UNOFFICIAL COPY AS OF 11/17/1814 REG. SESS.14 RS BR 2238
A RESOLUTION honoring the University of Kentucky women's basketball team for its outstanding 2013-2014 season.
WHEREAS, the University of Kentucky women's basketball team has seen a resurgence under Coach Matthew Mitchell and his staff, becoming one of the winningest programs in women's college basketball during a tenure that has seen Mitchell win 144 games and appear in four consecutive NCAA Tournaments; and
WHEREAS, the Wildcats saw an unprecedented 30-6 season and an Elite Eight finish to the 2012-2013 season, and looked to capitalize on that momentum in the 2013-2014 campaign; and
WHEREAS, the early season was punctuated by one of the most exciting wins in program history, as the Wildcats defeated number-nine-ranked Baylor University 133-130 in four overtimes in Arlington, Texas, improving the team to an unblemished 9-0 record; and
WHEREAS, after a midseason that saw uneven play, the Wildcats regained their confidence as they entered a game against the Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville on February 16, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the Wildcats defeated the Lady Vols 75-71, the first victory in Knoxville for the Wildcats since 1985; and
WHEREAS, the Wildcats would win five of their last six games before the NCAA Tournament, and would enter that event as a 3 seed. Playing their games in South Bend, Indiana, the Wildcats would defeat Wright State and Syracuse, before falling to Baylor, 90-72; and
WHEREAS, the Wildcats, who finished the season with 26 wins against only 9 losses, will return their leading scorer, Jennifer O'Neill, who averaged 13 points and two assists a game, as well as guard Bria Goss and the talented freshmen duo of Linnae Harper and former Marion County standout Makayla Epps, the daughter of Wildcat men's great Anthony Epps; and
WHEREAS, this honorable body hereby commends Coach Matthew Mitchell and the University of Kentucky women's basketball team for all they accomplished during the 2013-2014 season, wishes the senior class the best of luck as they finish their extraordinary careers, and once again applauds the job that Coach Mitchell and his staff do as they lead this program to heights it has never before seen;
NOW, THEREFORE,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
Section 1. The members of the House of Representatives honor the University of Kentucky women's basketball team for its outstanding 2013-2014 season and grant all those returning for next year's run best wishes as they begin their off-season preparation.
Section 2. When the House of Representatives adjourns this day, it does so in honor of the University of Kentucky women's basketball team.
Section 3. The Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to Representative Greg Stumbo.
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