Women's basketball was the first sport to be played at College of Saint Mary.  Kathy Barclay began the program in 1967 and was coach until 1973 when Hall of Fame coach Bob McCabe came on board.     

  

During his eight seasons at CSM, McCabe went 82-62 and is still the coach with the most wins in Flames' basketball history.  During his tenure, he coached two other Hall of Famers; Kathy "Tiger" Thielen and Ann Heller.    

  

From 1982 through 1989, the Flames were coached by John Young, Mary Jo Henderson, Dee Romine, and Tom Brosnihan, respectively. During those seasons, Romine had the most success - leading the Flames to a 17-9 record in '84-'85, and a 20-6 record in '85-'86, thanks to the talents of Sherri Jett and Tanya Wesson.    

  

CSM then suspended the sport of basketball until 1998 when Chris Young took over - marking the return of basketball to campus. Shannon Struby then took over in '99-2001, and Jarrod Olson became coach for two years in '01 - compiling a record of 23-25.    

  

Angie Kristensen took over as coach in 2002 and had a 71-60 record in four seasons.  She also led CSM to the NAIA National Tournament in 2006, when the Flames recorded a school record 22 wins behind All-American Chelsea Malone. The Flames finished second in the conference three of the four years during Kristensen's tenure and lost in the MCAC tournament finals three times, twice by only one basket.    

  

Kevin Lein became the 11^th coach in the 32-year history of Flames' basketball in 2006, and the Flames went 21-40 during his two seasons.  

In 2008, Chuck Brewer took over the Flames' program - leading them to an 8-22 record in his first season.