South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and UConn coach Geno Auriemma approach each other with hands extended at the end of the Final Four. Ben Solomon / Getty Images At the end of Friday night’s Final Four ...

Dawn Staley had a strong message for Geno Auriemma during their confrontation on Friday night. Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks beat Auriemma’s UConn Huskies 62-48 at Mortgage Matchup Center in ...

ESPN pundit Michael Wilbon teed off on UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma on Monday, following the coach’s outburst toward South Carolina's Dawn Staley on Friday night. Auriemma was ...

Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma, right, argues with South Carolina coach Dawn Staley after South Carolina's win in the NCAA women's basketball Final Four on Friday night. (Rick Scuteri / Associated ...

Apr 3, 2026; Phoenix, AZ, USA; UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma (not pictured) and South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley argue at the end of a semifinal of the Final Four of the ...

PHOENIX — UConn vs. South Carolina in the Final Four was always going to be a titanic clash of the most towering figures in women’s college basketball. Geno Auriemma has led the Huskies to a record 12 ...

“With the college women’s basketball season behind us, it’s time to move forward and close the chapter on how our semifinal game with UConn ended,” Staley said in a statement. “I spoke with Geno, and ...