R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas Christian University (TCU) Lady Frogs 1-2 basketball team achieved a significant milestone by winning the 1-3 2000-2001 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) championship, the first 1-4 conference title in team history; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Facing San Jose State University at home in 1-6 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, the Lady Frogs demonstrated true 1-7 championship mettle by taking a 66-54 victory, which earned the 1-8 team the outright WAC championship and the top seed in this year's 1-9 conference tournament; and 1-10 WHEREAS, This outstanding TCU women's hoops team set school 1-11 high water marks for number of wins, 21, and number of three-point 1-12 field goals made, 201; in addition, the Lady Frogs received votes 1-13 in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls, 1-14 another team first; and 1-15 WHEREAS, The season was also notable for a school-best 1-16 11-game winning streak, 10 of which were against WAC opponents, 1-17 including a triumph over the rival SMU Mustangs; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Head coach Jeff Mittie schooled his young athletes 1-19 in basketball fundamentals, encouraged them to embrace the team 1-20 concept, and helped them to fulfill their championship dream; and 1-21 WHEREAS, The team members and coaching staff of the TCU Lady 1-22 Frogs are a source of great pride, not only to their family and 1-23 friends, but to the school they proudly represent, and it is indeed 1-24 appropriate that they be honored at this time; now, therefore, be 2-1 it 2-2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-3 Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the TCU Lady Frogs 2-4 basketball team on winning the 2000-2001 Western Athletic 2-5 Conference title and extend to them best wishes for continued 2-6 success; and, be it further 2-7 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-8 prepared for the team members as an expression of high regard by 2-9 the Texas House of Representatives. Geren _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 475 was adopted by the House on April 27, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House