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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 428 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 428

  Congratulating the 2016 national champions, the University of South 
   Dakota Coyotes, for winning the 2016 Women's National Invitation 
                              Tournament.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 14, 2016

    Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mr. Thune) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  Congratulating the 2016 national champions, the University of South 
   Dakota Coyotes, for winning the 2016 Women's National Invitation 
                              Tournament.

Whereas, on April 2, 2016, the University of South Dakota Coyotes defeated the 
        Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles by a score of 71 to 65 in the final 
        game of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (referred to in this 
        preamble as the ``WNIT'') in Vermillion, South Dakota;
Whereas this is the first national title for the University of South Dakota 
        Coyotes since the transition of the University of South Dakota to 
        Division I athletics;
Whereas the Dakota Dome of the University of South Dakota, soon to be replaced 
        with a new complex, hosted its final basketball game before a crowd of 
        7,415 fans;
Whereas the University of South Dakota Coyotes shot 71.4 percent from beyond the 
        3-point line and 54 percent overall from the field in their 34-point win 
        in the semifinal of the WNIT;
Whereas senior guard Nicole Seekamp was named most valuable player of the WNIT 
        and averaged 14 points per game throughout the WNIT;
Whereas seniors Tia Hemiller and Nicole Seekamp were each named to the WNIT all-
        tournament team;
Whereas the 2015-16 season was the fourth season for head coach Amy Williams, 
        during which she won her first national title;
Whereas the University of South Dakota Coyotes finished the 2015-16 season with 
        a record of 32-6; and
Whereas the presence of 5 seniors and 4 juniors on the roster of the University 
        of South Dakota Coyotes represents the commitment of the seniors and 
        juniors to the University of South Dakota and its work to enshrine the 
        ideal of the student-athlete into the ethos of the University of South 
        Dakota: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates and honors the University of South Dakota 
        women's basketball team and its loyal fans on the performance 
        of the team in the 2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament; 
        and
            (2) recognizes and commends the hard work, dedication, 
        determination, and commitment to excellence of the players, 
        parents, families, coaches, and managers of the University of 
        South Dakota women's basketball team.
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