Ric McClure will enter his eighth year as the assistant women's basketball coach during the 2021-22 season.
The Nittany Lions did not compete in the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the 2019-20 season, the Nittany Lions had one of their best seasons in program history. The team finished 16-10 overall and went 11-5 in the NEAC, while reaching the NEAC Semifinal round. They defeated Penn State Harrisburg, 103-64, for the program's first NEAC Postseason victory in 10 years, before falling to SUNY Poly in the next round. The 16-10 overall record is just the second time in program history that the team had a record over .500, the last time was in the 2009-10 season. This year's team set the program record for free throw percentage (71.3%) and assists (373), while ranking second all-time in points (1750), field goals made (645), and field goal percentage (38.3%). The team ranks among the top-five all-time for scoring average (67.3), 3-point percentage (28.6%), free throws made (366), rebounds (1091), and steals (302). Kylie Herman was named to the All-NEAC First Team, the first time a women's basketball player earned that status in 10 years. Katie Armstrong was an All-NEAC Second Team recipient.
In 2018-19, the Nittany Lions finished 8-14 overall and were 6-10 in NEAC action. The team had the best scoring average in program-history at 69.4 points per game and the 39.0% field goal percentage was also a school record. The squad ranked second in school history in 3-point shooting (30.8%), free throw percentage (68.5), and assists (338). Kylie Herman was selected to the All-NEAC Third Team in her junior season.
The 2017-18 team went 10-12 overall and 7-5 in the NEAC South, to place third in the division. The team reached the NEAC Postseason for the first time since the 2010-11 season, where they suffered a 67-62 setback to Gallaudet University. The team had the best scoring average in program-history at 68.5 points per game and the 38.1% field goal percentage was also a school record. The team finished in the top-five all-time in field goals made (585), 3-pointers made (111), 3-point field goal percentage (29.0%), and assists (332). Kylie Herman was an All-NEAC Second Team selection after her stellar sophomore campaign.
The 2016-17 squad finished with an overall record of 6-16 and went 6-14 in NEAC action. For the second straight season, the team topped 100 points in a single-game with a 101 points in a win over Cazenovia, marking just the second time in program-history the achievement was recorded. The team had one member named to the All-NEAC Third Team (Deanna Daddona).
During the 2015-16 season, the Nittany Lions had an overall record of 4-20 and were 4-16 in conference play. In a win over Wilson College, the Nittany Lions set the single-game scoring record for points with 105. Also in that game, the team drained nine 3-pointers and made 32 free throws, which both tie for the fifth most in program history.
In his first season at Berks, the Nittany Lions finished 3-21 overall and were 3-17 in the conference. The team showed improvement in the second half of the season, when they averaged 4.9 more points per game than in the first half. They had one player named to the All-NEAC Second Team and one D3Hoops.com All-East Region Third Team.
