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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

TEAM ON THEIR OUTSTANDING 2021-2022 SEASON AND WISHING THEM

     CONTINUED SUCCESS IN THE 2022 WOMEN'S NATIONAL INVITATION

TOURNAMENT (WNIT)

     Introduced By: Representatives Fogarty, Craven, McEntee, Blazejewski, Donovan,
Speakman, Carson, Ruggiero, Alzate, and Baginski

     Date Introduced: March 17, 2022

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The 2021-2022 University of Rhode Island Women's Basketball Team have

had an historic season, as they have compiled an outstanding 22-6 overall record and have earned

their first-ever berth in the WNIT. The URI team also finished in second-place in the Atlantic Ten

Conference regular season, finishing with a sterling 12-2 conference record; and

     WHEREAS, The URI Women's Basketball Team was led all season by the outstanding

play and leadership provided by Senior Forward Emmanuelle Tahane, who was selected to the

Atlantic Ten All Conference First Team and led URI in both scoring and rebounding. All-Third

Team Conference selections Dez Elmore, a Senior Guard and the second leading scorer and

rebounder on the team, and Marie-Paule Foppossi, a junior forward and the third leading scorer

and rebounder on the team, also made vital contributions to the success of the team. Others

making important contributions are Dolly Cairns, Chanell Williams, Emmi Rinat, Anna

Dreimane, Marta Vargas, Rebecca Demeke, Mayé Touré, Sophie Phillips and Yanni Hendley;

and

     WHEREAS, Much of the incredible success achieved by the University of Rhode Island

Women's Basketball Team can be accredited to Head Coach Tammy Reiss. Ms. Reiss, a

University of Virginia graduate and both a former actress and professional basketball player, has

in her three short years at URI, taken a program that had a record of 8-21 the season before Coach

Reiss arrived at URI, into one of the best women's basketball programs in the Atlantic Ten

Conference and within the New England and Northeast regions. In recognition of her outstanding

success as the URI Women's Basketball Head Coach, she was named the 2020-2021 Atlantic Ten

Coach of the Year; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

congratulates the University of Rhode Island Women's Basketball Team on their exceptionally

successful 2021-2022 season and wishes them continued success in the 2022 Women's National

Invitation Tournament; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Tammi Reiss, Head Basketball Coach,

University of Rhode Island Women's Basketball Team.

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