[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 7, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H4777]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    U.S. SOCCER TEAM WINS WORLD CUP

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on July 17, 2011, the United States 
Women's soccer team lost to Japan in the World Cup title match. It was 
a crushing defeat, one that motivated the Women's National Team.
  The World Cup is every 4 years, and the rematch this Sunday was one 
for the history books. Scoring the most goals in any World Cup final 
game, the United States Women's National Team earned their third World 
Cup championship. That is unprecedented.
  Just 16 minutes into the game, the U.S. center midfielder scored her 
third goal of the game. It was the hat trick seen around the world.
  The roar of the announcers echoed in living rooms across America. 
Twenty-five million people cheered on the USA, and a new American hero, 
Carli Lloyd, became a household name.
  The United States defeated Japan 5-2, as the Red, White, and Blue 
proudly waved over the field in Vancouver, Canada.
  Congratulations to the 2015 Women's National Team and to Coach Jill 
Ellis. The team motto, ``She Believes,'' made believers of the whole 
world.
  And that is just the way it is.
  Mr. Speaker, I insert the names of all of the players, their 
hometowns, and their jersey numbers into the Record.

                  2015 US Women's National Soccer Team

       Shannon Box--Redondo Beach, CA--7; Morgan Brian--St. Simons 
     Island, GA--14; Lori Chalupny--St. Louis, MO--16; Whitney 
     Engen--Rolling Hills Estates, CA--6; Ashlyn Harris--Satellite 
     Beach, FL--18; Tobin Heath--Basking Ridge, NJ--17; Lauren 
     Holiday--Indianapolis, IN--12; Julie Johnston--Mesa, AZ--19; 
     Meghan Klingenberg--Gibsonia, PA--22; Ali Krieger--Dumfries, 
     VA--11; Sydney Leroux--Scottsdale, AZ--2; Carli Lloyd--
     Delran, NJ--10; Alex Morgan--Diamond Bar, CA--13; Alyssa 
     Naeher--Bridgepoint, CT--21; Kelley O'Hara--Fayetteville, 
     GA--5; Heather O'Reilly--East Brunswick, NJ--9; Christen 
     Press--Palos Verdes Estates, CA--23; Christie Rampone--Point 
     Pleasant, NJ--3; Megan Rapinoe--Redding, CA--15; Amy 
     Rodriguez--Lake Forest, CA--8; Becky Sauerbrunn--St. Louis, 
     MO--4; Hope Solo--Richland, WA--1; Abby Wambach--Rochester, 
     NY--20.

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