What did Geno Auriemma say to Dawn Staley? Explaining the heated Final Four postgame exchange
Here's why Auriemma had some choice words for Dawn Staley after UConn's Final Four 62-48 loss.
What did Geno Auriemma say to Dawn Staley? Explaining the heated Final Four postgame exchange originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
Friday night's bout between No. 1 South Carolina and No. 1 UConn was eventful, to say the least.
Besides a defensive back-and-forth that resulted in UConn's 54-game win streak being snapped, Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley's postgame extracurriculars took the main spotlight away from the game, which ended in a 62-48 Gamecock win. With 0. 1 seconds left on the clock, UConn's coach admitted defeat and walked towards Staley's side of the court to shake her hand.
After a split-second embrace, the camera caught the coaches going further than the traditional handshake. In an animated turn, both coaches' faces turned hostile and barked back at each other. Here is everything you need to know about the exchange between Auriemma and what the UConn coach said to Staley inside the Mortgage Matchup Center.
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