H.C.R. No. 142
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Baylor University Lady Bears basketball team has
completed a phenomenal season by winning the 2005 NCAA Women's
National Basketball Championship, and the players and coaches of
this superlative team are indeed deserving of special recognition
for this significant accomplishment; and
WHEREAS, The Lady Bears captured their first national title
by dominating a talented Michigan State team at the RCA Dome in
Indianapolis, Indiana; the Big 12 champions defeated the Spartans
by the score of 84-62, relying on brilliant guard play, unrelenting
defensive pressure, and timely and accurate three-point shooting to
win the crown; and
WHEREAS, With their national championship triumph, the Lady
Bears completed the 2004-2005 season with a 20-game winning streak
and an impressive 33-3 record; the team's road to the championship
included a remarkable win over top-ranked Louisiana State
University that was highlighted by a memorable first-half comeback
and a refuse-to-lose attitude that carried the Lady Bears to
victory in the second half; and
WHEREAS, The Lady Bears have prospered under the direction of
head coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson, who has infused Baylor's
basketball program with great intensity during her five-year
tenure; she has been aided in her efforts by associate head coach
Bill Brock, assistant coaches Johnny Derrick and Jennifer Roberts,
and graduate assistant Mike Snaufer; and
WHEREAS, Members of the 2005 National Championship team
include starters Sophia Young, Chameka Scott, Chelsea Whitaker,
Abiola Wabara, and Steffanie Blackmon and reserves Emily Niemann,
Latoya Wyatt, Angela Tisdale, Melanie Hamerly, Chanelle Fox, Jordan
Davis, Monique Jones, Tiffanie Blackmon, Victoria Jones, and Chisa
Ononiwu; these young women demonstrated a commitment to teamwork on
both offense and defense throughout the season, combining their
remarkable skill and athleticism with an uncompromising work ethic
to produce a national championship team; and
WHEREAS, The Lady Bears and their coaches and staff have
created a tremendous surge of pride among members of the Baylor
University community and the citizens of Waco, and it is a pleasure
to honor them at this time; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby congratulate Coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson and the Baylor Lady
Bears for winning the 2005 NCAA Women's National Basketball
Championship and extend best wishes to the many individuals who
contributed to this remarkable achievement; 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 and Senate.
Dunnam Mowery
Eiland Jones of Dallas
McCall Anderson
Davis of Harris Goodman
Hughes Paxton
Phillips Taylor
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 142 was adopted by the House on
April 6, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 142 was adopted by the Senate on
April 14, 2005, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor