Why Geno Auriemma ripped Dawn Staley, refs in NSFW mid-game interview vs. South Carolina
Geno Auriemma let loose on the referees and Dawn Staley, firing off a minute-long tirade that will live on in Final Four lore.
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Fireworks erupted at following the end of the third quarter of South Carolina and UConn's Final Four tilt. After completing a frame in which the Huskies were whistled for six fouls compared to the Gamecocks' zero, UConn head coach Geno Auriemma let loose, firing off a minute-long tirade that will live on in Final Four lore. Here's what you need to know.
MORE: Inside the head-to-head history between Geno Auriemma, Dawn Staley Geno Auriemma mid-game interview Auriemma was left bemused following the end of the third quarter. He expressed as much while speaking with ESPN's Holly Rowe, delivering a scathing rebuke of the referees. "There were six fouls called in that quarter, all of them against us," Auriemma said.
"And they've been beating the sā out of our guys down there the entire game. And I'm not making excuses because we haven't been able to make a shot. But this is ridiculous.