As Introduced
135th General Assembly
Regular Session S. R. No. 335
2023-2024
Senator DeMora
A RESOLUTION
Honoring The Ohio State University women’s hockey team as
the 2024 NCAA Champion.
WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 135th General Assembly 1
of Ohio are pleased to congratulate The Ohio State University women’s 2
hockey team on winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletics 3
Association Championship; and 4
WHEREAS, A remarkable group of young athletes, the members of The 5
Ohio State University women’s hockey team have combined talent and 6
spirit with the highest ideals of good sportsmanship to establish 7
themselves as truly exceptional competitors. With admirable 8
dedication, the Buckeyes have worked diligently toward attaining 9
ultimate proficiency in ice hockey, and as a result, they defeated a 10
tough Wisconsin team by the score of 1-0 to win this year’s NCAA 11
Championship, their second such title in three years, and finished the 12
season and set a school record for victories with an impressive 35-4-0 13
record; and 14
WHEREAS, The Buckeye’s achievements and leadership are a 15
justifiable source of pride and an excellent reflection on the 16
players, their families, their school, their community, and their 17
coach, Nadine Muzerall. In leading her team to victory, Coach Muzerall 18
has not only helped the athletes to develop their talents to the 19
fullest but also instilled in them a valuable sense of determination, 20
perseverance, and camaraderie; and 21
WHEREAS, With athletic competition playing such an important role 22
in the total education of our young people, we are extremely pleased 23
to pay tribute to these exemplary athletes and their outstanding coach 24
for a job well done. The maturity and experience the team members have 25
gained through their participation in sports will greatly aid them in 26
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meeting the challenges of the future; therefore be it 27
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 135th General 28
Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, commend The Ohio State 29
University women’s hockey team on its tremendous season and salute the 30
members and coach as some of Ohio’s finest citizens; and be it further 31
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a duly 32
authenticated copy of this Resolution to The Ohio State University 33
women’s hockey team. 34