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TO RECOGNIZE THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2009 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AND TO CONGRATULATE THE PLAYERS AND THEIR COACHES ON AN OUTSTANDING SEASON.
Whereas, the University of South Carolina women's soccer team won the 2009 Southeastern Conference Championship title, finishing the season with an excellent 19-4-2 record; and
Whereas, rightly proud of her disciplined athletes, Head Coach Shelley Smith guided South Carolina to school records for conference and overall victories this season en route to earning Southeastern Conference and National Soccer Coaches of America South Region Coach of the Year honors for her own hard work; and
Whereas, having captured the program's first SEC Tournament title, the Lady Gamecocks advanced to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament for the third consecutive year; and
Whereas, South Carolina finished the year with the nation's ninth-ranked defense with fifteen shutouts and a 0.548 goals-against average; and
Whereas, senior defender Blakely Mattern, Consensus First Team All-American and First Team Academic All-American, shared honors with junior goalkeeper Mollie Patton, Third Team Scholar All-American, and these two standouts joined teammates Kayla Grimsley, Kim Miller, and Sam Diaz-Matosas on the All-Region roll; and
Whereas, the success of the Gamecock women's soccer program is due to, and clearly matched by, great teamwork and superb performances by its individual players, all of whom are to be commended and congratulated. The House of Representatives looks forward to hearing of further outstanding accomplishments by these fine athletes in the years ahead. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize the University of South Carolina women's soccer team for winning the 2009 Southeastern Conference Championship title and congratulate the players and their coaches on an outstanding season.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Head Coach Shelley Smith of the University of South Carolina.
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