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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 168 

Congratulating the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team for winning 

the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women’s 

Ice Hockey Championship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 24, 2007 

Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. KOHL) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey 

team for winning the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic 

Association Division I Women’s Ice Hockey Championship. 

Whereas, on March 18, 2007, in Lake Placid, New York, by 

defeating the University of Minnesota-Duluth by a score 

of 4–1 in the championship game and defeating St. Lawrence University by a score of 4–0 in the semifinals, the 

University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team (referred 

to in this preamble as the ‘‘Badgers’’) won the women’s 

Frozen Four championship, earning their second consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 

title; 

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Whereas Sara Bauer scored a goal and tallied 2 assists, 

Erika Lawler scored a goal and tallied an assist, Jinelle 

Zaugg scored a goal, Jasmine Giles scored a goal, 

Meghan Duggan contributed an assist, Meaghan 

Mikkelson contributed an assist, and Jessie Vetter 

stopped 17 shots in the final game to earn her 20th win 

of the season; 

Whereas every player on the University of Wisconsin women’s 

hockey team (Sara Bauer, Rachel Bible, Christine 

Dufour, Meghan Duggan, Maria Evans, Jasmine Giles, 

Kayla Hagen, Tia Hanson, Angie Keseley, Heidi 

Kletzien, Emily Kranz, Erika Lawler, Alycia Matthews, 

Alannah McCready, Meaghan Mikkelson, Phoebe 

Monteleone, Emily Morris, Mikka Nordby, Kyla Sanders, 

Bobbi-Jo Slusar, Ally Strickler, Jessie Vetter, Kristen 

Witting, and Jinelle Zaugg) contributed to the success of 

the team; 

Whereas Sara Bauer was named to the RBK/American Hockey Coaches Association All-American First Team, and 

was a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award 

for national player of the year, the United States College 

Hockey Online’s (USCHO) Player of the Year for the 

second straight season, and the WCHA Player of the 

Year and WCHA Scoring Champion, and earned a spot 

on the All-USCHO First Team and the All-Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) First Team; 

Whereas Bobbi-Jo Slusar was named to the RBK All-American Second team, the All-USCHO First Team, and the 

All-WCHA Second Team, and was named USCHO Defensive Player of the Year; 

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Whereas Meaghan Mikkelson was named to the All-USCHO 

First Team and the All-WCHA First Team, and was 

named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year; 

Whereas Jessie Vetter was named to the RBK All-American 

First Team, All-USCHO Second Team, and All-WCHA 

First Team; 

Whereas Meghan Duggan was named to the All-USCHO 

Rookie Team and named WCHA Rookie of the Year, 

Christine Dufour was named to the All-WCHA Third 

Team and was WCHA Goaltending Champion, and Erika 

Lawler was named to the All-WCHA Third Team; 

Whereas Coach Mark Johnson, who won an NCAA championship as member of the University of Wisconsin men’s 

hockey team in 1977, was a member of the gold-medal 

winning 1980 United States Olympic hockey team, and 

is one of the few people who have won a national championship as both a player and coach, was named the 

WCHA Coach of the Year; 

Whereas the Badgers are the first University of Wisconsin 

program to repeat as NCAA champions since the University of Wisconsin women’s cross country team won the 

title in both 1984 and 1985; and 

Whereas the Badgers ended the season on a 26-game 

undefeated streak, finishing with a record of 36–1–4, 

while outscoring opponents 166–36, and the Badgers 

broke or tied 6 NCAA single-season team records: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the University of Wisconsin 

3 women’s hockey team, the coaching staff, including 

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1 Head Coach Mark Johnson and Assistant Coaches 

2 Tracey Cornell and Daniel Koch, Program Assistant 

3 Sharon Eley, Director of Women’s Hockey Oper4 ations Paul Hickman, Athletic Trainer Jennifer 

5 Pepoy, Volunteer Coach Jeff Sanger, and Athletic 

6 Director Barry Alvarez, and Chancellor John D. 

7 Wiley on an outstanding championship season; and 

8 (2) respectfully requests the Secretary of the 

9 Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu10 tion to the Chancellor of the University of Wis11 consin-Madison. 

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