[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11973]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY ORANGEMEN'S LACROSSE TEAM

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 376, introduced 
earlier today by Senator Clinton.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A Senate resolution (S. Res. 376) congratulating the 
     Syracuse University Orange Men's lacrosse team on winning the 
     2004 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse National Championship.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or 
debate, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 376) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 376

       Whereas on Monday, May 31, 2004, the Syracuse University 
     Orange men's lacrosse team won the National Collegiate 
     Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse 
     National Championship in Baltimore, Maryland;
       Whereas this title represents the ninth National 
     Championship for the Syracuse University men's lacrosse 
     program, and the third NCAA Division I title for the men's 
     lacrosse team in the past 5 years;
       Whereas on May 31, 2004, the Orange men's lacrosse team 
     defeated the Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy by 
     a score of 14 to 13;
       Whereas the Orange were led by Michael Powell, a senior 
     from Carthage, New York, who was voted Most Outstanding 
     Competitor in the 2004 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse 
     tournament;
       Whereas Michael Powell completed his remarkable career as 
     the leading scorer in the history of the Syracuse University 
     men's lacrosse program by scoring the final and winning goal 
     of the National Championship;
       Whereas the Orange were supported in their title run by 
     outstanding efforts from the entire team, including seniors 
     Dan DiPietro, Nick Donatelli, Kevin Dougherty, Sean Lindsay, 
     Brian Nee, and Alex Zink;
       Whereas the Orange men's lacrosse head coach John Desko, a 
     former All-American Defenseman and a member of the Orange 
     lacrosse community since 1976, has led the Orange men's 
     lacrosse team to 3 NCAA Division I titles since 1999;
       Whereas the outstanding Orange men's lacrosse assistant 
     coaches Roy Simmons III, Kevin Donahue, and Ryan Powell 
     complement the strong leadership of head coach John Desko and 
     deserve enormous credit for continuing the tradition of 
     excellence in lacrosse at Syracuse University; and
       Whereas the students, alumni, and staff of Syracuse 
     University and the fans of Syracuse lacrosse should be 
     congratulated for their longstanding commitment to and pride 
     in the Orange men's lacrosse team: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the Syracuse University Orange men's 
     lacrosse team for winning the 2004 NCAA Division I men's 
     lacrosse National Championship;
       (2) recognizes the achievements of all of 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 make available 
     an enrolled copy of this resolution to Syracuse University 
     for appropriate display.

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