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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Baylor University Lady Bears basketball team and |
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Coach Kim Mulkey reached the pinnacle of success by winning the NCAA |
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Division I national championship on April 3, 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, In a dominating performance in the title game, |
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Brittney Griner scored 26 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and blocked |
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5 shots to lead Baylor to an 80-61 victory over Notre Dame; the |
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championship triumph brought the team's record to a perfect 40-0, |
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which set a new NCAA milestone for the most wins in a single season; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, All year long, the Lady Bears were simply |
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unstoppable; among the highlights was a 23-point blowout over |
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defending national champion Texas A&M to win the Big 12 tournament, |
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and Baylor went on to overwhelm every team it faced as it advanced |
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toward the NCAA final, winning each game by 12 points or more; and |
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WHEREAS, The 2012 title marked yet another major achievement |
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for Coach Mulkey, who arrived at Baylor in 2000 to take over a |
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program that had finished last in the conference the previous year; |
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her impact was immediate, and in her debut season she guided the |
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Lady Bears to their initial NCAA tournament appearance; four years |
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later, she succeeded in her quest to make her team the best in the |
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nation, as Baylor claimed its first NCAA championship; and |
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WHEREAS, With a combination of skilled coaching and |
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superlative performances on the hardwood, the Lady Bears have |
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joined the list of elite teams that have earned multiple national |
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titles, and their accomplishment is a source of pride to the |
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university and its many supporters across the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Baylor University Lady Bears |
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basketball team on winning the 2012 NCAA Division I national |
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championship and extend to Coach Kim Mulkey and the team's players, |
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assistant coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |