WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today applauded Senate passage of a resolution congratulating the University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball Team for winning the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Title. 

“With four national championships in a row and eleven for Coach Auriemma, the Huskies have set a new standard of domination in college basketball,” said Murphy. "Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition.”

“The entire UConn Women’s Basketball Team – players, coaches, staff – are not only champions for the ages but the best example of scholar-athletes,” Blumenthal said. “Their on-the-court prowess is matched by their scholastic achievements and stellar character. I am proud of these extraordinary players’ skills, character, and grit. Thank you for being incomparable, incredible athletes and even better role models.”

Text of the senator’s resolution is available below:

Title: Congratulating the University of Connecticut Women's Basketball Team for winning the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I title.

Whereas, on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, the University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball Team (in this preamble referred to as “UConn”) won the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association (in this preamble referred to as the “NCAA”) Division I title with an 82-51 win over the Syracuse Orange at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana;

Whereas this is UConn’s fourth consecutive NCAA national championship and 11th NCAA national championship overall;

Whereas Breanna Stewart was awarded the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four for an unprecedented fourth time;

Whereas UConn finished the 2015-2016 season with a record of 38-0 and extended its winning streak to 75 games;

Whereas UConn has won 122 of its last 123 games, with each win coming by double digits; and
Whereas Geno Auriemma passed John Wooden for the most national championships won by any head coach in NCAA Division I basketball history: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Senate—

  1. commends the University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball Team for winning the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I title;
  2. congratulates the fans, students, and faculty of the University of Connecticut; and
  3. respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to—

(A) the President of the University of Connecticut, Susan Herbst; and

(B) the Head Coach of the University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball Team, Luigi “Geno” Auriemma.