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COMMEMORATING THE VICTORY OF LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND

Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to S. Res. 514.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows.

A resolution, (S. Res. 514) commemorating the victory of
Loyola University Maryland in the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's
Lacrosse National Championship.

There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the
resolution.
Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize and commemorate
Loyola University of Maryland's victory in the 2012 NCAA Men's Lacrosse
Championship and to honor the players, coaches, and administrators who
helped to secure Loyola's first Division I National Championship.
For much of recent history, NCAA Division I Lacrosse has been
dominated by a small group of eight, elite programs. But last month, a
Jesuit university on Charles Street in downtown Baltimore became the
smallest school ever to win a Division I National Championship. Loyola
joins the ranks of such universities as Johns Hopkins University, the
University of Maryland, Syracuse, and Cornell, in becoming just the
ninth team to win a championship since the event's creation in 1971.
This year's Division I National Championship set the stage for an
afternoon of record-shattering lacrosse. The Greyhound defense and
goalkeeper Jack Runkel set a new NCAA Division I record for fewest
goals allowed in a national championship game, giving up only three
goals despite a barrage of nearly thirty shots taken by the highly
motivated University of Maryland offense.
Loyola University's star offensive player, Eric Lusby, had a busy day
as well. He scored four goals in the championship game, bringing his
total to 17 during the final four games of the season, setting a new
NCAA tournament record. He also broke Loyola's single season scoring
record with a total of 54 goals.
Loyola University players were not the only ones to break records
last month. Head Coach Charley Toomey became the first coach ever to
win an NCAA title on his first trip to the NCAA tournament. With 18
wins and only one loss, the players and coaches of the 2012 Greyhounds
lacrosse team have firmly cemented themselves as the most successful
team in Loyola's history. The team's achievements are even more
impressive when you consider that the Greyhounds started the season as
an unranked team.
Lacrosse has long played a central role in the athletic culture of
Maryland, and I am proud to see that this year's All-Tournament Team
selections reflect this reality. Eight of the ten players selected to
receive All-Tournament honors call Maryland home, with five coming from
the Loyola Greyhounds team and three from the University of Maryland.
With Loyola's victory in this year's championship, Maryland is now home
to three of the nine teams that have ever won a national championship,
further securing our State's reputation as the center of collegiate
lacrosse.
In light of these impressive accomplishments, I call upon my
colleagues to join me in recognizing and congratulating Loyola
University's players, Coach Charley Toomey, Athletic Director Jim
Paquette, and President, the Rev. Brian Linnane, S.J. on a championship
season and the many amazing achievements that carried the Greyhounds to
victory.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the resolution be
agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid
upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any
statements be printed in the Record.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The resolution (S. Res. 514) was agreed to.
The preamble was agreed to.
The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

S. Res. 514

Whereas on May 28, 2012, Loyola University Maryland won its
first NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse National Championship
and the first Division I national title in the history of the
school;
Whereas Loyola is the smallest school in NCAA history to
win the Division I Men's Lacrosse National Championship, with
only 3,863 undergraduate students;
Whereas the Loyola Greyhounds finished the men's lacrosse
season with a record of 18 wins and 1 loss;
Whereas the Loyola Greyhounds set a NCAA record for the
fewest goals allowed during a men's lacrosse championship
game;
Whereas 5 members of the Loyola Greyhounds, Joe Fletcher,
Josh Hawkins, Eric Lusby, Scott Ratliff, and Jack Runkel,
were named members of the All-Tournament team;
Whereas Loyola senior Eric Lusby was named the Most
Outstanding Player of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse
National Championship after scoring 4 goals in the title
game, while also setting a tournament record with a total of
17 goals in 4 games;
Whereas sophomore goalie Jack Runkel had 6 saves in the
championship game, holding the University of Maryland to only
3 goals;
Whereas the 18 wins by the Loyola Greyhounds this season
set a program record;
Whereas Loyola became just the ninth team to win an NCAA
Division I Men's Lacrosse National Championship since the
first championship was held in 1971;
Whereas the Loyola Greyhounds secured their victory in only
their second appearance in a national championship, having
been defeated by Syracuse in 1990;
Whereas the vision and leadership of the Rev. Brian
Linnane, S.J. and Jim Paquette, Loyola University's President
and Athletic Director, respectively, were instrumental in
bringing academic and athletic success, as well as national
recognition, to Loyola University Maryland; and
Whereas the 2012 Loyola University Maryland men's lacrosse
team has brought great honor and pride to their university,
the State of Maryland, and the United States: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) congratulates the Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds
for winning the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse National
Championship;
(2) recognizes the achievements of the players, coaches,
students, and staff whose hard work and dedication were key
to Loyola's victory in the championship game; and
(3) requests the Secretary of the Senate to transmit for
appropriate display an enrolled

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copy of this resolution to Loyola University President Rev.
Brian Linnane, S.J. and Loyola University Men's Lacrosse Head
Coach Charley Toomey.

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