[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E373-E374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING THE ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY LADY HORNETS FOR WINNING 
                   CONSECUTIVE SWAC BASKETBALL TITLES

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                          HON. TERRI A. SEWELL

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 23, 2016

  Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the 
Alabama State University Lady Hornets for their outstanding basketball 
record over the past two seasons.
  On March 12, the Alabama State University Lady Hornets won their 
second straight Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament with a 55 
to 51 victory over the Southern University Jaguars.
  This victory made Head Coach Freda Freeman-Jackson the first SWAC 
coach to lead a team to consecutive tournament titles.
  The Alabama State University Lady Hornets advanced to the NCAA 
tournament where they competed against the Texas Lady Longhorns this 
past Saturday. This was their third all-time NCAA appearance.
  During the 2015-2016 season, the Alabama State University Lady 
Hornets won 19 games and for a second straight year, the team was a 15 
seed.
  I would like to particularly congratulate the two Lady Hornets who 
are from the 7th Congressional District of Alabama, Miss Jasmine 
Peeples from Selma and Miss Tatyana Calhoun from Montgomery. Tatyana is 
a junior and was named second team All-State and an MVP in 2013. 
Jasmine is an all SWAC second-team performer and is a senior. She, 
along with her teammates, Britney Wright and Daniele Ewert, was voted 
to the all-SWAC Tournament team this year.
  As we celebrate Women's History Month, it is important to recognize 
the female athletes who have made significant contributions to athletic 
programs across our country. Although it has been almost forty-five 
years since Title IX was passed here in Congress, female athletes are 
still not afforded the same respect, resources and attention afforded 
to male athletes.
  The success achieved by the Alabama State University Lady Hornets 
over the past two seasons will be a tremendous recruiting tool for 
Alabama State University Coach Freeman-Jackson and have undeniably made 
Alabama State University a stronger institution.
  I am incredibly proud of the successes the Alabama State University 
Lady Hornets and their coaches have made over the past two seasons. I 
look forward to watching this team grow and continue to win titles 
under the leadership of Coach Freeman-Jackson and Assistant coaches 
Clayton Harris, Yvette McDaniel, and Michael Floyd.
  Go Hornets.

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