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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 514 

Congratulating the Florida State University Seminoles for winning the 2023 

National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women’s Soccer 

Championship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 18, 2023 

Mr. THUNE (for Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Mr. RUBIO)) 

submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Florida State University Seminoles for 

winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women’s Soccer Championship. 

Whereas, on December 4, 2023, the Florida State University 

Seminoles women’s soccer team won the 2023 National 

Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Women’s Soccer Championship; 

Whereas the Seminoles defeated the Stanford University 

women’s soccer team by a score of 5 goals to 1 in the 

NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer College Cup; 

Whereas this marks the fourth NCAA Division I Women’s 

Soccer Championship the Seminoles have won; 


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Whereas the Seminoles finished the season undefeated for the 

first time in school history with a record of 22 wins, 0 

losses, and 1 tie; 

Whereas the Seminoles are 1 of only 4 schools to finish a season undefeated in NCAA history; 

Whereas this marks the 18th national title for the Florida 

State University Seminoles Athletics program; 

Whereas the Seminoles had 6 ACC All-Conference selections 

and 5 NCAA Division I Women’s All-Americans on the 

first, second, and third teams; 

Whereas Seminoles senior midfielder Onyi Echegini— 

(1) earned 2023 ACC Offensive Player of the Year 

and was selected to the ACC All-Conference First Team; 

(2) was named the 2023 Ally ACC Women’s Soccer 

Championship Tournament Most Valuable Player; and 

(3) was selected to the 2023 United Soccer Coaches 

NCAA Division I Women’s All-America First Team; 

Whereas Seminoles freshman forward Jordynn Dudley— 

(1) earned 2023 ACC Freshman Player of the Year 

and was selected to the ACC All-Conference First Team; 

(2) was selected to the 2023 United Soccer Coaches 

NCAA Division I Women’s All-America First Team; and 

(3) earned the 2023 Women’s College Cup Most 

Outstanding Offensive Player Award; 

Whereas Seminoles Head Coach Brian Pensky— 

(1) won his first Division I Women’s Soccer Championship and is only the second coach in school history 

to win a national championship; and 

(2) was named ACC Coach of the Year; and 

Whereas the following players, coaches, and support staff 

contributed to the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer 


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Championship victory: Assistant Coaches Bobby 

Shuttleworth, Aaron Brunner, Olivia Garcia, and Andrew 

Hudson; Director of Operations Sarah Buckley; athletic 

trainer Alora Sullivan; strength and conditioning coach 

Elisa Angeles; equipment manager Frankie GrizzleMalgrat; and players Cristina Roque, Taylor Huff, 

Maggie Taitano, Onyi Echegini, Ran Iwai, Lauren Flynn, 

Beata Olsson, Jody Brown, Jordynn Dudley, Leilanni 

Nesbeth, Peyton Nourse, Kaitlyn Zipay, Sophia Nguyen, 

Mimi Van Zanten, Maria Alagoa, Heather Gilchrist, 

Olivia Lebdaoui, Claire Rain, Adelyn Todd, and Leah 

Pais: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the Florida State University 

3 women’s soccer team and the students, alumni, fac4 ulty, staff, and trustees of Florida State University, 

5 on winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic 

6 Association Division I Women’s Soccer Champion7 ship; and 

8 (2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the 

9 Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu10 tion to— 

11 (A) the President of Florida State Univer12 sity, Richard McCullough; 

13 (B) the Athletic Director of Florida State 

14 University, Michael Alford; and 


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1 (C) the Head Coach of the Florida State 

2 University women’s soccer team, Brian Pensky. 

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