[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 421 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 421

 Congratulating the University of Connecticut Women's Basketball Team 
for winning the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 
                                I title.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 13, 2016

  Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Murphy) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating the University of Connecticut Women's Basketball Team 
for winning the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 
                                I title.

Whereas, on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, the University of Connecticut Women's 
        Basketball Team (in this preamble referred to as ``UConn'') won the 2016 
        National Collegiate Athletic Association (in this preamble referred to 
        as the ``NCAA'') Division I title with an 82-51 win over the Syracuse 
        Orange at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana;
Whereas this is UConn's fourth consecutive NCAA national championship and 11th 
        NCAA national championship overall;
Whereas Breanna Stewart was awarded the Most Outstanding Player of the Final 
        Four for an unprecedented fourth time;
Whereas UConn finished the 2015-2016 season with a record of 38-0 and extended 
        its winning streak to 75 games;
Whereas UConn has won 122 of its last 123 games, with each win coming by double 
        digits; and
Whereas Geno Auriemma passed John Wooden for the most national championships won 
        by any head coach in NCAA Division I basketball history: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends the University of Connecticut Women's 
        Basketball Team for winning the 2016 National Collegiate 
        Athletic Association Division I title;
            (2) congratulates the fans, students, and faculty of the 
        University of Connecticut; and
            (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the President of the University of Connecticut, 
                Susan Herbst; and
                    (B) the Head Coach of the University of Connecticut 
                Women's Basketball Team, Luigi ``Geno'' Auriemma.
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