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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 20, 2018 

Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. CARDIN) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

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. 

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, 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the Maryland Terrapins 

3 men’s soccer team of the University of Maryland, 


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1 College Park for winning the 2018 National Colle2 giate Athletic Association Division I men’s soccer 

3 national championship; 

4 (2) recognizes the achievements of the players, 

5 coaches, students, and staff of the University of 

6 Maryland whose perseverance and dedication to ex7 cellence helped propel the Maryland Terrapins men’s 

8 soccer team to win the championship; and 

9 (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

10 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu11 tion to— 

12 (A) the chancellor of the University Sys13 tem of Maryland, Robert L. Caret; 

14 (B) the president of the University of 

15 Maryland, College Park, Wallace D. Loh; and 

16 (C) the head coach of the University of 

17 Maryland, College Park men’s soccer team, 

18 Sasho Cirovski. 

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