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