Morehead State began play in 1970. They joined the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in 1977. They won the Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament in 1979, finishing off a year in which they went 28-4 (and 8–1 in OVC play). They have made the postseason in 2010 (WBI) and 2017 (WNIT). As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Eagles had an all-time record of 542–632.[3][4]