[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 181 (Monday, December 14, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S8637]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 334--CONGRATULATING THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 
 WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2015 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC 
                    ASSOCIATION SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP

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

                              S. Res. 334

       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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