III 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 103 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 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

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.