Bill Text: TX HR1126 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Lubbock Christian University women's basketball team on winning the 2019 NCAA Division II championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-23 - Reported enrolled [HR1126 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1126-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1126 |
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WHEREAS, The Lubbock Christian University women's basketball | ||
team furthered its legacy of excellence by winning the 2019 NCAA | ||
Division II Basketball Championship on March 29 in Columbus, Ohio; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the course of their exciting run through the | ||
tournament, the Lady Chaparrals dispatched Tarleton State, | ||
Colorado Mesa, and Angelo State Universities to reach the Elite | ||
Eight; LCU then punched its ticket to the Final Four with a | ||
commanding 99-54 win over the University of North Georgia; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the semifinals, LCU toppled Drury University | ||
69-60 to end the perfect season of the No. 1-seeded team; the Lady | ||
Chaps then battled for the crown against No. 2 seed Southwestern | ||
Oklahoma State University; it proved a thrilling showdown, with the | ||
teams ending regulation play deadlocked at 66; in the first | ||
overtime period, LCU drilled a three-pointer in the closing seconds | ||
to force the first double overtime in NCAA women's title-game | ||
history; the Lady Chaps opened the second OT period with a 10-0 run | ||
and then sank 10 of 14 free throws down the stretch to emerge | ||
triumphant by the final score of 95-85; with the victory, LCU | ||
celebrated its second NCAA Division II title in the past four years; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, The Lady Chaps were led by Olivia Robertson, who | ||
scored 24 points, and Maddi Chitsey, who tallied 22, including the | ||
clutch three-point shot at the end of the first overtime period; | ||
under the able guidance of head coach Steve Gomez and assistant | ||
coaches Kaycie Boyles and Vic Self, LCU also received valuable | ||
contributions throughout the 2018-2019 campaign from its other | ||
roster members: Laynee Burr, Bobbi Chitsey, Caitlyn Cunyus, | ||
Channing Cunyus, Kailin Davis, Ashton Duncan, Emma Middleton, | ||
Juliana Robertson, Allie Schulte, Taylor Stevenson, and Madelyn | ||
Turner; and | ||
WHEREAS, Demonstrating remarkable skill and determination, | ||
the Lubbock Christian Lady Chaps thrilled their fans by once again | ||
earning the mantle of national basketball champions, and these | ||
talented student-athletes may reflect with pride on a job well | ||
done; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the Lubbock Christian University | ||
women's basketball team on winning the 2019 NCAA Division II | ||
championship and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff | ||
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Frullo | ||
Smith | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1126 was adopted by the House on April | ||
18, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||