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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 377 

Congratulating the University of North Carolina Tar Heels for winning the 

2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Field Hockey National 

Championship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 17, 2009 

Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. BURR) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the University of North Carolina Tar Heels 

for winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Field Hockey National Championship. 

Whereas, on November 22, 2009, the University of North 

Carolina defeated the University of Maryland by a score 

of 3–2 to win the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Field Hockey National Championship; 

Whereas the University of North Carolina Tar Heels finished 

the season with an overall record of 20–2, and an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) regular season record of 4– 

1; 

Whereas the University of North Carolina’s Illse Davids, 

Katelyn Falgowski, Danielle Forword, Jackie Kintzer, 


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and Kelsey Kolojejchick were named to the 2009 All-ACC 

first team; 

Whereas Kelsey Kolojejchick was named the ACC Rookie of 

the Year; 

Whereas the Tar Heels entered the NCAA tournament 

ranked third, behind the only 2 teams to which they had 

lost during the regular season, the University of Virginia 

and the University of Maryland; 

Whereas the Tar Heels defeated the University of Virginia by 

a score of 3–2 in the national semi-final game; 

Whereas the defending national champion and top-ranked 

University of Maryland entered the NCAA championship 

game with an undefeated 23–0 record; 

Whereas the University of North Carolina kept the University 

of Maryland scoreless during the first period, despite 

being outshot 8–1; 

Whereas senior captain Danielle Forword lifted the Tar Heels 

to victory in the championship game on a game-winning 

goal with 11.7 seconds remaining; 

Whereas the Tar Heels overcame a previous 4–1 loss during 

the regular season to the University of Maryland; 

Whereas the University of North Carolina’s Illse Davids, 

Katelyn Falgowaski, Danielle Forword, and Jackie 

Kintzer were named to the 2009 NCAA All-Tournament 

Team; 

Whereas the University of North Carolina’s Katelyn 

Falgowski, Jackie Kintzer, and Kelsey Kolojejchick were 

named first-team All-Americans by the National Field 

Hockey Coaches Association; 


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Whereas Kelsey Kolojejchick became the first Tar Heel freshman to earn first-team All-America honors; 

Whereas the University of North Carolina’s Illse Davids and 

Danielle Forword were named second-team All-Americans, with Melanie Brill named to the third team; 

Whereas 31 North Carolina players have earned first-team 

All-America honors on 43 occasions; 

Whereas Coach Karen Shelton was named as the South Region Coach of the Year by the National Field Hockey 

Coaches Association; and, 

Whereas the University of North Carolina made its 26th 

NCAA Tournament appearance and won the school’s 

sixth NCAA field hockey championship: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the University of North Caro3 lina on winning the 2009 National Collegiate Ath4 letic Association Field Hockey National Champion5 ship; 

6 (2) recognizes the achievement of the players, 

7 coaches, and students, as well as their dedication to 

8 excellence that helped propel the field hockey team 

9 to win the championship; and 

10 (3) respectfully requests the Secretary of the 

11 Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu12 tion to— 

13 (A) the chancellor of the University of 

14 North Carolina, H. Holden Thorp; 


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1 (B) the athletic director of the University 

2 of North Carolina, Dick Baddour; and 

3 (C) the head coach of the University of 

4 North Carolina field hockey team, Karen 

5 Shelton. 

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