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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 598 

Congratulating the Glenville State University women’s basketball team for 

winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Women’s 

Basketball Championship at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, 

Alabama. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 27, 2022 

Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mrs. CAPITO) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Glenville State University women’s basketball team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic 

Association Division II Women’s Basketball Championship at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama. 

Whereas, on March 25, 2022, the Glenville State University 

Lady Pioneers women’s basketball team (referred to in 

this preamble as the ‘‘Glenville State Lady Pioneers’’) 

won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred 

to in this preamble as the ‘‘NCAA’’) Division II Women’s 

Basketball Championship at the Birmingham CrossPlex 

in Birmingham, Alabama, which was the first national 

championship in the history of Glenville State University 


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in any sport and the first NCAA basketball title for a 

West Virginia school; 

Whereas the Glenville State Lady Pioneers finished their historic season with a record of 35 wins and 1 loss by securing an 85 to 72 victory over the Western Washington 

University Vikings in the national championship; 

Whereas the Glenville State Lady Pioneers and their team 

motto ‘‘heart over height’’ have become symbols of pride 

and success to Glenville State University and the State 

of West Virginia; 

Whereas the Glenville State Lady Pioneers defeated their opponents by an average of 25.6 points per game throughout the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament, becoming just the second team to shutout every 

opponent in tournament history and breaking the record 

for points scored in a single NCAA Division II tournament by scoring 525 total points, besting the previous 

record of 504 points set by California University of Pennsylvania in 2004; 

Whereas the Glenville State Lady Pioneers overcame a 2- 

point deficit at halftime to outscore the Western Washington University Vikings by 15 points in the second half, 

scoring 30 points off of 25 turnovers and taking 23 more 

shots than the Vikings; 

Whereas Re’Shawna Stone scored 25 points in 29 minutes 

and collected 5 steals to lead the team to victory over the 

Western Washington University Vikings and was recognized as the Most Valuable Player for the 2021–2022 

NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament; 

Whereas Re’Shawna Stone was named to the First Team of 

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ciation Women’s Basketball All-Americans and as the 

Player of the Year for the Mountain East Conference and 

Atlantic Region, averaging 16.5 points and 4.3 rebounds 

per game while leading the team in both assists and 

steals; 

Whereas Zakiyah Winfield played a pivotal role in the championship game by scoring 23 points, including a buzzer 

beater in the third quarter of the game, and collecting 7 

rebounds, after averaging 19.5 points and 7.3 rebounds 

in the tournament; 

Whereas Kim Stephens, Head Coach of the Glenville State 

Lady Pioneers, was named the 2022 Women’s Basketball 

Coaches Association NCAA Division II National Coach of 

the Year and received the Pat Summitt Trophy, which 

was named after the former University of Tennessee 

coach and is awarded annually to each of the 6 membership divisions of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association; 

Whereas Coach Stephens, a native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, graduate of Parkersburg South High School and 

Glenville State University, and former player and Assistant Coach for the Glenville State Lady Pioneers, has led 

the team to the NCAA Division II Tournament in all 6 

years as Head Coach, finishing the 2021–2022 season 

with a career record of 158 wins and 21 losses; 

Whereas, in the history of the Glenville State Lady Pioneers, 

the team has reached the NCAA Division II Tournament 

6 consecutive times and the Elite Eight 3 times; 

Whereas, on their way to winning the first national championship for the Glenville State Lady Pioneers, the team 

was one of the most dominant college sports teams in the 


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United States, boasting the top scoring offense in the 

United States by averaging 96 points per game and 13.5 

points more than any other team in Division II during 

the 2021–2022 season; and 

Whereas the Glenville State Lady Pioneers should be praised 

for the historic season of both athletic and academic accomplishments: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the Glenville State University 

3 Lady Pioneers women’s basketball team for winning 

4 the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 

5 II Women’s Basketball Championship; 

6 (2) recognizes the athletic program at Glenville 

7 State University for its achievement in both sports 

8 and academics; and 

9 (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

10 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu11 tion to— 

12 (A) Glenville State University for appro13 priate display; 

14 (B) the President of Glenville State Uni15 versity; and 

16 (C) the Head Coach of the Glenville State 

17 University Lady Pioneers women’s basketball 

18 team. 

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