[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 201 (Thursday, December 20, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7990]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 739--CONGRATULATING THE MARYLAND TERRAPINS MEN'S 
SOCCER TEAM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK FOR WINNING THE 
 2018 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER 
                         NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Cardin) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 739

       Whereas, on December 9, 2018, the Maryland Terrapins men's 
     soccer team of the University of Maryland, College Park 
     (referred to in this preamble as the ``University of Maryland 
     Terps'') defeated the University of Akron Zips by a score of 
     1 to 0 in the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
     (referred to in this preamble as the ``NCAA'') Division I 
     national championship game;
       Whereas the 2018 NCAA Division I national championship is 
     the fourth national championship in the history of the men's 
     soccer program at the University of Maryland, making the 
     University of Maryland the sixth school in the United States 
     to win 4 national men's soccer titles;
       Whereas 3 of the 4 national men's soccer titles won by the 
     University of Maryland Terps were won under the leadership of 
     head coach Sasho Cirovski, who is the ninth coach in the 
     United States to win 3 Division I national titles;
       Whereas, in the last 11 games of the season, the University 
     of Maryland Terps had 9 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, after 
     starting the season with 4 wins, 5 losses, and 3 draws;
       Whereas the University of Maryland Terps scored in each of 
     the last 12 games of the season after not scoring in the 
     first 476 minutes of the season;
       Whereas the University of Maryland Terps finished the 
     season without conceding a goal in the last 500 minutes of 
     play, which includes the entire 2018 NCAA tournament;
       Whereas the senior midfielder for the University of 
     Maryland Terps, Amar Sejdic, was named the NCAA Tournament 
     Offensive Most Outstanding Player;
       Whereas Eli Crognale, Donovan Pines, Ben Di Rosa, and Dayne 
     St. Clair were named to the All-Tournament Team;
       Whereas Donovan Pines was named a United Soccer Coaches 
     Second Team All-American; and
       Whereas Amar Sejdic and Dayne St. Clair were named United 
     Soccer Coaches All-Region selections: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team 
     of the University of Maryland, College Park for winning the 
     2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I 
     men's soccer national championship;
       (2) recognizes the achievements of the players, coaches, 
     students, and staff of the University of Maryland whose 
     perseverance and dedication to excellence helped propel the 
     Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team to win the championship; 
     and
       (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
       (A) the chancellor of the University System of Maryland, 
     Robert L. Caret;
       (B) the president of the University of Maryland, College 
     Park, Wallace D. Loh; and
       (C) the head coach of the University of Maryland, College 
     Park men's soccer team, Sasho Cirovski.

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