Whereas, on March 31, 2018, the Indiana University women’s basketball team (referred to in this preamble as the Hoosiers ) defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies by a score of 65–57 in the final game of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (referred to in this preamble as the WNIT ) in Bloomington, Indiana; Whereas the Hoosiers won their first national postseason championship, and became only the sixth Big Ten school to earn a WNIT championship; Whereas the Hoosiers hosted a record 13,007 fans in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the WNIT championship game to mark the largest crowd to watch a Big Ten women’s basketball game this season, the largest crowed in Indiana University women’s basketball history, and the sixth largest crowd in WNIT history; Whereas the Hoosiers tied a program-record 23 wins for the second straight season, finishing 23–14 overall and 9–7 in the Big Ten Conference; Whereas the Hoosiers have shined under the leadership of Head Coach Teri Moren and have been supported by assistant coaches and staff including— (1) Rhet Wierzba; (2) Janese Banks; (3) Glenn Box; (4) Liz Honegger; (5) Briana Bass; (6) Erin McKinney; (7) Eddie Praley; and (8) Ashley Williams; Whereas the full roster of the 2017–2018 WNIT championship Hoosier team includes— (1) Tyra Buss; (2) Amanda Cahill; (3) Grace Withrow; (4) Kym Royster; (5) Brenna Wise; (6) Bre Wickware; (7) Bendu Yeaney; (8) Keyanna Warthen; (9) Linsey Marchese; (10) Jaelynn Penn; (11) Alexis Johnson; and (12) Ali Patberg; Whereas senior Tyra Buss was named Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-American Honorable Mention and First Team All-Big Ten, setting 8 school records, including the scoring record for Indiana University with 2,364 points; Whereas senior Amanda Cahill was named College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-American and Second Team All-Big Ten, scoring over 1,800 points and racking up 1,100 rebounds during her college career