[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 99 (Thursday, June 28, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4729-S4730]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        COMMEMORATING THE VICTORY OF LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to S. Res. 514.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows.

       A resolution, (S. Res. 514) commemorating the victory of 
     Loyola University Maryland in the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's 
     Lacrosse National Championship.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize and commemorate 
Loyola University of Maryland's victory in the 2012 NCAA Men's Lacrosse 
Championship and to honor the players, coaches, and administrators who 
helped to secure Loyola's first Division I National Championship.
  For much of recent history, NCAA Division I Lacrosse has been 
dominated by a small group of eight, elite programs. But last month, a 
Jesuit university on Charles Street in downtown Baltimore became the 
smallest school ever to win a Division I National Championship. Loyola 
joins the ranks of such universities as Johns Hopkins University, the 
University of Maryland, Syracuse, and Cornell, in becoming just the 
ninth team to win a championship since the event's creation in 1971.
  This year's Division I National Championship set the stage for an 
afternoon of record-shattering lacrosse. The Greyhound defense and 
goalkeeper Jack Runkel set a new NCAA Division I record for fewest 
goals allowed in a national championship game, giving up only three 
goals despite a barrage of nearly thirty shots taken by the highly 
motivated University of Maryland offense.
  Loyola University's star offensive player, Eric Lusby, had a busy day 
as well. He scored four goals in the championship game, bringing his 
total to 17 during the final four games of the season, setting a new 
NCAA tournament record. He also broke Loyola's single season scoring 
record with a total of 54 goals.
  Loyola University players were not the only ones to break records 
last month. Head Coach Charley Toomey became the first coach ever to 
win an NCAA title on his first trip to the NCAA tournament. With 18 
wins and only one loss, the players and coaches of the 2012 Greyhounds 
lacrosse team have firmly cemented themselves as the most successful 
team in Loyola's history. The team's achievements are even more 
impressive when you consider that the Greyhounds started the season as 
an unranked team.
  Lacrosse has long played a central role in the athletic culture of 
Maryland, and I am proud to see that this year's All-Tournament Team 
selections reflect this reality. Eight of the ten players selected to 
receive All-Tournament honors call Maryland home, with five coming from 
the Loyola Greyhounds team and three from the University of Maryland. 
With Loyola's victory in this year's championship, Maryland is now home 
to three of the nine teams that have ever won a national championship, 
further securing our State's reputation as the center of collegiate 
lacrosse.
  In light of these impressive accomplishments, I call upon my 
colleagues to join me in recognizing and congratulating Loyola 
University's players, Coach Charley Toomey, Athletic Director Jim 
Paquette, and President, the Rev. Brian Linnane, S.J. on a championship 
season and the many amazing achievements that carried the Greyhounds to 
victory.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the resolution be 
agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any 
statements be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 514) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 514

       Whereas on May 28, 2012, Loyola University Maryland won its 
     first NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse National Championship 
     and the first Division I national title in the history of the 
     school;
       Whereas Loyola is the smallest school in NCAA history to 
     win the Division I Men's Lacrosse National Championship, with 
     only 3,863 undergraduate students;
       Whereas the Loyola Greyhounds finished the men's lacrosse 
     season with a record of 18 wins and 1 loss;
       Whereas the Loyola Greyhounds set a NCAA record for the 
     fewest goals allowed during a men's lacrosse championship 
     game;
       Whereas 5 members of the Loyola Greyhounds, Joe Fletcher, 
     Josh Hawkins, Eric Lusby, Scott Ratliff, and Jack Runkel, 
     were named members of the All-Tournament team;
       Whereas Loyola senior Eric Lusby was named the Most 
     Outstanding Player of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse 
     National Championship after scoring 4 goals in the title 
     game, while also setting a tournament record with a total of 
     17 goals in 4 games;
       Whereas sophomore goalie Jack Runkel had 6 saves in the 
     championship game, holding the University of Maryland to only 
     3 goals;
       Whereas the 18 wins by the Loyola Greyhounds this season 
     set a program record;
       Whereas Loyola became just the ninth team to win an NCAA 
     Division I Men's Lacrosse National Championship since the 
     first championship was held in 1971;
       Whereas the Loyola Greyhounds secured their victory in only 
     their second appearance in a national championship, having 
     been defeated by Syracuse in 1990;
       Whereas the vision and leadership of the Rev. Brian 
     Linnane, S.J. and Jim Paquette, Loyola University's President 
     and Athletic Director, respectively, were instrumental in 
     bringing academic and athletic success, as well as national 
     recognition, to Loyola University Maryland; and
       Whereas the 2012 Loyola University Maryland men's lacrosse 
     team has brought great honor and pride to their university, 
     the State of Maryland, and the United States: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds 
     for winning the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse National 
     Championship;
       (2) recognizes the achievements of the players, coaches, 
     students, and staff whose hard work and dedication were key 
     to Loyola's victory in the championship game; and
       (3) requests the Secretary of the Senate to transmit for 
     appropriate display an enrolled

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     copy of this resolution to Loyola University President Rev. 
     Brian Linnane, S.J. and Loyola University Men's Lacrosse Head 
     Coach Charley Toomey.

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