[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1125]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                PENN STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

  Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, I wish to recognize the Penn State 
University Nittany Lions Women's Volleyball program for winning the 
2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Championship.
  Led by four returning starters and legendary coach Russ Rose, the 
Penn State University Nittany Lions concluded the 2014 season by 
defeating the Brigham Young University Cougars in straight sets to win 
the NCAA Championship. The Nittany Lions finished with a record of 36 
wins and only 3 losses.
  With the 2014 championship, the Nittany Lions have claimed six of the 
last eight NCAA Championships and seven overall in women's volleyball, 
setting the record for the most women's volleyball championships by a 
single program in history.
  The 2014 Nittany Lions Women's Volleyball team brought together a 
group of student-athletes who excelled both on the court and in the 
classroom. For their efforts on the court, four Nittany Lions were 
selected to the AVCA Division I All-America team, with Senior Micha 
Hancock earning both First-Team All-American honors and becoming the 
fourth Nittany Lion in program history to earn AVCA DI National Player 
of the Year honors.
  Special congratulations go to Junior Megan Courtney who was selected 
as the 2014 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player and to Freshman Ali 
Frantti, who earned AVCA DI National Freshman of the Year honors.
  Not to be outdone in the classroom, six Nittany Lions earned spots on 
the Fall Academic All-Big Ten list for their academic performances this 
season.
  Today I want to recognize the significant contributions that the Penn 
State University Women's Volleyball team has made to collegiate 
athletics and to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with Coach Russ Rose 
at the helm. I wish them all the best as they continue to lead by 
example for student-athletes everywhere and set the stage for the 
program's continued success into the future.

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