sentences:  Stony Brook University sponsors teams in seven 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.Stony Brook first fielded a football team in 1984 as the Division III Stony Brook Patriots.In 1995, the team rose to Division II and changed the team name to the Seawolves.