[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6957-6958]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATIONS TO SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S WOMEN'S 
  SOCCER TEAM ON WINNING THE NJCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

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                          HON. RICHARD E. NEAL

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 3, 2006

  Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment 
today to congratulate the members of the outstanding women's soccer 
team at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) who have 
recently won the National Junior College Athletic Association Division 
III National Championship. What an honor!
  This team of 14 women from Greater Springfield beat colleges from New 
Jersey,

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Maryland, and finally Texas to achieve this title. Two of the 
championship games went beyond overtime into penalty kicks, and the 
game was won by STCC on the last penalty kick.
  These young women have distinguished themselves have and made all of 
us in Western Massachusetts so very proud of them. Their athletic 
talent and skill, and their qualities of courage, determination, 
teamwork, and leadership are among those that America holds highest. 
Each has demonstrated the qualities of teamwork in achieving this 
honor, and today I would like to honor them by inserting their names 
into the Congressional Record to forever be recorded in history: 
Christa Blair, Sarah Levesque, Crystal Dube, Jess Luszc, Hillary 
Flanders, Le Nguyen, Monica Gunn, Jackie Peloquin, Nora Healy, Chrissy 
Pikula, Stefiny Knight, Lindsey Pobieglo, Marianne Laford, and Kara 
Trzasko.
  Congratulations also to the outstanding coaching staff: Head Coach 
Bob Fuqua, Assistant Coach Brewster Renn, as well as former Head Coach 
Martino Naglieri and Assistant Jim LaPlante for bringing this team 
together and achieving this national title. I would also like to make a 
special note of the contributions of STCC Athletic Director J. Vincent 
Grassetti, and his predecessor Willie Manzi for their efforts in 
building such a fine athletics program.

 Springfield Technical Community College Lady Rams 2005 Women's Soccer 
                                 Roster

       The NJCAA Division III National Champions, November 13, 
     2005, in Herkimer, NY, against Cedar Valley College of 
     Dallas, Texas.
       Sarah Levesque, goalkeeper, Ludlow High School.
       Christa Blair, forward, Gateway Regional High School.
       Stefiny Knight, midfielder, Ludlow High School.
       Crystal Dube, midfielder, South Hadley High School.
       Marianne Laford, defense/midfield, Springfield Central High 
     School.
       Kara Trzasko, defense, Gateway Regional High School.
       Nora Healy, forward, Chicopee High School.
       Chrissy Pikula, defense/midfield, High School of Science & 
     Technology.
       Jess Luszcz, midfielder, Ludlow High School.
       Le Nguyen, defense, High School of Science & Technology.
       Lindsey Pobieglo, midfield/forward, Palmer High School.
       Jackie Peloquin, defense, Chicopee High School.
       Monica Gunn, midfielder, Palmer High School.
       Hillary Flanders, forward, Sabis International Charter 
     School.
       Head Coach: Bob Fuqua.
       Assistant Coach: Brewster Renn.
       Athletics Director: J. Vincent Grassetti.

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