[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 69 (Friday, April 19, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2934-S2935]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 659--COMMENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 
    GAMECOCKS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2024 NATIONAL 
     COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NATIONAL 
                              CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) submitted 
the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 659

       Whereas, on Sunday, April 7, 2024, the University of South 
     Carolina women's basketball team (referred to in this 
     preamble as the ``Gamecocks'') won the National Collegiate 
     Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the 
     ``NCAA'') 2024 Women's Basketball National Championship 
     (referred to in

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     this preamble as the ``championship game'') by defeating the 
     University of Iowa by a score of 87 to 75 in Cleveland, Ohio;
       Whereas the Gamecocks led at halftime, 49-46, and never 
     relinquished that lead for the remainder of the game;
       Whereas the victory by the Gamecocks in the championship 
     game--
       (1) made the Gamecocks 1 of 10 NCAA women's basketball 
     teams to complete an undefeated season;
       (2) marked the second time in 3 years that the Gamecocks 
     won the National Championship; and
       (3) earned the highest television ratings for a National 
     Championship Game in the history of college women's 
     basketball and the highest of any college basketball game, 
     men's or women's, for the 2023-2024 season;
       Whereas the head coach of the Gamecocks, Dawn Staley, was 
     named the 2024 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year;
       Whereas the Gamecocks displayed outstanding dedication, 
     teamwork, and sportsmanship throughout the 2023-2024 
     collegiate women's basketball season in achieving the highest 
     honor in women's college basketball and earning a record of 
     38 wins and 0 losses; and
       Whereas the Gamecocks have brought pride and honor to the 
     State of South Carolina: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the University of South Carolina Gamecocks for 
     winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
     Women's Basketball National Championship;
       (2) recognizes the on-court and off-court achievements of 
     the players, coaches, and staff of the University of South 
     Carolina's women's basketball team; and
       (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
       (A) the President of the University of South Carolina, 
     Michael D. Amiridis;
       (B) the Head Coach of the University of South Carolina 
     women's basketball team, Dawn Staley; and
       (C) the Athletics Director of the University of South 
     Carolina, Ray Tanner.

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