,,iii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #abc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #be1 #bjac ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and ,mr4 ,franken7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,congratulating the ,university of ,minnesota women's ice hockey team on winning its second straight ,national ,collegiate ,athletic ,association ,women's ,ice ,hockey ,championship4 ,whereas1 on ,sunday1 ,march #bd1 #bjac1 the ,university of ,minnesota ,gophers won the #bjac ,national ,collegiate ,athletic ,association 7referred to in this preamble as the ,,ncaa7 ,women's ,ice ,hockey ,championship2 ,whereas the #bjac ,,ncaa ,women's ,ice ,hockey ,championship is the second straight national championship for the ,university of ,minnesota women's ice hockey team2 ,whereas1 on ,friday1 ,march #bb1 #bjac1 the ,university of ,minnesota defeated ,boston ,college in overtime in the ,frozen ,four semifinal game by a score of #c to #b to advance to the national championship game2 ,whereas the national championship game was played before a sold-out crowd at the ,ridder ,arena in ,minneapolis1 ,minnesota2 ,whereas the ,university of ,minnesota won the #bjac ,,ncaa ,women's ,ice ,hockey ,championship by defeating ,boston ,university by a score of #f to #c2 ,whereas1 by winning the national championship game1 the ,university of ,minnesota improved upon its ,,ncaa record for consecutive home wins1 claiming its #bgth straight victory at ,ridder ,arena and tying ,harvard ,university for the record for most consecutive home wins2 ,whereas the ,university of ,minnesota finished the #bjab-bjac season with an unprecedented record of #da wins1 #j losses1 and #j ties2 ,whereas the ,university of ,minnesota had a postseason record of #g wins and #j losses1 becoming the first team in the #ac-year history of ,,ncaa women's ice hockey to finish the season with a perfect record2 and ,whereas ,university of ,minnesota ,president ,eric ,kaler and ,athletic ,director ,norward ,teague demonstrated great leadership bringing athletic success to the ,university of ,minnesota3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the achievements of the players1 coaches1 students1 and staff whose hard work and dedication helped the ,university of ,minnesota win the #bjac ,national ,collegiate ,athletic ,association ,women's ,ice ,hockey ,championship4