[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 25 (Wednesday, March 9, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY LADY RAIDERS 1994 SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

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                           HON. LARRY COMBEST

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 9, 1994

  Mr. COMBEST. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to the Texas 
Tech University Lady Raiders on capturing their third consecutive 
southwest conference [SWC] women's basketball championship. The Lady 
Raiders, guided by the gifted head coach Marsha Sharp and her coaching 
staff crushed Texas A&M 109-75 in Lubbock, to bring home Texas Tech's 
third consecutive regular season SWC championship.
  The 1993-94 Lady Raiders had the difficult job of following in the 
footsteps on Tech's 1992-93 NCAA national championship team led by 
superathlete Sheryl Swoopes. The 1993-94 Lady Raiders not only met the 
challenge, but they won 24 of 27 regular-season games and remained 
ranked among the top 10 teams in the Nation throughout the season. The 
number 6 ranked Lady Raiders won its final 7 regular-season games by an 
average margin of 25.6 points.
  In the past 12 record setting seasons at Tech, head coach Marsha 
Sharp has created one of the most elite women's basketball programs in 
the Nation. Sharp has coached the Lady Raiders to 267 victories in the 
past 12 seasons, including 7 trips to the NCAA tournament and 3 
consecutive SWC championships and lastly the 1993 NCAA women's 
basketball national championship. Along the way, Sharp has picked up an 
unprecedented third southwest conference coach of the year award and 
named national coach of the year by two national organizations.
  I wish the Lady Raiders the best of luck as they progress through the 
SWC tournament this week and march onward towards the final four in 
Richmond, VA. As we say in Lubbock, we love ya Lady Raiders.

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