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2023 SESSION

23106995D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 353
Offered February 20, 2023
Commending the Radford University women's soccer team.
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Patron-- Ballard
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WHEREAS, the Radford University women’s soccer team battled their way to a Big South Conference Championship on November 6, 2022, at the SportsPlex in Matthews, North Carolina; and

WHEREAS, the Radford University Highlanders defeated the Gardner-Webb University Runnin’ Bulldogs 3–0 in the fifth straight shutout victory for the Highlanders; and

WHEREAS, the Radford University Highlanders’ victory was a total team effort; in recognition of their accomplishments, Helena Willson was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, while Jillian Silverstone, Katelyn O’Donnell, and Amy Swain earned all-tournament honors; and

WHEREAS, along with securing the program’s eighth championship title and ninth National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament trip, the Radford University Highlanders finished the season with an impressive 12–4–4 record; and

WHEREAS, the success of the Radford University Highlanders is the result of the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches and professors, and the unwavering support of their families and the entire Radford University community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Radford University women’s soccer team hereby be commended for winning the 2022 Big South Conference Championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Ben Sohrabi, head coach of the Radford University women’s soccer team, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the team’s achievement.