[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 4, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E127]
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        CONGRATULATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HUSKIES

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                            HON. ROB SIMMONS

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 4, 2003

  Mr. SIMMONS. I rise today here on the House floor to honor a college 
basketball team that has not lost a game since March 2001, the pride of 
eastern Connecticut, a model for our Nation's youth: the University of 
Connecticut's women's basketball team--the Lady Huskies.
  On January 18 of this year, our Huskies won their 55th consecutive 
game, breaking a record that has held strong since 1982. No other NCAA 
Division I women's basketball team has won more games in a row. And 
none has recently shown the ability to put an unbeatable team on the 
court year after year. It is amazing to think that in two years, the 
Huskies are 123-4.
  There have been bumps along the road. On the 15th of this month, the 
game against Seton Hall where they tied the streak, they shot under 30 
percent and nearly lost in the final moments. But, as great teams do, 
they found a way to win. They rose to the occasion that day and made 
the shots that counted.
  Coach Geno Auriemma said two days later, ``Maybe I should say that I 
saw it coming. That's how legends are made. Isn't this the place where 
legends are born?''
  It is the dedication of Coach Auriemma and his players--past and 
present--who make the court of Gampel Pavilion a place where records 
are set, role models emerge, and legends are indeed born. Thank you for 
giving us a piece of history.
  Here's to 55 more consecutive wins.
  U--C--O--N--N, UCONN, UCONN, UCONN.

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