LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Clinton Community College
Women's Soccer Team and Coach Donna Dixon upon the occasion of winning
the National Junior College Athletic Association's Division III Champi-
onship

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 Clinton Community College Women's Soccer Team are the
National Junior College Athletic Association's (NJCAA) Division III
Champions; on Sunday, November 7, 2010, the Lady Cougars defeated Gene-
see Community College of Batavia, New York, by a 3-2 score at Prince
George Community College in Largo, Maryland; and
WHEREAS, The victory for the Clinton Community College Women's Soccer
Team in the New York State final marked the first-ever national champi-
onship in the history of the school; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coach Donna Dixon and Assistant Coach Melanie
Defayette, skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for their ability
to develop potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record of 19-2 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 Clinton 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 Donna Dixon 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 Donna Dixon and the outstanding athletes on
the Clinton 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 Clinton Community College Women's Soccer Team; its
members: Kim Dragoon, Shauni Trombly, Autumn Irwin, Jacqueline Bowen,
Brooke Pray, Lindsay Shine, Molly Bowen, Katie McIntosh, Brooke Waite,
Morgan Roussy, Kelley Lucia, Chelsea LaRose, Ashley Lamberton, Erin
Sullivan, Codia Holland, Jade Sayward, and Danielle Smith, and Coaches
Donna Dixon and Melanie Defayette on their outstanding season and over-
all team record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Clinton Community College Women's Soccer Team and to
Coaches Donna Dixon and Melanie Defayette.