PRINTER'S NO. 1965
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
395
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY CONKLIN, BENNINGHOFF, HANNA, IRVIN, BARBIN,
BERNSTINE, BIZZARRO, V. BROWN, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, DAVIS, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, GABLER,
GERGELY, GODSHALL, GREINER, HAHN, KAUFFMAN, KORTZ, LONGIETTI,
MACKENZIE, MILLARD, O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, ROTHMAN, RYAN,
SAYLOR, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER, SONNEY, THOMAS, VITALI, WARD
AND MURT, JUNE 12, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 12, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Congratulating The Pennsylvania State University women's soccer
team on winning the Big Ten regular season championship.
WHEREAS, On October 26, 2016, the Penn State women's soccer
team secured a Big Ten regular season championship by defeating
Ohio State with a score of 2-0; and
WHEREAS, The victory over Ohio State was the team's ninth
shutout of the season; and
WHEREAS, The 2016 Big Ten regular season championship is the
team's 18th in 19 years; and
WHEREAS, The Lady Lions finished the regular season with a
conference record of 7 wins, 1 tie and 3 losses and an overall
record of 12 wins, 5 ties and 4 losses; and
WHEREAS, With the win over Ohio State, Penn State women's
soccer was tied for third for the most Big Ten titles by a Big
Ten program since the start of the 1992-1993 school year; and
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WHEREAS, The Penn State women's soccer team moved on to the
National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament and exited
in the second round; and
WHEREAS, At the conclusion of the season, six members of the
Penn State women's soccer program represented their home
countries in the 2016 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Port Moresby, Papua
New Guinea; and
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Head Coach Erica Dambach,
the Lady Lions have amassed an all-time record of 87 wins, 15
ties and 6 losses in Big Ten regular season matches; and
WHEREAS, The Penn State women's soccer team has also enjoyed
academic success with an Academic Progress Rate (APR) that has
exceeded their sport's average by 10 points; and
WHEREAS, During the 2015-2016 season, the team had a perfect
APR of 1000; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate The
Pennsylvania State University women's soccer team on winning the
Big Ten regular season championship.
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