Bill Text: NY K00512 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulating the University at Buffalo Women's Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the Mid-American Conference Championship
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-06 - adopted [K00512 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-K00512-Introduced.html
Assembly Resolution No. 512 BY: M. of A. McMahon CONGRATULATING the 2018-2019 University at Buffalo Women's Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the Mid-American Conference Championship, and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball National Tournament WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical development of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of fair play and competition; and WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the 2018-2019 University at Buffalo Women's Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship on Saturday, March 16, 2019, and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball National Tournament; and WHEREAS, The fourth-seed University at Buffalo Women's Bulls Basketball Team achieved their second MAC title with a decisive 77-61 victory over second-seed Ohio University in the championship game at Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena; and WHEREAS, Following their official selection for the 2019 NCAA Tournament, the University at Buffalo Bulls entered the first round as the 10th seed, and upset the seventh-seeded Rutgers Scarlet Knights with a dramatic 82-71 win on Friday, March 22, 2019; and WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great part to the efforts of Coach Felisha Legette-Jack and her expert coaching staff, skilled and inspirational tutors respected for their ability to turn potential into excellence; and WHEREAS, The 2018-2019 University at Buffalo Women's Basketball Team have proven themselves to be an outstanding collection of talents, reflecting favorably on their school; and WHEREAS, Coach Felisha Legette-Jack has done a superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring the team members toward their goals; and WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and accomplishment, and Coach Felisha Legette-Jack and these outstanding athletes have clearly made a contribution to the spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their school; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to congratulate the University at Buffalo Women's Basketball Team; its members: Summer Hemphill, Finess Dickson, Aireal Dickson, Zena Elias, Hanna Hall, Theresa Onwuka, Courtney Wilkins, Autumn Jones, Oceane Kounkou, Ayoleka Sodade, Keowa Walters, Cierra Dillard, Adebola Adeyeye, Marissa Hamilton, Brittany Morrison and Alexis Adams; and Coach Felisha Legette-Jack upon the occasion of capturing the Mid-American Conference Championship, and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball National Tournament; and be it further RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to the University at Buffalo Women's Basketball Team, and Coach Felisha Legette-Jack.