III 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 365 

Congratulating the University of Nebraska-Lincoln volleyball team for winning 

the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Volleyball 

Championship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 21, 2017 

Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. SASSE) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the University of Nebraska-Lincoln volleyball 

team for winning the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic 

Association Division I Volleyball Championship. 

Whereas, on December 16, 2017, the University of NebraskaLincoln Cornhuskers won the 2017 National Collegiate 

Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the 

‘‘NCAA’’) Division I Volleyball Championship in Kansas 

City, Missouri in an overwhelming victory over the University of Florida by a score of 25 to 22, 25 to 17, 18 

to 25, and 25 to 16; 

Whereas the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has won 5 

NCAA volleyball championships; 


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Whereas the Cornhuskers ended their championship season 

with a 19-match winning streak and finished the year 

with a record of 32 wins and 4 losses; 

Whereas each member of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln 

volleyball team, including Annika Albrecht, Hunter Atherton, Hayley Densberger, Mikaela Foecke, Allie Havers, 

Briana Holman, Kelly Hunter, Kenzie Maloney, Chesney 

McClellan, Sami Slaughter, Lauren Stivrins, Jazz Sweet, 

Anezka Szabo, and Sydney Townsend, contributed to 

that outstanding victory; 

Whereas head coach John Cook, assistant coach Tyler 

Hildebrand, assistant coach Kayla Banwarth, volunteer 

assistant coach Ryan Coomes, director of operations 

Lindsay Peterson, video coordinator Kelly O’Connor, and 

graduate managers Joe Klein, John Henry, and Bre 

Mackie, guided that outstanding group of women to a national championship; 

Whereas Mikaela Foecke and Kelly Hunter were named the 

co-Most Outstanding Players of the 2017 NCAA Championship; 

Whereas Kelly Hunter was named the Big Ten Setter of the 

Year, becoming the first Nebraska player ever to earn 

that award; 

Whereas Annika Albrecht, Mikaela Foecke, and Kelly Hunter 

were recognized as All-Americans by the American 

Volleyball Coaches Association, and Briana Holman received an honorable mention; and 

Whereas an NCAA Tournament record-breaking crowd of 

18,516 volleyball fans attended the championship game, 

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braska fans supporting the Cornhuskers as the team won 

the national championship: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the University of Nebraska3 Lincoln volleyball team as the winner of the 2017 

4 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I 

5 Volleyball Championship; 

6 (2) commends the University of Nebraska play7 ers, coaches, and staff for their hard work and dedi8 cation; 

9 (3) recognizes the students, alumni, and loyal 

10 fans that supported the Cornhuskers on their jour11 ney to win another Division I Championship; and 

12 (4) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

13 the Senate prepare an official copy of this resolution 

14 for presentation to— 

15 (A) the president of the University of Ne16 braska; 

17 (B) the athletic director of the University 

18 of Nebraska-Lincoln; and 

19 (C) the head coach of the University of 

20 Nebraska-Lincoln volleyball team. 

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