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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Central College women's basketball |
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| team won the Championship Title of the National Junior College |
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| Athletic Association's Division II Tournament in Phoenix, |
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| Arizona, on March 18, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, This national championship marks the sixth such |
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| title in the history of women's basketball at Illinois Central |
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| College (ICC); and
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| WHEREAS, This team of student athletes displayed |
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| excellence throughout their season by accumulating a record of |
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| 30-5; and
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| WHEREAS, ICC's Rachel Merriman and Suzanne Bofia were named |
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| to the national All-Tournament Team with Rachel Merriman |
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| setting assist records for most in a tournament game with 15 |
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| and most in the tournament with 32 and has set a new record for |
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| career assists at ICC with 523, and Suzanne Bofia set a new ICC |
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| record for most rebounds in a season at 328 and highest season |
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| rebound average at 9.65; and
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| WHEREAS, ICC's head coach Steve Garber received the Lorene |
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| Ramsey National Tournament Coach of the Year award; and
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| WHEREAS, The team is led by Steve Garber, head coach; Greg |
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| Martin, associate coach; Laura Criswell and Riley Gardner, |
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| assistant coaches; and Carrie Redman, volunteer assistant |
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| coach; they were assisted by statisticians Donna Thomas and |
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| Margaret Kizer and supported by college president Dr. John |
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| Erwin, college dean Dr. Arthur Rich, and college athletic |
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| director Sue Sinclair; and
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| WHEREAS, The team members are Stephanie Neely, Rachel |
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| Merriman, Whitney Meyer, Christine Rantisi, Jessica Maxwell, |