One of the original 17 franchises in the W-League’s first official season in 1995, the Long Island Lady Riders are one of the most successful teams on and off the field. The Lady Riders won the inaugural championship after going 9-1 on the season and won a second title in 1997 after missing the playoffs in their sophomore campaign.

The team has missed the postseason only twice and has never finished with more than five losses in any season for an overall regular season record of 98-28-2 and has a playoff record of 9-6-1. The franchise has consistently been among the league leaders in attendance with an average of 956 per season over the last five year years and was honored as the Organization of the Year in 2000 when they finished second at 1,121.

The club added a Super Y-League program in 2001.