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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 205 

Congratulating the Baylor University Lady Bear Women’s Basketball team 

on winning the 2005 NCAA Championship for basketball. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 12, 2005 

Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. ISTOOK) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Baylor University Lady Bear Women’s 

Basketball team on winning the 2005 NCAA Championship for basketball. 

Whereas the 84–62 win in the April 6, 2005, final over 

Michigan State allowed the Lady Bears to complete a 

rare three-game sweep of No. 1 seeds, the third time it’s 

happened in the history of the women’s NCAA Tournament and first since 1988; 

Whereas the Lady Bears knocked off No. 1 seed North Carolina, 72–63, in the Tempe Regional, followed by Sunday’s 

68–57 victory over an LSU team that was the No. 1 seed 

overall; 
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•HRES 205 IH 

Whereas Baylor is the first Big 12 basketball team, men or 

women, to win a national championship since the formation of the league; 

Whereas Kim Mulkey-Robertson, head coach for the Lady 

Bears, is the first woman ever to win national championships as a player, assistant coach, and head coach; 

Whereas the Lady Bears have a record of 131–38 in past five 

seasons at Baylor; 

Whereas the Lady Bears closed the season with a 20-game 

winning streak to end the season with a record of 33– 

3; 

Whereas Baylor junior all-America post Sophia Young was 

named the tournament’s most outstanding player after 

averaging 23.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in the two Final 

Four victories over LSU and Michigan State; 

Whereas Baylor senior point guard Chelsea Whitaker had six 

assists in the championship game and broke the school 

career assists record, finishing with 457 assists in three 

seasons and 103 games; 

Whereas Baylor’s 22-point margin of victory was the secondlargest margin in the 24-year history of the NCAA Tournament championship game; 

Whereas the Lady Bears held Michigan State to 41.5 percent 

shooting from the field and dominated the boards 45–22, 

and the 45–22 rebounding margin was the second-largest 

ever in a championship game; and 

Whereas the Lady Bears are an example of the great American success story, showing that the values of hard work, 

determination, and teamwork truly make a difference in 

life: Now, therefore, be it 
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1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) congratulates — 

3 (A) the Baylor University Lady Bear Bas4 ketball team for winning the 2005 NCAA 

5 Championship in Women’s Basketball and for 

6 their incredible and awe-inspiring performance 

7 during the 2004–2005 basketball season; and 

8 (B) the sixty-four teams of the NCAA 

9 Championship in Women’s Basketball that 

10 played in the postseason; 

11 (2) recognizes the achievements of the Baylor 

12 University Lady Bear players, coaches, and support 

13 staff whose hard work, dedication, and spirit made 

14 all this possible; and 

15 (3) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent16 atives to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution 

17 to— 

18 (A) the 2004–2005 Baylor University 

19 Lady Bear basketball team; 

20 (B) Baylor University Lady Bear basket21 ball team head coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson; 

22 (C) Baylor University Director of Athletics 

23 Ian McCaw; and 
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1 (D) Baylor University President Dr. Rob2 ert B. Sloan, Jr. 

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