[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2677]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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        OKLAHOMA SOONER WOMEN'S SOFTBALL 2000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

 Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate the 
Oklahoma Sooner softball team, which on September 19, defeated UCLA by 
a score of 3-1 to win the first women's national championship at the 
University of Oklahoma.
  The championship game was played at Amateur Softball Association Hall 
of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, where the Sooner softball team closed 
out the year with a 66-8 record; 8 of these victories were consecutive 
wins during the NCAA Tournament.
  The Sooner women were led to this championship by Patty Gasso, who 
was recognized as Coach of the Year, along with her assistants, Melyssa 
Panzer, Tim Walton and Jennifer Jamie, all of whom were recognized as 
the 2000 Speedline/NFCA Division 1 National Coaching Staff of the Year. 
Gasso, just finished her sixth season as head of the Sooner softball 
program. She has guided each of her teams to the NCAA Regional play-
offs and won three Big 12 Conference championships.
  From the entire State, we want to congratulate the University of 
Oklahoma women's softball team and their first-class coaching staff on 
this outstanding achievement.

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