[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1014 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1014
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 29, 2022
Mr. McKinley submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and Labor
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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 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 the 2021-22 Division II
Conference Commissioners Association 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 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
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) congratulates the Glenville State University Lady
Pioneers women's basketball team for winning the National
Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Women's Basketball
Championship;
(2) recognizes the athletic program at Glenville State
University for its achievement in both sports and academics;
and
(3) respectfully requests that the Clerk of the House of
Representatives prepare an official copy of this resolution for
presentation to--
(A) Glenville State University for appropriate
display;
(B) the President of Glenville State University;
and
(C) the Head Coach of the Glenville State
University Lady Pioneers women's basketball team.
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