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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Benet Redwings
4Girls Volleyball team on repeating as Class 4A champions; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The Benet Redwings (40-2) graduated four Division
6I players, lost 10 seniors, and saw their team loose 95 percent
7of its offense from the previous year's state championship
8team; they are the first back-to-back champions of the State's
9largest class since the 1994-1995 season and they are the first
104A repeat champs since the State expanded to 4 classes in 2007;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, The Benet Redwings overcame a lackluster start to
13the championship game against New Trier; the championship match
14ended 21-25, 25-22, and 25-17, in the final at Redbird Arena;
15and
 
16    WHEREAS, The Benet Redwings became the first team to beat
17New Trier (39-2) in a full match this year; and
 
18    WHEREAS, The Benet Redwings' head coach is Brad Baker; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The player of the match was Benet's Cara
20Mattaliano, with 21 kills and 6 digs; key performers for Benet

 

 

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1were Brittany Pavich with 9 kills and 6 digs and Hannah
2Kaminsky with 33 assists; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5we congratulate the Benet Redwings Girls Volleyball team on
6repeating as Class 4A champions; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to the Benet Redwings Girls Volleyball team as an
9expression of our esteem and respect.