[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 517 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 517

   Congratulating the Northwestern Wildcats Women's Lacrosse Team on 
 winning the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I 
                     Women's Lacrosse Championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 29, 2012

     Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Kirk) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Congratulating the Northwestern Wildcats Women's Lacrosse Team on 
 winning the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I 
                     Women's Lacrosse Championship.

Whereas, on May 27, 2012, the Northwestern Wildcats Women's Lacrosse Team 
        (referred to in this preamble as the ``Wildcats'') won the National 
        Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Lacrosse 
        Championship;
Whereas the Wildcats defeated Syracuse University by a score of 8-6 in the 
        championship game, giving the Wildcats their 7th victory over the last 8 
        NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championships;
Whereas reigning National Player of the Year Shannon Smith had 2 goals and 2 
        assists in the championship game;
Whereas 2012 National Player of the Year Finalist Taylor Thornton scored the 
        game-winning goal;
Whereas Northwestern University established their first women's lacrosse team in 
        1982, playing in the NCAA tournament 5 times before the team was 
        disbanded in 1992 due to budget cuts;
Whereas, in 2002, Northwestern University revived the women's lacrosse team and 
        hired former University of Maryland player Kelly Amonte Hiller as head 
        coach;
Whereas, in 2005, the Wildcats went undefeated and won their first NCAA title;
Whereas, in 2007, the Wildcats joined the University of Maryland as the only 2 
        teams to win 3 consecutive NCAA titles;
Whereas, during their 5-year championship run from 2005 to 2009, the Wildcats 
        were undefeated at home and had a record of 106 wins and 3 losses;
Whereas the Wildcats won their 6th and 7th NCAA titles in 2011 and 2012;
Whereas, in her final game for the Wildcats, Shannon Smith was named Most 
        Valuable Player at Championship Weekend for the second straight year;
Whereas, for seniors like Shannon Smith, the victory on May 27, 2012 was their 
        third NCAA championship;
Whereas, as head coach of the Wildcats, Kelly Amonte Hiller has a record of 32 
        wins and only 2 losses in the NCAA tournament;
Whereas Kelly Amonte Hiller will be inducted into the United States Lacrosse 
        Hall of Fame for her performance as a player at the University of 
        Maryland and is just one more title away from tying her former coach, 
        Cindy Timchal, for the most NCAA championships;
Whereas, as a college athlete, Kelly Amonte Hiller earned All-American honors in 
        both Women's Lacrosse and Soccer;
Whereas, as a lacrosse player at the University of Maryland, Kelly Amonte Hiller 
        was a 4-time All-American and the school's record holder for career 
        goals (187), assists (132), and points (319, which is 70 more points 
        than the second-place holder);
Whereas, for nearly a decade, Kelly Amonte Hiller played for the United States 
        Women's National Team, leading the United States to the International 
        Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations World Cup titles in 1997 and 
        2001;
Whereas Kelly Amonte Hiller was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference 50th 
        Anniversary Women's Lacrosse Team in 2002 and to the NCAA Division I 
        25th Anniversary Women's Lacrosse Team in 2006; and
Whereas the State of Illinois celebrates the Wildcats' seventh championship and 
        commends the fans, players, and coaches of all the teams that competed 
        in the 2012 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Division I Championship: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the Northwestern Wildcats Women's 
        Lacrosse Team (referred to in this resolution as the 
        ``Wildcats'') on winning the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship; and
            (2) commends the Wildcats players and their fans, as well 
        as head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller, on winning their seventh 
        title in the last 8 years.
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