[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 103 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 103

  Commending the Lady Bears of Baylor University for winning the 2005 
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball 
                             Championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 11, 2005

  Mrs. Hutchison (for herself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Commending the Lady Bears of Baylor University for winning the 2005 
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball 
                             Championship.

Whereas the Baylor University women's basketball team won its first national 
        championship by defeating Michigan State, 84 to 62, the second largest 
        margin of victory in the history of women's basketball championship 
        games;
Whereas the Lady Bears finished the 2004-2005 season with a record of 33 wins 
        and 3 losses, including winning their final 20 consecutive games;
Whereas Coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson brought the Lady Bears to their first 
        national championship and became the first woman to have been both a 
        head coach and a player on a national championship team;
Whereas Coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson took the Lady Bears from the bottom of the 
        Big 12 standings in 2000 to a national championship in 5 years;
Whereas All-American Sophia Young, who averaged 22 points in the tournament, 
        reached double figures in all 36 games in the 2004-2005 season, with 17 
        double-doubles, and had 26 points in the final game to be the high 
        scorer in the championship game;
Whereas All-American Steffanie Blackmon scored 22 points and had 7 rebounds to 
        lead the Lady Bears to the championship;
Whereas Emily Niemann made key 3-point shots to boost the Lady Bears to victory 
        in an exciting final game;
Whereas the entire team should be commended for their work together;
Whereas Baylor University has demonstrated its excellence in both athletics and 
        academics, and has significantly advanced the sport of women's 
        basketball by demonstrating hard work and sportsmanship; and
Whereas the Baylor University Lady Bears are the pride of Waco and the rest of 
        the great State of Texas: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate commends the Lady Bears of Baylor 
University for--
            (1) winning the 2005 National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association Division I Women's Basketball Championship; and
            (2) completing the 2004-2005 women's basketball season with 
        a record of 33 wins and 3 losses.
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