[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 59 (Thursday, April 10, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E582]
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                         UCONN BASKETBALL WINS

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 10, 2014

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise with enormous pride to congratulate 
the University of Connecticut men's and women's basketball teams on a 
season of unprecedented athletic achievement.
  Under coaches Kevin Ollie and Geno Auriemma, the Huskies won both 
national championships, making UConn the only school to complete this 
feat twice.
  The men's team pulled off a gritty title run, defeating St. Joe's, 
Villanova, Iowa State, Michigan State, Florida, and Kentucky and 
shocking the nation as a seven-seed. And the women's team continued a 
tradition of dominance, winning their ninth national championship and 
going 40-0 this season.
  This double victory takes more than talent to accomplish. It takes 
perseverance, sacrifice, and a commitment to the team ideal, and the 
men and women of UConn have shown each in surpassing measure.
  They have shown that, through hard work and dedication to a common 
goal, anything is possible. I congratulate both teams on two amazing 
victories, and I look forward to seeing them in action again next 
season.

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