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REGULAR MEETING June 24, 2019
<br /> INDIANA HONORING AND THANKING THE
<br /> 2018-2019 NOTRE DAME WOMEN'S
<br /> BASKETBALL TEAM AND ITS VERY
<br /> SPECIAL HEAD COACH, MUFFET MCGRAW
<br /> FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOUTH BEND
<br /> COMMUNITY
<br /> Councilmember Tim Scott, 711 Forest Avenue, South Bend, IN, served as a presenter for this bill.
<br /> Councilmember Tim Scott stated, Would Muffet and the team please come forward.
<br /> Councilmember Sharon L. McBride, 415 East Broadway Street, South Bend, IN, served as a
<br /> presenter for this bill. Councilmember Sharon L. McBride stated, I am very thankful to be here
<br /> today to honor our Notre Dame Women's Basketball Team and coaching staff. They are the
<br /> number one (1) coaches and number one (1) basketball team in the nation. I bring to you Bill
<br /> Number 19-44, Resolution Number 4797-19. A Special Resolution of the Common Council of the
<br /> City of South Bend, Indiana, Honoring and Thanking the 2018-2019 Notre Dame Women's
<br /> Basketball Team and its very special Head Coach, Muffet McGraw, for contributions to the South
<br /> Bend Community.
<br /> Councilmember Karen White, 1912 Malvern Way, South Bend, IN, served as a presenter for this
<br /> bill. Councilmember Karen White stated, Whereas, The University of Notre Dame draws much
<br /> attention to the South Bend Community through its international reputation for excellence in
<br /> academic, religious and other pursuits; and, Whereas, among those other pursuits known for
<br /> excellence is the University's athletic programs;and,Whereas,among those athletic programs,the
<br /> Women's Basketball program is among the most visible and respected programs year in and year
<br /> out; and, Whereas, it is no accident that the Women's Basketball program is consistently among
<br /> the best in the nation; and, Whereas, the 2018-2019 edition of the Women's Basketball program
<br /> continued the long tradition of excellence by reaching the program's seventh (7th) NCAA
<br /> Championship Game, its ninth (9th) Final Four, its twenty-fourth (24th) consecutive NCAA
<br /> Tournament and its sixty-seventh (67th) NCAA Tournament win, its sixth (6th) straight Atlantic
<br /> Coast Conference regular season title and its fifth (5th) Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament
<br /> title; and
<br /> Councilmember Tim Scott stated, And of course you wouldn't give the names to the person who
<br /> goes to every game, but, Whereas, individual members of the team achieved far more accolades
<br /> than can possibly be included in this resolution; and, Whereas,those individual accolades came as
<br /> a result not only of individual efforts, but also through the efforts of the entire team, including
<br /> coaches, trainers, managers and many others who participated in the program, including parents;
<br /> and, Whereas; the team members include: Jordan Nixon, Kaitlin Cole, Marina Mabrey, Jackie
<br /> Young, Katlyn Gilbert, Brianna Turner, Abby Prohaska, Nicole Benz, Danielle Cosgrove, Arike
<br /> Ogunbowale, Mikayla Vaughn, Jessica Shepard, Danielle Patterson, and Maureen Butler; and,
<br /> Whereas, the coaching staff includes Head Coach Muffet McGraw, Associate Head Coach Carol
<br /> Owens, Associate Coach Beth Cunningham, Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Niele
<br /> Ivey, Director of Basketball Operations, Katie Capps, and Video Coordinator James Spinelli;
<br /> Councilmember Dr. Oliver Davis, 1801 Nash Street, South Bend, IN, served as a presenter for this
<br /> bill. Councilmember Dr. Oliver Davis stated, And, Whereas, the true measure of the team's
<br /> greatness cannot be summarized in wins, losses and titles,but must also include academic success,
<br /> class, dignity, toughness, determination and grace under pressure; and, Whereas, the one (1)
<br /> constant in the consistent success of the Notre Dame program over the past thirty-two (32) years
<br /> is the leadership and example of Head Coach Muffet McGraw; and, Whereas, Coach McGraw is
<br /> among the truly elite basketball coaches having been inducted into the Naismith Memorial
<br /> Basketball Hall of Fame, the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall
<br /> of Fame; and, Whereas, Coach McGraw is sixth (6th) all-time among NCAA Division One (I)
<br /> coaches with nine hundred and twenty-three (923) career wins, including two (2) National
<br /> Championships,and eighth(8th)all-time among Division One(I)coaches with a point-seven-seven
<br /> (.770) career winning percentage; and, Whereas, the true measure of Coach McGraw's greatness
<br /> also cannot be summarized in wins, losses and titles, but must also include life lessons taught to
<br /> players by both word and example and the willingness to go beyond the basketball court to address
<br /> issues of local, state, national and global importance.
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