LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Broome County Community
College Women's Soccer Team and Coach Bill Rich upon the occasion of
winning the National Junior College Athletic Association's Division III
Championship

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved
only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by
dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and
WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical develop-
ment of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of
fair play and competition; and
WHEREAS, The Broome Community College Women's Soccer Team are the
National Junior College Athletic Association's (NJCAA) Division III
Champions; on Sunday, November 9, 2008, the Lady Hornets became the
first NJCAA Division III squad to win back-to-back national champion-
ships after they defeated Ocean County College of New Jersey, 2-1, in
the title game at Richland College in Dallas, Texas; and
WHEREAS, The Broome Community College Women's Soccer Team has the only
two national championships for the school in any sport; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Bill Rich and Assistant Coach Jill Rich,
skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for their ability to develop
potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record of 20-1-1 is outstanding, and the
team members were loyally and enthusiastically supported by family,
fans, friends and the community at large; and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the Broome Community College Women's Soccer
Team, from the opening game of the season to participation in the cham-
pionship, were a sisterhood of athletic ability, of good sportsmanship,
of honor and of scholarship, demonstrating that these team players are
second to none; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the team members have proven
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on their school; and
WHEREAS, Coach Bill Rich has done a superb job in guiding, molding and
inspiring the team members toward their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coach Bill Rich and the outstanding athletes on the
Broome Community College Women's Soccer Team have clearly made a
contribution to the spirit of excellence which is a tradition of their
school; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the Broome Community College Women's Soccer Team; its
members: Brenna Campbell, Sarah Furminger, Callista Karl, Marisa Corson,
Kayla Stone, Marissa Fenson, Victoria Matt, Mallorie Hartmann, Brittany
Hawley, Macy M. Davis, Alicia Sagendorf, Cassie Heath, Katie Schild,
Katie Yerdon, Ashley Sharp, Bernadette Kalsky, Caitlin Kafka, Airyell
Kennerup, Allison Bruet, Holly Mazursky, Nikki Freije, and Holly Pitts,
and Coaches Bill and Jill Rich on their outstanding season and overall
team record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Broome Community College Women's Soccer Team and to
Coaches Bill and Jill Rich.