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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextCALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES BRUINS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE
2026 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION DIVISION I WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Padilla) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
S. Res. 718
Whereas, on Sunday, April 5, 2026, the University of
California, Los Angeles (referred to in this preamble as
“UCLA”) Bruins' women's basketball team (referred to in
this preamble as the “UCLA Bruins” or the “Bruins”) won
the National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in
this preamble as the “NCAA”) Division I Women's Basketball
National Championship (referred to in this preamble as the
“National Championship”) by defeating the University of
South Carolina Gamecocks 79-51 at the Mortgage Matchup Center
in Phoenix, Arizona;
Whereas this is the UCLA Bruins' first NCAA National
Championship title in women's basketball and second women's
basketball national championship title in program history;
Whereas the Bruins' win against South Carolina secured
UCLA's 126th NCAA team national championship, the second most
of any program in the NCAA;
Whereas Head Coach Cori Close, in her 15th season leading
the team and 18th season on the coaching staff at UCLA, led
the Bruins to a 37-1 record, going undefeated in Big Ten
conference play and winning both the Big Ten regular season
title and the Big Ten tournament title;
Whereas 6 seniors—Lauren Betts, Gabriela Jaquez, Kiki
Rice, Angela Dugalic, Gianna Kneepkens, and Charlisse Leger-
Walker—scored every point for the Bruins during the National
Championship game;
Whereas Betts, who finished the National Championship game
with 14 points and 11 rebounds, was named the NCAA
Tournament's “Most Outstanding Player”; and
Whereas the UCLA Bruins demonstrated incredible fortitude,
dedication, teamwork, and sportsmanship throughout the
season: Now, therefore be it
Resolved, That the Senate—
(1) commends the UCLA Bruins' women's basketball team for
winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association
Division I Women's Basketball National Championship;
(2) congratulates the players, coaches, staff, and managers
of the UCLA Bruins' women's basketball team for their
historic achievement; and
(3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate
transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to—
(A) UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk;
(B) UCLA Bruins' Women's Basketball Head Coach Cori Close;
and
(C) UCLA Athletic Director Martin Jarmond.