III 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 377 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 17, 2009 Mrs. Hagan (for herself and Mr. Burr) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Congratulating the University of North Carolina Tar Heels for winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Field Hockey National Championship.

Whereas, on November 22, 2009, the University of North Carolina defeated the University of Maryland by a score of 3–2 to win the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Field Hockey National Championship; Whereas the University of North Carolina Tar Heels finished the season with an overall record of 20–2, and an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) regular season record of 4–1; Whereas the University of North Carolina's Illse Davids, Katelyn Falgowski, Danielle Forword, Jackie Kintzer, and Kelsey Kolojejchick were named to the 2009 All-ACC first team; Whereas Kelsey Kolojejchick was named the ACC Rookie of the Year; Whereas the Tar Heels entered the NCAA tournament ranked third, behind the only 2 teams to which they had lost during the regular season, the University of Virginia and the University of Maryland; Whereas the Tar Heels defeated the University of Virginia by a score of 3–2 in the national semi-final game; Whereas the defending national champion and top-ranked University of Maryland entered the NCAA championship game with an undefeated 23–0 record; Whereas the University of North Carolina kept the University of Maryland scoreless during the first period, despite being outshot 8–1; Whereas senior captain Danielle Forword lifted the Tar Heels to victory in the championship game on a game-winning goal with 11.7 seconds remaining; Whereas the Tar Heels overcame a previous 4–1 loss during the regular season to the University of Maryland; Whereas the University of North Carolina's Illse Davids, Katelyn Falgowaski, Danielle Forword, and Jackie Kintzer were named to the 2009 NCAA All-Tournament Team; Whereas the University of North Carolina’s Katelyn Falgowski, Jackie Kintzer, and Kelsey Kolojejchick were named first-team All-Americans by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association; Whereas Kelsey Kolojejchick became the first Tar Heel freshman to earn first-team All-America honors; Whereas the University of North Carolina’s Illse Davids and Danielle Forword were named second-team All-Americans, with Melanie Brill named to the third team; Whereas 31 North Carolina players have earned first-team All-America honors on 43 occasions; Whereas Coach Karen Shelton was named as the South Region Coach of the Year by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association; and, Whereas the University of North Carolina made its 26th NCAA Tournament appearance and won the school’s sixth NCAA field hockey championship: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1)congratulates the University of North Carolina on winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Field Hockey National Championship; (2)recognizes the achievement of the players, coaches, and students, as well as their dedication to excellence that helped propel the field hockey team to win the championship; and (3)respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to— (A)the chancellor of the University of North Carolina, H. Holden Thorp; (B)the athletic director of the University of North Carolina, Dick Baddour; and (C)the head coach of the University of North Carolina field hockey team, Karen Shelton.