[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 187 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        April 11, 2003.
Whereas the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team won its 
        third National Collegiate Athletic Association championship in 4 years 
        by defeating the University of Tennessee by the score of 73-68;
Whereas, after losing 4 All-American players to graduation, the Huskies were 
        still able to finish the 2002-2003 season with a nearly perfect 37-1 
        record, becoming only the 3rd NCAA Division I women's basketball team to 
        repeat as national champions;
Whereas Diana Taurasi was chosen as the consensus national women's Player of the 
        Year and named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player;
Whereas the University of Connecticut Huskies set an NCAA Division I women's 
        record by winning 70 games in a row;
Whereas University of Connecticut Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma was named 
        NCAA Division I women's basketball Coach of the Year, won his 501st game 
        and 4th National Championship;
Whereas the high caliber of the University of Connecticut Huskies in both 
        athletics and academics has significantly advanced the sport of women's 
        basketball and provided inspiration for future generations of young men 
        and women alike; and
Whereas the University of Connecticut Huskies' championship season has rallied 
        Connecticut residents of all ages behind a common purpose and triggered 
        a wave of euphoria across the State: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives commends the University of 
Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team for winning the 2003 National 
Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women's basketball championship and 
for completing the 2002-2003 season with a 37-1 record.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.