[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 23237]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            CONGRATULATING THE UCONN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM

  (Mr. COURTNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, on April 6, 2008, something happened 
that has not happened since--the UConn women's basketball team lost a 
game. That was almost 1,000 days ago; and since that day, the UConn 
Women Huskies have been on a streak that may not end for a long time.
  UConn's victory this past Sunday was their 88th consecutive win, 
tying the Division I record set by the UCLA men's team in 1974. Since 
the streak began, UConn has racked up two national titles for a total 
of seven. Since the streak began, UConn Coach Geno Auriemma was chosen 
to lead the 2012 Olympic team. Since the streak began, UConn has had 
five first team all-Americans and back-to-back Player of the Year 
winners, Maya Moore and Tina Charles. Maya carries now a 4.0 average 
and is also the Big East Scholar Athlete of the Year. Since the streak 
began, UConn has maintained its 100 percent graduation rate for 
players, demonstrating that athletic achievement and academic 
excellence are not mutually exclusive.
  Tonight the Huskies will play Florida State for a chance to surpass 
UCLA's record. Good luck to them and congratulations for their amazing 
success and sterling example for student athletes, both men and women.

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