[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1413]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY MIGHTY MACS 1972-1974 WOMEN'S 
                            BASKETBALL TEAMS

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 16, 2014

  Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the players 
and coaches of the Immaculata University Mighty Macs 1972-1974 Women's 
Basketball Teams on the occasion of their enshrinement into the 
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
  Led by their young coach, Cathy Rush, the Mighty Macs won the first 
three women's college basketball championships in 1972, 1973, and 1974 
and this performance is considered the birthplace of modern college 
women's basketball. Rush is a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 
Inductee, Class of 2008. In addition to the national championships, the 
Mighty Macs were the first women's team, along with the University of 
Maryland, to appear on national TV; first women's team, along with 
Queen's College, to play at Madison Square Garden, and the first 
women's college team to play outside the United States (Australia in 
1974). Their inspirational story was made into a feature-length 
theatrical movie called The Mighty Macs and released by Sony Pictures 
in 2011.
  The Mighty Macs are: Janet Ruch Boltz '73 of Glen Mills, PA; Denise 
Conway Crawford '74 of Havertown; Janet Young Eline '74 of Gettysburg, 
PA; Theresa Shank Grentz '74 of West Chester, PA; Nancy Johnston '76 
(deceased); Barbara Deuble Kelly '77 of White Bear Lake, MN; Tina Krah 
of Indianapolis, IN; Patricia Mulhern Loughran '77 of Broomall, PA; 
Judy Marra Martelli '75 of Media, PA; Maureen Mooney '73 (deceased); 
Sue Forsyth O'Grady '72 of Drexel Hill, PA; Patricia Opila Penater '72 
(deceased); Rene Muth Portland '75 of Bloomington, IN; Betty Ann 
Hoffman Quinn '73 of Ardmore, PA; Cathy Rush (coach) of Sarasota, FL; 
Mary Scharff '77 of Audubon, NJ; Marianne Crawford Stanley '76 of 
Raleigh, NC; Maureen Stuhlman of South Lake Tahoe, CA; and Marie 
Liguori Williams '77 of Hollywood, FL.
  Mr. Speaker, in light of their outstanding accomplishments, history-
making seasons, and enshrinement in the Naismith Memorial Basketball 
Hall of Fame, I ask that my colleagues join me today in recognizing the 
players and coaches of the Immaculata University Mighty Macs 1972-1974 
Women's Basketball Teams.

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