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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 695
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the Baylor University Lady Bears basketball team, |
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which won the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association |
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championship title and recently made it to the Sweet Sixteen of |
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the 2013 tournament; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lady Bears won the 2012 title by defeating the |
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish by a score of 80-61; led by Associated |
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Press player of the year and tournament most outstanding player |
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Brittney Griner along with her all-tournament teammates Odyssey |
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Sims and Destiny Williams, the Lady Bears finished the game on a |
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33-11 run to clinch the championship; and |
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WHEREAS, By defeating Notre Dame, the Lady Bears won their |
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second national championship and became the first basketball |
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team in the history of the National Collegiate Athletic |
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Association to finish a season with a record of 40-0, and with |
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their success this season they have only two losses in the last |
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two years; and |
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WHEREAS, 2012 and 2013 team members who contributed to this |
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extraordinary achievement are Sunejiro Agbuke, Mariah Chandler, |
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Terran Condrey, Ashley Field, Chardonae Fuquá, Brittney Griner, |
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Kimetria Hayden, Kristina Higgins, Niya Johnson, Jordan Madden, |
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Lindsay Palmer, Brooklyn Pope, Alexis Prince, Makenzie |
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Robertson, Odyssey Sims, Shanay Washington, and Destiny |
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Williams, and these exceptional players can take great pride in |
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their outstanding performance; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the superior leadership and expertise of |
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head coach Kim Mulkey, associate head coach Bill Brock, assistant |
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head coach Damion McKinney, and associate coach Rekha Patterson, |
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and with the steadfast support of assistant director of women's |
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basketball operations Johnny Derrick, director of basketball |
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operations Edsel Hamilton IV, coordinator of basketball |
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operations Jennifer Roberts, and student assistant Cherrish |
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Wallace, the Lady Bears have developed outstanding teamwork and |
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discipline; and |
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WHEREAS, The students, faculty, and staff of Baylor |
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University and the citizens of Waco are proud of the Lady Bears |
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for their hard work, their exceptional skills, and their fine |
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sportsmanship; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby commend the Baylor University Lady Bears on |
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their record-setting season and extend congratulations on |
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winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association |
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championship title in 2012 and making it to the Sweet Sixteen in |
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2013; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the team as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Birdwell, Hancock, Paxton, |
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Taylor, Watson |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 17, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |