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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 318 

Honoring the Portland Thorns FC as the champion of the National Women’s 

Soccer League in 2017. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 31, 2017 

Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. MERKLEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation 

NOVEMBER 14, 2017 

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to with an amended preamble 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the Portland Thorns FC as the champion of the 

National Women’s Soccer League in 2017. 

Whereas the Portland Thorns FC won the National Women’s 

Soccer League (referred to in this preamble as the 

‘‘NWSL’’) Championship on October 14, 2017; 

Whereas the Portland Thorns FC won the NWSL Championship, an event that has been held for 5 years, for the second time by defeating the North Carolina Courage by a 

score of 1 to 0; 

Whereas Portland Thorns FC midfielder Lindsey Horan 

scored the only goal in the 2017 NWSL Championship 


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and was named the Most Valuable Player of that Championship; 

Whereas the Chief Executive Officer of the Portland Thorns 

FC, Merritt Paulson, won the NWSL Championship for 

the second time; 

Whereas the Head Coach of the Portland Thorns FC, Mark 

Parsons, won the NWSL Championship for the first 

time; 

Whereas the Rose City Riveters and the fans of the Portland 

Thorns FC, who provide the Providence Park venue with 

spirit and pride, are the best fans in the NWSL; 

Whereas the Portland Thorns FC holds the record for highest average game attendance in the NWSL in 2017 and 

has held that record in each year since the establishment 

of the NWSL in 2013; 

Whereas the goalkeeper of the Portland Thorns FC, 

Adrianna Franch, was named the NWSL Goalkeeper of 

the Year for 2017; 

Whereas the Portland Thorns FC adopted the official State 

motto of Oregon, ‘‘Alis Volat Propriis’’, meaning ‘‘She 

Flies with Her Own Wings’’, to capture the independent 

spirit of Oregon; 

Whereas the Portland Thorns FC holds community service 

events to inspire and involve young women and men in 

the Portland community through science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and environmental education; 

and 

Whereas the success of the Portland Thorns FC soccer team 

will broaden an appreciation of athletics in young people 

and encourage Oregonians to engage in their communities: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) honors the Portland Thorns FC as the 2017 

3 champion of the National Women’s Soccer League; 

4 (2) recognizes the outstanding achievement of 

5 the players, ownership, and staff of the Portland 

6 Thorns FC; and 

7 (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

8 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu9 tion to— 

10 (A) Merritt Paulson, the Chief Executive 

11 Officer of the Portland Thorns FC; 

12 (B) Gavin Wilkinson, the General Manager 

13 of the Portland Thorns FC; and 

14 (C) Mark Parsons, the Head Coach of the 

15 Portland Thorns FC. 

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