[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 57 (Thursday, April 29, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S4721]
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                 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 346 which was 
introduced earlier today by Senators Dayton and Coleman.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 346) commending the University of 
     Minnesota Golden Gophers for winning the 2003-2004 National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association Division I National 
     Collegiate Woman's Ice Hockey Championship.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and that any 
statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 346) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 346

       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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