[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4361]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRATULATIONS TO THE UCONN HUSKIES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Forbes). Under a previous order of the 
House, the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Simmons) is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. SIMMONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise here today on the floor of the House 
to commend and congratulate the 2002 NCAA women's basketball champions, 
the University of Connecticut Huskies. This past Saturday in my home 
State of Connecticut and the State capital, over 150,000 men and women 
and children, enthusiastic fans, gathered for an hour-long parade in 
freezing temperatures to congratulate and cheer on these young women 
who not only have excelled on the basketball court but have excelled 
academically as well.
  The UCONN Huskies team were led by Most Outstanding Player Swin Cash; 
and they capped a perfect 39-0 season, beating the University of 
Oklahoma 82 to 70 in what was a closely contested competition. All of 
the State of Connecticut watched with pride as the Huskies claimed 
their place as undefeated champions and one of the great all-time 
women's basketball teams in NCAA basketball history.
  The University of Connecticut was founded in 1881 and has a rich 
tradition of academic excellence as well as athletic ability. The 
Huskies now add another national championship to their title and their 
world-class academic reputation. The pride of Eastern Connecticut and 
Storrs is now the pride of Connecticut and the pride of the United 
States of America.
  It is with great joy, Mr. Speaker, that I commend and honor the UCONN 
team because I was a teaching assistant at that university for 4 
wonderful years. And I want to say to all of those here present and to 
those listening and to the Huskies, way to go, Lady Huskies. I 
especially would like to congratulate the players, Sue Bird, Swin Cash, 
Asjha Jones, Diana Taurasi, and Tamkia Williams, and Head Coach Geno 
Auriemma, and Associate Head Coach Chris Dailey, the staff, as well as 
Lou Perkins, the head of the athletic department.
  In the words of the cheerleaders of the UCONN Huskies, U-C-O-N-N, 
UCONN, UCONN, UCONN.

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