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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the 2020-2021 Lake Land | ||||||
| 4 | College Women's Basketball Team, the Lakers, on their | ||||||
| 5 | outstanding season this past year; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Lakers had a final record of 25-2, which | ||||||
| 7 | featured wins against 10 nationally ranked opponents and a 16 | ||||||
| 8 | game winning streak; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The Lakers closed the season with a 53-49 win | ||||||
| 10 | against the Johnson County Cavaliers to secure the program's | ||||||
| 11 | first ever NJCAA National Championship; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The Lake Land College women also won the NJCAA | ||||||
| 13 | Region 24 Championship and the NJCAA District Central A | ||||||
| 14 | Championship on their way to the National Championship; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, The Lake Land College Women's Basketball Team is | ||||||
| 16 | coached by Dave Johnson, who was named NJCAA Division II | ||||||
| 17 | Women's Basketball Coach of the Year and NJCAA Nationals Coach | ||||||
| 18 | of the Tournament; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, The Lakers were led by star players Kamaria Gant, | ||||||
| 20 | an NJCAA All-American, Tre'soir Newson, who was named to the | ||||||
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| 1 | NJCAA National All-Tournament Team, and Harley Barry, who | ||||||
| 2 | earned the NJCAA National Tournament Most Valuable Player | ||||||
| 3 | Award; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The Lake Land College Women's Basketball Team was | ||||||
| 5 | successful off the court as well; they posted a team Grade | ||||||
| 6 | Point Average of 3.48 and had five Academic All-Americans; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The Lake Land College Women's Basketball Team | ||||||
| 8 | perfectly exemplified what it means to be student-athletes by | ||||||
| 9 | excelling both on the basketball court and in the classroom; | ||||||
| 10 | therefore; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 12 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 13 | we congratulate the Lake Land College Women's Basketball Team, | ||||||
| 14 | the Lakers, for winning the NCJAA National Championship and | ||||||
| 15 | for their season as a whole; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the members and coaches of the Lake Land College | ||||||
| 18 | Women's Basketball Team as symbol of our esteem and respect.
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