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2018 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 76
BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Grambling State University Tigers women's basketball team and staff for
an outstanding 2017-2018 season.
WHEREAS, the Grambling State University Tigers women's basketball team
finished the season with a wins-losses record of 19-14 and an incredible 11-2 showing in
home games and advanced to the National Collegiate Athletic Association 2018 Division I
Women's Basketball Championship in Waco, Texas; and
WHEREAS, Grambling State earned a berth in the NCAA 2018 Division I Women's
Basketball Championship for the first time in nearly twenty years after they won the
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) women's basketball tournament; they entered
the SWAC tournament as the No. 3 seed and captured an impressive 72-68 victory over
cross-state rival Southern University, which catapulted them to the national tournament; and
WHEREAS, the 2017-2018 Lady Tigers were led by junior Shakyla Hill, senior
Monisha Neal, junior Jazmin Boyd, and freshman Justice Coleman in their championship
run; these athletes made significant contributions to the success of the Grambling State
University women's basketball program along with teammates Takerra Parsons, Kailyn
Gideon, Hannah Henderson, Darae Taylor, Alexus Williams, and Ariel Williams; and
WHEREAS, the Lady Tigers maintained the highest level of sportsmanship and
displayed great character in the first round of the NCAA 2018 Division I Women's
Basketball Championship as they faced No. 2 seed Baylor University in the Lexington
bracket; and
WHEREAS, the exemplary accomplishments of the Lady Tigers could not have been
achieved without the guidance and skills of Freddie Murray, head coach; assistant coaches
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Isayra Diaz and David Pierre; director of basketball operations, Eumarcus Hicks; Paul
Bryant, athletics director; and university president, Richard J. Gallot, Jr., all of whom have
demonstrated the leadership, vision, and motivational skills needed to produce champion
achievements on the basketball court and in life; and
WHEREAS, the talent and determination displayed by the 2017-2018 Grambling
State University Lady Tigers provided fans with exciting basketball entertainment
throughout the season, and the athletes and coaches of the Grambling State University
women's basketball team merit a sincere measure of commendation for their remarkable
athletic feats and for the honor they have brought to Grambling State University.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the members and staff of the Grambling
State University women's basketball team for their outstanding achievements during the
2017-2018 season, which included competing in the NCAA 2018 Division I Women's
Basketball Championship and does hereby extend enduring appreciation for the tremendous
pride they have brought to Grambling State University, the University of Louisiana System,
and the community and state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Head Coach Freddie Murray.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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