[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 24]
[Senate]
[Pages 32610-32611]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 378--CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 
TAR HEELS FOR WINNING THE 2009 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 
                  WOMEN'S SOCCER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. Burr) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

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                              S. Res. 378

       Whereas on December 6, 2009, the University of North 
     Carolina defeated Stanford University by a score of 1-0 to 
     win the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 
     Women's Soccer National Championship;
       Whereas the Tar Heels finished the regular season third in 
     the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with a conference record 
     of 7-3-0 and an overall record of 14-3-1;
       Whereas the University of North Carolina's Whitney Engen 
     was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year;
       Whereas the University of North Carolina's Whitney Engen, 
     Ashlyn Harris, and Tobin Heath were named to the 2009 All-ACC 
     first team;
       Whereas the University of North Carolina's Ali Hawkins and 
     Jessica McDonald were named to the 2009 All-ACC second team;
       Whereas the third-seeded Tar Heels won the 2009 ACC Women's 
     Soccer Championship with a 3-0 victory over Florida State 
     University, winning the 20/th/ ACC Tournament Championship in 
     the school's history;
       Whereas the University of North Carolina's Casey Nogueira 
     was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2009 ACC 
     Championship;
       Whereas the University of North Carolina's Casey Nogueira, 
     Ashlyn Harris, Kristi Eveland, Whitney Engen, and Tobin Heath 
     were each named to the 2009 ACC Women's Soccer All-Tournament 
     Team;
       Whereas Stanford University entered the National 
     Championship game with an undefeated 25-0 record;
       Whereas the University of North Carolina's Jessica McDonald 
     scored the decisive goal in the third minute of the National 
     Championship game on an assist from Casey Nogueira and Tobin 
     Heath;
       Whereas the Tar Heels withstood a furious second-half 
     Stanford rally, with the University of North Carolina's 
     goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris providing a key save to preserve the 
     Tar Heels' victory;
       Whereas Casey Nogueira was named the Most Valuable Player 
     on Offense in the NCAA Women's College Cup for the second 
     successive year;
       Whereas Whitney Engen was named the Most Valuable Player on 
     Defense in the NCAA Women's College Cup;
       Whereas the University of North Carolina's Tobin Heath and 
     Whitney Engen were named to the National Soccer Coaches 
     Association of America All-America first team;
       Whereas the University of North Carolina's 9 seniors 
     completed their collegiate careers as the winningest senior 
     class in the country, having won 3 National Championships and 
     4 ACC Tournament Championships with a combined overall record 
     of 94-9-4;
       Whereas the University of North Carolina's NCAA Tournament 
     record stands at 106-7-1, and the University has won 93.4 
     percent of its NCAA Tournament competitions;
       Whereas the University of North Carolina has participated 
     in 23 of 28 NCAA Tournament Championship games played to 
     date; and
       Whereas the University of North Carolina has won 20 of the 
     28 NCAA Women's Soccer National Championships: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the University of North Carolina for 
     winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
     Women's Soccer National Championship;
       (2) recognizes the achievement of the players, coaches, 
     students, and staff of the University of North Carolina, 
     whose perseverance and dedication to excellence helped propel 
     the women's soccer team to win the championship; and
       (3) respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate to 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
       (A) the chancellor of the University of North Carolina, H. 
     Holden Thorp;
       (B) the athletic director of the University of North 
     Carolina, Dick Baddour; and
       (C) the head coach of the University of North Carolina 
     women's soccer team, Anson Dorrance.

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