[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 8903]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                U CONN HUSKIES NCAA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mr. DODD. Madam President, with a sense of parochial pride--although 
I note the Presiding Officer is from my region of the country, and I 
presume she may enjoy a sense of regional pride as well--I rise to 
address the victory last evening of the University of Connecticut 
women's basketball team in the national championship game. I don't want 
to take a long time today, but I send my congratulations to the team, 
the fans, and Coach Geno Auriemma, who is a wonderful friend of mine, 
his family, his remarkable coaching staff, and the tremendous team, led 
by Diana Taurasi, who is a junior, along with other underclassmen, who 
did what no one predicted they would be able to do following last 
year's national championship victory, and that is to follow on with a 
record of only one loss this season and to beat a great Tennessee team.
  I note the Senator from Tennessee is in the Chamber, but I want my 
colleagues to know there are a couple of lobsters that are today 
enjoying life somewhere along the bottom of Long Island Sound because 
they did not end up on the dinner plate of the majority leader. Last 
evening at a gathering of friends, I wagered two New England lobsters 
versus some barbecue from Tennessee. So two lobsters on Long Island 
Sound are enjoying their freedom tonight; they are obviously pleased as 
well that the University of Connecticut team did as well as it did.
  Congratulations to our State and their fans and the wonderful team. A 
resolution will be adopted later this evening commending this fine team 
and the staff of the University of Connecticut.

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