[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 334 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 334

 Congratulating the Pennsylvania State University women's soccer team 
 for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Soccer 
                             Championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 14, 2015

    Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Toomey) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating the Pennsylvania State University women's soccer team 
 for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Soccer 
                             Championship.

Whereas, on December 6, 2015, the Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions 
        won the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in 
        this preamble as the ``NCAA'') Soccer Championship, also known as the 
        College Cup, in Cary, North Carolina with a hard-fought victory over the 
        Duke University Blue Devils in a 1-0 match;
Whereas the Nittany Lions women's soccer team won their first ever NCAA Soccer 
        Championship after advancing to the College Cup for the fifth time and 
        the College Cup Final for the second time;
Whereas the Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions are the first Big Ten 
        team to earn an NCAA Women's Soccer Championship;
Whereas the Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions won both the Big Ten 
        regular season title and the Big Ten Tournament, concluding the 2015 
        season with a record of 16 wins, including 15 shutouts, and only 3 
        losses;
Whereas senior Raquel Rodriguez was named a First Team All-American by the 
        National Soccer Coaches Association of America;
Whereas seniors Britt Eckerstrom and Raquel Rodriguez were named to the Academic 
        All-District 2 First Team by the College Sports Information Directors of 
        America; and
Whereas, this season, Head Coach Erica Walsh and her coaching staff depended on 
        team captains Raquel Rodriguez, Mallory Weber, and Britt Eckerstrom to 
        lead by example on the field: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the Pennsylvania State University women's 
        soccer team, coaches, and staff for winning the 2015 National 
        Collegiate Athletic Association Soccer Championship;
            (2) commends the Pennsylvania State University women's 
        soccer team, coaches, and staff for their hard work and 
        dedication; and
            (3) recognizes the students, faculty, alumni, and devoted 
        fans of Pennsylvania State University who supported the Nittany 
        Lions on the path to winning their first ever National 
        Collegiate Athletic Association Soccer Championship.
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