[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 378 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 378

 Congratulating the University of North Carolina Tar Heels for winning 
   the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Soccer 
                         National Championship.


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                   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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating the University of North Carolina Tar Heels for winning 
   the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Soccer 
                         National Championship.

Whereas on December 6, 2009, the University of North Carolina defeated Stanford 
        University by a score of 1-0 to win the 2009 National Collegiate 
        Athletic Association (NCAA) Women's Soccer National Championship;
Whereas the Tar Heels finished the regular season third in the Atlantic Coast 
        Conference (ACC) with a conference record of 7-3-0 and an overall record 
        of 14-3-1;
Whereas the University of North Carolina's Whitney Engen was named ACC Defensive 
        Player of the Year;
Whereas the University of North Carolina's Whitney Engen, Ashlyn Harris, and 
        Tobin Heath were named to the 2009 All-ACC first team;
Whereas the University of North Carolina's Ali Hawkins and Jessica McDonald were 
        named to the 2009 All-ACC second team;
Whereas the third-seeded Tar Heels won the 2009 ACC Women's Soccer Championship 
        with a 3-0 victory over Florida State University, winning the 20th ACC 
        Tournament Championship in the school's history;
Whereas the University of North Carolina's Casey Nogueira was named the Most 
        Valuable Player of the 2009 ACC Championship;
Whereas the University of North Carolina's Casey Nogueira, Ashlyn Harris, Kristi 
        Eveland, Whitney Engen, and Tobin Heath were each named to the 2009 ACC 
        Women's Soccer All-Tournament Team;
Whereas Stanford University entered the National Championship game with an 
        undefeated 25-0 record;
Whereas the University of North Carolina's Jessica McDonald scored the decisive 
        goal in the third minute of the National Championship game on an assist 
        from Casey Nogueira and Tobin Heath;
Whereas the Tar Heels withstood a furious second-half Stanford rally, with the 
        University of North Carolina's goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris providing a key 
        save to preserve the Tar Heels' victory;
Whereas Casey Nogueira was named the Most Valuable Player on Offense in the NCAA 
        Women's College Cup for the second successive year;
Whereas Whitney Engen was named the Most Valuable Player on Defense in the NCAA 
        Women's College Cup;
Whereas the University of North Carolina's Tobin Heath and Whitney Engen were 
        named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-America 
        first team;
Whereas the University of North Carolina's 9 seniors completed their collegiate 
        careers as the winningest senior class in the country, having won 3 
        National Championships and 4 ACC Tournament Championships with a 
        combined overall record of 94-9-4;
Whereas the University of North Carolina's NCAA Tournament record stands at 106-
        7-1, and the University has won 93.4 percent of its NCAA Tournament 
        competitions;
Whereas the University of North Carolina has participated in 23 of 28 NCAA 
        Tournament Championship games played to date; and
Whereas the University of North Carolina has won 20 of the 28 NCAA Women's 
        Soccer National Championships: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the University of North Carolina for 
        winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
        Women's Soccer National Championship;
            (2) recognizes the achievement of the players, coaches, 
        students, and staff of the University of North Carolina, whose 
        perseverance and dedication to excellence helped propel the 
        women's soccer 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 women's soccer team, Anson Dorrance.
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