[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 12 (Friday, January 25, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S367]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S SOCCER 
                                  TEAM

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 428, submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 428) congratulating the University of 
     Southern California women's soccer team on winning the 2007 
     National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I 
     Championship.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution and preamble be agreed to en bloc, the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table, with no intervention action, and that any 
statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 428) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 428

       Whereas the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans 
     won the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 
     Women's Soccer Championship by a 2-0 victory over the Florida 
     State University Seminoles on December 9, 2007, at the Aggie 
     Soccer Complex in College Station, Texas;
       Whereas the USC Trojans, in the 2007 season, had a 20-3-2 
     overall record, with 13 goals allowed, 15 shutouts, and a 
     perfect 6-0 mark in the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament, 
     including 5 shutouts;
       Whereas the USC Trojans won a Division I women's soccer 
     title for the first time in school history in 2007;
       Whereas Marihelen Tomer and Janessa Currier each scored a 
     goal in the championship game;
       Whereas Amy Rodriguez was named the tournament's Most 
     Outstanding Offensive Player, Kristin Olsen was named the 
     tournament's Most Outstanding Defensive Player, and Marihelen 
     Tomer, Kasey Johnson, and Janessa Currier were named to the 
     All-Tournament Team;
       Whereas Ashley Nick and Kristin Olsen earned All-American 
     Honors for their exceptional contributions during the 2007 
     season; and
       Whereas the 2007 USC women's soccer team members are 
     players Kristin Olsen, Brittany Massro, Nini Loucks, Alyssa 
     Davila, Laura McKee, Kat Stolpa, Lauren Brown, Shannon Lacy, 
     Ashli Sandoval, Jamie Petrossi, Stacey Strong, Karter Haug, 
     Amy Rodriguez, Kasey Johnson, Jacquelyn Johnston, Janessa 
     Currier, Ashley Nick, Marihelen Tomer, Meagan Holmes, Megan 
     Ohai, Kelley Finch, Briana Ovbude, Amy Massey, Kate Gong, and 
     Monique Gaxiola, and coaches Ali Khosroshahin, Harold Warren, 
     Laura Janke, Alicia Lloyd, and Rosa Anna Tantillo: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate congratulates the University of 
     Southern California women's soccer team for winning the 2007 
     National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I 
     Championship.

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