[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 51 (Friday, March 22, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CONGRATULATING THE SIMMONS COLLEGE LADY FALCONS

  (Mr. McGARVEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGARVEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Louisville's 
own Simmons College Lady Falcons on their first-ever Division II 
women's college basketball national championship.
  They defeated the Toccoa Falls Screaming Eagles 79-70, bringing a 
national championship trophy to Louisville's only HBCU for the first 
time ever, and this is only the second year that Simmons College has 
even had a women's basketball team. What an incredible feat and what a 
great legacy they have started in just 2 years.
  Congratulations to Head Coach Earl Ruffin, who was named the regional 
coach of the year for his success in leading the Lady Falcons to 
victory.
  Congratulations to Simmons Sophomore Morgan Defoor, who scored 30 
points in the championship game and was named a first team All-
American.
  Congratulations and thank you to our Lady Falcons for making all of 
us proud.

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