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2019 SESSION

19101141D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 648
Offered January 9, 2019
Prefiled January 8, 2019
Commending the University of Mary Washington men's soccer team.
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Patrons-- Thomas, Cole, Hope and Orrock; Senators: Reeves and Stuart
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WHEREAS, the University of Mary Washington men’s soccer team won its 11th Capital Athletic Conference championship on November 3, 2018; and

WHEREAS, the talented and determined University of Mary Washington Eagles defeated the hardworking St. Mary’s College of Maryland Seahawks with a 1 - 0 win; and

WHEREAS, at the championship, held at the Battleground Athletic Complex in Fredericksburg, the Mary Washington Eagles outran and outshot their competitors, with junior Idrissa Barrie passing to Ryan Van Maanen to score the game’s lone goal at 58:37; and

WHEREAS, Mary Washington Eagles defenders Conor MacMurdy and Jacob Lovinger cleared balls from near the goal to preserve the shutout, which was the team’s 13th of the season, and sophomore goalkeeper Ken Kurtz made a series of incredible saves in the final 25 minutes of action to secure the victory; and

WHEREAS, members of the Mary Washington Eagles earned top Colonial Athletic Conference (CAC) men’s soccer awards with senior Justin Carey and head coach Jason Kilby earning top conference honors as player of the year and coach of the year and with a contingent of six Eagles playing on the 2018 All-CAC Men’s Soccer Team; and

WHEREAS, the win was a team effort, and throughout the 2018 season, the members of the Mary Washington Eagles men’s soccer team were enthusiastically supported by their families, their fellow students, and the entire school community; and

WHEREAS, because of their impressive win as CAC champions, the Mary Washington Eagles soccer team traveled to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament, competing for the second straight year and 11th time overall; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the University of Mary Washington men’s soccer team for winning its 11th Capital Athletic Conference championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Jason Kilby, head coach of the University of Mary Washington men’s soccer team, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the team’s championship season and stellar performance.