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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are
3 pleased to honor the accomplishments of residents of Illinois;
4 and
 
5     WHEREAS, Northwestern University has shown a strong
6 commitment to women's athletics as demonstrated by its
7 nationally ranked women's teams in softball, tennis, fencing,
8 and golf and by winning Big Ten or national academic honors in
9 women's sports, including field hockey, swimming, and
10 volleyball; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The 2005 Northwestern University Wildcats are the
12 NCAA Division I National Champions of Women's Lacrosse; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The Wildcats capped an undefeated season with a 13
14 to 10 victory over the defending champion, the University of
15 Virginia, on May 22, 2005; and
 
16     WHEREAS, During the 2005 regular season and the NCAA
17 Division I Tournament, the Wildcats successfully defeated
18 traditional powerhouses Duke, Princeton, and Dartmouth; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The Wildcat's 21 wins and no loss record is tied
20 for second most wins in a season, and the 21 game undefeated
21 streak is the fourth longest in NCAA women's lacrosse history;
22 and
 
23     WHEREAS, Head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller built the women's
24 lacrosse program from club status in 2001 to NCAA champion in
25 2005; and
 
26     WHEREAS, The 2005 Wildcats have brought to Illinois its
27 first-ever national championship in lacrosse, the first-ever
28 national title in women's sports for Northwestern University,

 

 

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1 and the first national championship for Northwestern since
2 1941; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Many of the members of the 2005 national champion
4 Northwestern Wildcats women's lacrosse team will be returning
5 next year to continue their impressive run; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The members of the 2005 national champion
7 Northwestern Wildcats women's lacrosse team are Abby Bangser,
8 Donna McCann, Sarah Albrecht, Kristen Kjellman, Sara Crosby,
9 Aly Josephs, Kristen Boege, Ashley Koester, Courtney Koester,
10 Hilary Alley, Ashley Gersuk, Courtney Flynn, Christy Finch,
11 Lindsey Munday, Emily Lovett, Laura Glassanos, Shelby Chlopak,
12 Kaitie Lenahan, Lynda McCandlish, Abby Alley, Sarah Walsh,
13 Lindsay Finocchiaro, Jenny Bush, Fallon McGraw, Quinn
14 Cammarota, Lindsay North, Meredith Philipp, Hannah Whitman,
15 Rebecca Zazove, Annie Elliott, Bailey Su, Kate Darmody, Minnie
16 Doherty, Kim Corcoran; the coaches are Kelly Amonte Hiller,
17 Head Coach; Alexis Venechanos and Danielle Shearer, Assistant
18 Coaches; and Scott Hiller, Volunteer Assistant Coach;
19 therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22 we honor and congratulate the members of the 2005 National
23 Champion Northwestern Wildcats women's lacrosse team for their
24 success; and be it further
 
25     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to each member of the 2005 National Champion
27 Northwestern Wildcats Women's Lacrosse Team as an expression of
28 our sincere respect and esteem and with best wishes for the
29 continued success of the team and program.