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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are |
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| pleased to honor the accomplishments of residents of Illinois; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Northwestern University has shown a strong |
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| commitment to women's athletics as demonstrated by its |
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| nationally ranked women's teams in softball, tennis, fencing, |
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| and golf and by winning Big Ten or national academic honors in |
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| women's sports, including field hockey, swimming, and |
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| volleyball; and
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| WHEREAS, The 2005 Northwestern University Wildcats are the |
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| NCAA Division I National Champions of Women's Lacrosse; and
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| WHEREAS, The Wildcats capped an undefeated season with a 13 |
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| to 10 victory over the defending champion, the University of |
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| Virginia, on May 22, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, During the 2005 regular season and the NCAA |
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| Division I Tournament, the Wildcats successfully defeated |
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| traditional powerhouses Duke, Princeton, and Dartmouth; and
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| WHEREAS, The Wildcat's 21 wins and no loss record is tied |
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| for second most wins in a season, and the 21 game undefeated |
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| streak is the fourth longest in NCAA women's lacrosse history; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller built the women's |
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| lacrosse program from club status in 2001 to NCAA champion in |
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| 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, The 2005 Wildcats have brought to Illinois its |
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| first-ever national championship in lacrosse, the first-ever |
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| national title in women's sports for Northwestern University, |
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| and the first national championship for Northwestern since |
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| 1941; and
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| WHEREAS, Many of the members of the 2005 national champion |
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| Northwestern Wildcats women's lacrosse team will be returning |
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| next year to continue their impressive run; and
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| WHEREAS, The members of the 2005 national champion |
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| Northwestern Wildcats women's lacrosse team are Abby Bangser, |
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| Donna McCann, Sarah Albrecht, Kristen Kjellman, Sara Crosby, |
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| Aly Josephs, Kristen Boege, Ashley Koester, Courtney Koester, |
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| Hilary Alley, Ashley Gersuk, Courtney Flynn, Christy Finch, |
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| Lindsey Munday, Emily Lovett, Laura Glassanos, Shelby Chlopak, |
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| Kaitie Lenahan, Lynda McCandlish, Abby Alley, Sarah Walsh, |
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| Lindsay Finocchiaro, Jenny Bush, Fallon McGraw, Quinn |
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| Cammarota, Lindsay North, Meredith Philipp, Hannah Whitman, |
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| Rebecca Zazove, Annie Elliott, Bailey Su, Kate Darmody, Minnie |
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| Doherty, Kim Corcoran; the coaches are Kelly Amonte Hiller, |
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| Head Coach; Alexis Venechanos and Danielle Shearer, Assistant |
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| Coaches; and Scott Hiller, Volunteer Assistant Coach; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we honor and congratulate the members of the 2005 National |
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| Champion Northwestern Wildcats women's lacrosse team for their |
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| success; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to each member of the 2005 National Champion |
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| Northwestern Wildcats Women's Lacrosse Team as an expression of |
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| our sincere respect and esteem and with best wishes for the |
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| continued success of the team and program.
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