Whereas, on Sunday, April 1, 2018, the University of Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Team (referred to in this preamble as the Fighting Irish ) won the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the NCAA ) Division I title with a 61–58 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs, becoming 1 of only 7 women’s basketball programs to win multiple NCAA championship titles; Whereas the Fighting Irish displayed their grit and determination to overcome a 15-point disadvantage to the Bulldogs in the championship game, setting a record for the largest comeback in a NCAA title game; Whereas the victory marked the second national title, the first of those titles coming on Sunday, April 1, 2001, for the Fighting Irish under the leadership of Head Coach Muffet McGraw; Whereas Head Coach McGraw has excelled during her 31 seasons with the Fighting Irish, having— (1) led the Fighting Irish to their 800th win under her leadership to secure their second national championship title; (2) been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017; and (3) been named 2018 AP, USA Today, and espnW Coach of the Year; Whereas Head Coach McGraw has been supported by assistant coaches and staff including— (1) Carol Owens; (2) Niele Ivey; (3) Beth Cunningham; (4) Katie Capps; (5) Erica Williamson; and (6) Sharla Lewis; Whereas the full roster of the 2017–2018 national championship Fighting Irish team includes— (1) Kristina Nelson; (2) Lili Thompson; (3) Mychal Johnson; (4) Kathryn Westbeld; (5) Brianna Turner; (6) Marina Mabrey; (7) Maureen Butler; (8) Arike Ogunbowale; (9) Jessica Shepard; (10) Kaitlin Cole; (11) Jackie Young; (12) Mikayla Vaughn; (13) Nicole Benz; and (14) Danielle Patterson; Whereas Arike Ogunbowale, junior guard for the Fighting Irish, was awarded Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four and scored 145 total points throughout the course of the 2018 NCAA tournament, which included the game-winning shots in both the semifinal and final rounds of play