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By:  Mabry                                                        H.R. No. 132



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The 2003-2004 Baylor University Lady Bears 
basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division I 
Women's Basketball Championships for the first time in the 
program's history; and
	WHEREAS, The Lady Bears led the Big 12 in scoring with 77.3 
points a game, outscoring opponents by 16.3 points a game; 
defensively, the team held opponents to just 60.9 points a game and 
a 36 percent shooting mark; and
	WHEREAS, Seeded fourth in the Midwest Region, the Lady Bears 
charged through the tournament's early rounds, defeating Loyola 
Marymount 71-60 and taking care of Florida 91-76; the team 
ultimately suffered a narrow 71-69 loss to top seed Tennessee in the 
round of 16; and
	WHEREAS, Head coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson, who has guided her 
Baylor squad to its fourth straight 20-win season, ably schooled 
her players in the finer points of basketball while also 
emphasizing the virtues of good sportsmanship and academic 
excellence; she was supported in these efforts by associate head 
coach Bill Brock, assistant coach Johnny Derrick, assistant coach 
Jennifer Roberts, and graduate assistant Rekha Patterson; and
	WHEREAS, Dedicated to excellence both individually and as a 
team are players Monique Jones, Chelsea Whitaker, Chanelle Fox, 
Jessika Stratton, Chameka Scott, Jordan Davis, Tiffanie Blackmon, 
Melanie Hamerly, Sophia Young, Abiola Wabara, Steffanie Blackmon, 
Dionne Brown, and Emily Niemann; and
	WHEREAS, These talented young women have achieved a level of 
excellence on the hard court that is unparalleled in the history of 
Baylor women's basketball, and they are a tremendous source of 
pride for the community; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate the players 
and coaches of the Baylor University Lady Bears basketball team for 
reaching the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball 
Championships and extend to them sincere best wishes for future 
success and happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.