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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING THE BURRILLVILLE/PONAGANSET/BAY VIEW CO-OP GIRLS

ICE HOCKEY TEAM ON WINNING THE RHODE ISLAND 2022 DIVISION I STATE

CHAMPIONSHIP

     Introduced By: Senators F Lombardi, Lawson, and de la Cruz

     Date Introduced: March 17, 2022

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, In the first round of the Rhode Island 2022 Girls Ice Hockey Tournament,

the Burrillville/Ponaganset/Bay View (BPBV) squad defeated the Narragansett/North

Kingstown/South Kingstown Co-op team two games to one to advance to the finals. In a hard-

fought series, BPBV won a tight contest in the decisive game by the score of 4-3; and

     WHEREAS, In the finals, the BPBV squad faced a dominant La Salle team that had

compiled a perfect regular season record and had run roughshod over the competition recently,

winning three state championships in a row. Hardly anyone gave them a chance but the resilient

BPBV Team made history and stunned all observers as they defeated La Salle in a two game

sweep to win the Title. BPBV stunned the Rams in the first game, winning 2-1, and clinched the

title in the next game, winning in thrilling fashion by the score of 4-3 to secure the 2022 State

Championship; and

     WHEREAS, Winning a State Championship in a team sport is an incredible

accomplishment, one that requires that every member of the team give one hundred percent at all

times and requires that all members put team goals and needs first, ahead of any individual

desires. The 2021-2022 Burriville/Ponaganset/Bay View Girls Ice Hockey Team had those

attributes in abundance as they were led all season by the important contributions provided by

team members Paige Almon, Sarah Andersen, Morgan Charette, Allie Trimble, Emily Allard,

Kristen Briggs, Kirstyn Smith, Isabelle Besser, Erin Gingell, Eden St. Pierre, Kayley Thibodeau,

Rachel Palmer, Kaitlyn Potter, Natalia Annicelli, Kelsey Wilson, Avery Moriarty, Faith Blais,

Sophia Kilduff, Grace Demers, Allie Stockwell, and Jenna Corrao. The team was also blessed to

have the outstanding leadership and coaching provided by Head Coach Cortney Lacey; now,

therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby congratulates the

Burrillville/Ponaganset/Bay View Co-op Girls Ice Hockey Team on winning the Rhode Island

Division I Girls Ice Hockey State Championship; 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 the Burrillville/Ponaganset/Bay View Co-op

Girls Ice Hockey team Head Coach, Cortney Lacey.

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