[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5873]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 11, 2003

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give recognition to the Bowie 
State University men's basketball team. On March 1, 2003, the Bowie 
State Bulldogs defeated Virginia Union to earn their first central 
intercollegiate athletic association men's title.
  In their first appearance in the CIAA tournament in 30 years of play, 
the Bulldogs were down 41-32 at half-time against a 14-time league 
champion. Nevertheless, the team rallied back for a neck-and-neck 
second half. The winning basket was a heartstopper and came with less 
than a minute to go, giving the Bulldogs a 72-71 victory.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in recognizing the great 
accomplishment of the Bowie State University men's basketball team and 
wish them the best of luck in their upcoming NCAA Division II 
tournament.

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