US EditionDid Geno Auriemma Apologize to Dawn Staley? What South Carolina Coach Said
Auriemma said there was no excuse for his reaction after UConn’s 54-game winning streak ended in a 62-48 loss, and he apologized to South Carolina.
- Following the 62-48 loss to South Carolina on Friday, Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma engaged in a heated postgame confrontation with coach Dawn Staley, later issuing a formal apology for his actions.
- Auriemma alleged that Staley failed to shake his hand before the game, claiming he waited three minutes at halfcourt for her. Staley directed questions about the exchange toward Auriemma, saying he "initiated the conversation."
- Apologizing on Saturday, Auriemma stated there was "no excuse" for his end-of-game actions, emphasizing his behavior was "unlike what I do and what our standard is here at Connecticut."
- Staley stated she did not want the incident to "dampen what we were able to accomplish," though reports alleged she was heard saying she would "beat Geno's a--" during the postgame exchange.
- UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley defended Auriemma, praising him as "one of the classiest people" in sports and arguing he deserves the benefit of the doubt given his authentic character.
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