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Geno Auriemma Rips Officials, Beefs with Dawn Staley
Ta'Niya Latson scored 16 points and Agot Makeer added 14 as South Carolina held UConn to 48 points and advanced to the championship game.
- On Friday, South Carolina defeated Connecticut 62-48 in the Final Four, ending the Huskies' 54-game winning streak and advancing to the NCAA Tournament championship game.
- Connecticut struggled offensively, shooting 31.1% from the field while South Carolina's stifling defense limited the Huskies to their worst shooting night of the season.
- Ta'Niya Latson scored 16 points and Agot Makeer added 14 for South Carolina, while Connecticut's Sarah Strong tallied 12 points and 12 rebounds but shot only 4-of-16 from the field.
- Following the final buzzer, Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley exchanged heated words at mid-court; Auriemma later criticized the officiating while Staley defended her integrity.
- The Gamecocks will face the Texas or UCLA winner on Sunday for the national championship, seeking their fourth title with three victories coming since 2022.
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Auriemma rips officials and beefs with Staley, but bad night for Strong and Fudd is why UConn fell
PHOENIX (AP) — UConn’s Geno Auriemma was not a happy man. With the officiating. With his team’s performance. With South Carolina coach Dawn Staley. The Huskies coach ripped into the officiating during a live TV interview and then had a heated argument with Staley in the final seconds of their 62-48 loss to the Gamecocks. But a rough night for UConn stars Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd was the main cause of the Huskies’ poor showing in the national s…
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