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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 378 

Congratulating the University of North Carolina Tar Heels for winning the 

2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Soccer 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 Women’s Soccer National Championship. 

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; 


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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 20th 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; 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the University of North Caro3 lina for winning the 2009 National Collegiate Ath4 letic Association Women’s Soccer National Cham5 pionship; 

6 (2) recognizes the achievement of the players, 

7 coaches, students, and staff of the University of 

8 North Carolina, whose perseverance and dedication 


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1 to excellence helped propel the women’s soccer team 

2 to win the championship; and 

3 (3) respectfully requests the Secretary of the 

4 Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu5 tion to— 

6 (A) the chancellor of the University of 

7 North Carolina, H. Holden Thorp; 

8 (B) the athletic director of the University 

9 of North Carolina, Dick Baddour; and 

10 (C) the head coach of the University of 

11 North Carolina women’s soccer team, Anson 

12 Dorrance. 

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