[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 47 (Monday, April 15, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S3323]
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          SALUTE TO UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

 Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate the 
University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team for yet another 
outstanding NCAA tournament and an impressive victory over the highly 
competitive University of Georgia Lady Bulldogs in the championship 
game. After posting a remarkable record of 32-4, the Lady Vols have 
brought the national championship title home to Knoxville where it 
belongs.
  The Lady Volunteers displayed the teamwork, talent, and sheer 
determination to soundly defeat the Georgia Lady Bulldogs 83 to 65. 
This was clearly a championship performance.
  Mr. President, I want to commend these young women, their head coach 
Pat Summitt and assistant coaches Mickie DeMoss, Holly Warlick, and Al 
Brown for their hard work and dedication this year. They have made the 
University of Tennessee, the city of Knoxville, and the entire State of 
Tennessee proud and all of Tennessee celebrates their victory with 
them.
  The seniors who played their last college basketball game on March 31 
should look back on a game perfectly executed and a season Tennesseans 
will never forget. And those team members who will be on the court next 
season can look forward to defending their title next year and for many 
years to come.
  I would like to extend a special congratulations to Michelle 
Marciniak for being named most outstanding player in the Final Four, 
and to Chamique Holdsclaw and Tiffani Johnson, who joined Michelle on 
the all-tournament team. Everyone involved in this championship team 
has made the University of Tennessee, the city of Knoxville, and the 
entire State of Tennessee proud, and we all look forward to many more 
championship seasons to come.

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