂÂ16 season.
In 2007, UMBC won the conference title for the first time ever, beating Hartford 48âÂÂ46 to clinch their first ever title and first ever tournament berth. In the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, they lost to Connecticut 82âÂÂ33. They won the regular season title in 2011, but they wound up in the WNIT after losing in the America East Tournament. They lost 59âÂÂ47 to Florida in the First Round.