[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H2382]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                BUTLER BULLDOGS ADVANCE TO SWEET SIXTEEN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from Indiana (Ms. Carson) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Butler 
University, Indianapolis, Indiana, President Bobby Fong, Coach Todd 
Lickliter, and the outstanding basketball team, affectionately named 
the Butler Bulldogs.
  The Bulldogs, despite previous rejection from previous participation 
in the championship games, won last Saturday over Louisville by 79 to 
71, to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men's Basketball 
Championship.
  Coach Todd Lickliter, son of a coach, led the Bulldogs to an 
outstanding season record of 27 to 5 overall. As winners of the Horizon 
League's regular season crown, Coach Lickliter and his team earned an 
at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
  I commend the Bulldog players whose outstanding teamwork has led them 
to the Sweet 16: Brandon Miller, Joel Cornette, Duane Lightfoot, 
Darnell Archey, Mike Monserez, Avery Sheets, Lewis Curry, Bruce Horan, 
Ben Grunst, Jeff James, Mike Moore, Andy Grunst, Nick Gardner, Rob 
Walls and Ryan Reynolds.
  The Bulldogs face Oklahoma, No. 1 seed of the East, in the NCAA East 
Regional semifinals this Friday in Albany, New York.
  Not only do I want to commend Butler University for their athletic 
achievements, but I also want to make note of their high academic 
standards by acknowledging them as having the highest graduation rate, 
86 percent, of all schools remaining in the tournament.
  It has been an exceptional season for the Bulldogs who have defied 
all odds and truly excelled as a team. I applaud the Bulldogs' 
excellent performance and sportsmanship and wish them good luck in this 
Friday's game.

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