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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 607 Introduced in House (IH)]

109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 607

   Congratulating the University of Maryland Terrapins women's field 
 hockey team on winning the 2005 National College Athletic Association 
                             Championship.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2005

  Mr. Hoyer (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bartlett of 
   Maryland, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ruppersberger, and Mr. Van 
 Hollen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Congratulating the University of Maryland Terrapins women's field 
 hockey team on winning the 2005 National College Athletic Association 
                             Championship.

Whereas the University of Maryland Terrapins claimed the NCAA Field Hockey 
        Championship title for the first time in six years;
Whereas the University of Maryland Terrapins won the title for the fourth time 
        in school history;
Whereas the Maryland Terrapins are the 2005 Atlantic Coast Conference Regular 
        Season Champions;
Whereas the Maryland Terrapins defeated third-seeded Duke, 1-0, in Trager 
        Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, on November 20, 2005, to win the title;
Whereas the Maryland Terrapins 18th-year head coach, Missy Meharg, won the third 
        championship title of her coaching career and was named the Mid-Atlantic 
        Coach of the Year by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association;
Whereas Jackie Cinconte scored the game winning goal for the Terrapins less than 
        nine minutes into the start of the game;
Whereas five players from the 2005 Terrapin Championship team were named 
        Dartfish/NFHCA All-Americans: Emily Beach, Lauren Powley, Jackie 
        Ciconte, Paula Infante, and Kathryn Masson;
Whereas the Maryland Terrapins gave the Duke Blue Devils their only two shutout 
        games of the regular season;
Whereas the Maryland Terrapins defense posted its third shutout of the 
        tournament and the ninth for their 2005 season;
Whereas the Maryland Terrapins goalie, Kathyrn Masson, remains undefeated in her 
        career versus Duke, winning all five meetings since last season; and
Whereas the 2005 NCAA Championship Field Hockey team consists of Emily Beach, 
        Kendall Beveridge, Jackie Ciconte, Kristina Edmonds, Megan Fox, Alicia 
        Grater, Paula Infante, Linzi Jones, Danielle Keeley, Meredith Long, 
        Tiffany Marsh, Kathryn Masson, Katie Mockus, Ellen Ott, Louisa Powell, 
        Lauren Powley, Christina Restivo, Susie Rowe, Sarah Scholl, Emily 
        Trycinski, Janneke van Leeuwen, and Kim Ziegler: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the United States House of Representatives 
congratulates the University of Maryland Terrapins women's field hockey 
team and Coaches Missy Meharg, Tjerk van Herwaarden, Marybeth Freeman, 
and Clemens Arnold on an outstanding championship season, a season that 
sets the Terrapins among the elite in collegiate field hockey.
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