Stony Brook Seawolves women's soccer
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| University | Stony Brook University |
| Conference | America East |
| NCAA | Division I FCS |
| Athletic director | Shawn Heilbron |
| Location | Stony Brook, New York |
| Varsity teams | 18 |
| Football stadium | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Island Federal Credit Union Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Joe Nathan Field |
| Other arenas | Pritchard Gymnasium |
| Mascot | Wolfie the Seawolf |
| Nickname | Seawolves |
| Fight song | We're the Red Hot Seawolves... |
| Colors | Red, Blue, and Gray |
| Website | stonybrookathletics |
The Stony Brook Seawolves are the athletic teams of Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York, United States. The school is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and participates in sthe America East Conference for all sports except football, in which they participate as an associate member of the Colonial Athletic Association, and women's tennis, which competes as an associate member of the Missouri Valley Conference. The official colors of the Seawolves are red, grey, and blue.
The Seawolves currently field 18 varsity sports, including football and baseball for men only; softball, swimming and diving, tennis, and volleyball for women only; and basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, and track and field for both sexes. The most recent change to Stony Brook's roster of varsity sports was the discontinuation of men's tennis at the end of the 2016–17 school year.
The university began in 1957 at Oyster Bay, with the teams known as the Soundmen or Baymen. The campus moved to its present location in 1962, and from 1960 to 1966, the programs competed as the Warriors. Beginning in 1966, the Stony Brook athletic teams were known as the Stony Brook Patriots. In 1994, as Stony Brook anticipated a rise to Division I in the NCAA, the nickname of the team was changed to the Seawolves. The Seawolf was said to be a mythical creature from the Tlingit tribe which brought good luck to those able to see it.
The Stony Brook Seawolves mascot is known as "Wolfie" and has accompanied Stony Brook events since the nicknamed was introduced.
Stony Brook University sponsors teams in eight men's and 10 women's NCAA sanctioned sports and is a primary member of the America East Conference, with the football program competing in the Colonial Athletic Association and women's tennis in the Missouri Valley Conference.
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