The Stony Brook women’s soccer team brought to their first ever NCAA Women’s College Cup appearance in 2012, when Stony Brook beat Hartford 1–0 in the America East Championship. Faherty appeared to their second NCAA Tournament in 2017 after topping Vermont 2–1 in the conference title match. Stony Brook won the conference regular season title in 2018 but lost in the semifinals. Stony Brook beat Hartford 2–1 in the America East championship to reach the NCAA tournament for the third time. Stony Brook repeated as America East champions in the 2020 season by beating Binghamton 1–0 in the title match, reaching the NCAA tournament for the fourth time and the third time in four seasons.