Explanation
Title
To congratulate The Ohio State University Women's Basketball Team on their academic achievement, their regular season and tournament accomplishments in the 2005-2006 season.
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WHEREAS, The Ohio State University is the first Big Ten school ever to have both men's and women's basketball teams capture outright titles in the same season; and
WHEREAS, the 2005-2006 season marked the women's second consecutive Big Ten regular season championship and first conference tournament crown; and
WHEREAS, the Buckeyes landed their first No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament since the 1992-1993 season; and
WHEREAS, The 2005-2006 Buckeyes led the Big Ten in seven statistical categories and rated second in the NCAA in field goal percentage after topping the country in that category in 2003-04 and 2004-05; and
WHEREAS, for the fourth year in a row, a minimum of four women's basketball student-athletes were honored for their academic achievement during the 2005-06 season; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby congratulate The Ohio State University's Women's Basketball Team - Big Ten Champions on the court, and outstanding role models for young women across the country.