[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 10 (Thursday, January 12, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E25]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       CELEBRATING UCLA WOMEN'S SOCCER 2022 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

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                             HON. TED LIEU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 12, 2023

  Mr. LIEU. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate the women's soccer team 
from the University of California, Los Angeles. They took home the 2022 
NCAA Division One National Championship on the 5th of December. UCLA 
defeated the women's soccer team from the University of North Carolina, 
Chapel Hill at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.
  This year's championship is the program's 2nd national championship 
and 120th overall NCAA championship earned by a UCLA Bruins team in any 
sport.
  The team should be proud of their accomplishments, becoming the first 
team ever to win the national championship after being two goals down. 
The team's perseverance allowed them to bring the game to overtime in 
the final seconds of regulation. While just over three minutes into the 
second overtime period, UCLA scored the winning goal taking the lead in 
dramatic fashion. With Coach Margueritte Aozasa, the Bruins have become 
the first women's soccer program to win the championship with a rookie 
coach in NCAA history.
  I would like to sincerely congratulate the UCLA women's soccer team 
once again on winning the national championship and wish them the best 
of luck next season. Their performance and perseverance were a sight to 
behold and a tribute to the achievements of student athletes throughout 
the Nation. Go Bruins.

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