[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 346 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 346

 Commending the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers for winning the 
2003-2004 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I National 
              Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 29, 2004

   Mr. Dayton (for himself and Mr. Coleman) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commending the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers for winning the 
2003-2004 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I National 
              Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship.

Whereas on Sunday, March 28, 2004, the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers 
        defeated Harvard University in the National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association Division I National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey 
        Championship game by a score of 6 to 2, having defeated Dartmouth 
        College by a score of 5 to 1 in the semifinal;
Whereas during the 2003-2004 season, the Gophers won an outstanding 30 games, 
        while losing only 4 and tying 2;
Whereas the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey team is 
        the only women's sport at the University to win a national championship;
Whereas sophomores Krissy Wendell, Natalie Darwitz, and Allie Sanchez and 
        juniors Jody Horak and Kelly Stephens were selected for the 2003-2004 
        National Collegiate Athletic Association All-Tournament team, and Krissy 
        Wendell was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player;
Whereas sophomore Krissy Wendell was named to the Jofa Women's University 
        Division Ice Hockey All-American first team, and sophomore Natalie 
        Darwitz was named to the Jofa Women's University Division Ice Hockey 
        All-American second team;
Whereas seniors Kelsey Bills, La Toya Clarke, Melissa Coulombe, and Jerilyn 
        Glenn made tremendous contributions to the University of Minnesota 
        Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program;
Whereas the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey head coach 
        Laura Halldorson, for the third time since 1998, has been named the 
        American Hockey Coaches Association's Division I Women's Coach of the 
        Year (2003-2004); and
Whereas all of the team's players showed tremendous dedication throughout the 
        season toward their goal of winning the national championship: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends the University of Minnesota women's ice hockey 
        team for winning the 2003-2004 National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship;
            (2) recognizes the achievements of all the team's players, 
        coaches, and support staff and invites them to the United 
        States Capitol Building to be honored; and
            (3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an 
        enrolled copy of this resolution to the president of the 
        University of Minnesota.
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