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Auriemma says he felt 'dumb' for the way exchange with Staley played out following Final Four game

A little more than a month after Geno Auriemma’s UConn women’s basketball team’s title bid ended with a Final Four loss to South Carolina, Auriemma reflected on his heated postgame...

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

UConn's Geno Auriemma could pursue 6-foot-6 transfer from NC State to help Sarah Strong | Sporting News The Huskies had something missing.

APRIL 6 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

"You just proved Geno Auriemma lied": College hoops fans bash Sarah Strong for "accidental" jersey rip in Final Four loss vs. South Carolina Sarah Strong had to wear a No. 55 jersey after her No. 21 was torn in UConn's 62-48 loss to South Carolina in the Final Four.

APRIL 4 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

UConn's Geno Auriemma Rips Officiating, Confronts Dawn Staley in Final Four Loss

UConn's Geno Auriemma was not a happy man. With the officiating. With his team's performance. With South Carolina coach Dawn Staley.

APRIL 4 • FOX SPORTS

UConn's Geno Auriemma Rips Officiating, Confronts Dawn Staley in Final Four Loss

Auriemma rips officials and beefs with Staley, but bad night for Strong and Fudd is why UConn fell

UConn’s Geno Auriemma was not a happy man

APRIL 4 • Associated Press

South Carolina smothers UConn 62-48 to advance to NCAA title game, snaps Huskies' 54-game win streak

Ta’Niya Latson scored 16 and Agot Makeer added 14 points and South Carolina played stifling defense to beat UConn 62-48 on Friday night, ending the Huskies’ 54-game winning streak...

APRIL 4 • Associated Press

Shea Ralph, Sarah Strong savor AP basketball awards with Vanderbilt and UConn families present

Shea Ralph surveyed the room as she received The Associated Press Coach of the Year award and all she saw was family

APRIL 3 • Associated Press

UConn and South Carolina meet again with place in NCAA women's championship game at stake

Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma have met on women’s basketball’s biggest stage the past few years with a national championship on the line

APRIL 2 • Associated Press

Sarah Strong, Hannah Hidalgo, Shea Ralph Win Women's Naismith Awards

UConn's Sarah Strong, Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo and Vanderbilt coach Shea Ralph each won respective women's Naismith awards.

APRIL 2 • FOX SPORTS

Sarah Strong, Hannah Hidalgo, Shea Ralph Win Women's Naismith Awards

UConn star sophomore Sarah Strong named the AP Player of the Year in women's college basketball

Sarah Strong of UConn is The Associated Press women’s basketball Player of the Year

APRIL 2 • Associated Press

UConn sophomore Sarah Strong named the AP Player of the Year in women's college basketball

APRIL 2 • Associated Press

UConn Huskies take on the South Carolina Gamecocks in Final 4

The No. 1 UConn Huskies square off against the No. 4 South Carolina Gamecocks in the NCAA Tournament Final Four

APRIL 2 • Associated Press

UConn sophomore Sarah Strong wins Naismith Player of the Year UConn sophomore forward Sarah Strong won the 2026 Naismith Trophy on Wednesday, which goes to the top women's basketball player in the count...

APRIL 2 • USATODAY.COM

Geno Auriemma taking an undefeated UConn team to Final Four for 9th time

Geno Auriemma is taking an undefeated UConn team into the women’s Final Four for the ninth time

APRIL 1 • Associated Press

March Madness: After so many blowouts, fans should be treated to tighter games in women's Final Four

An NCAA women's basketball tournament marked by blowouts is down to the Final Four

MARCH 31 • Associated Press

UConn and Notre Dame meet for 1st time with women's Final Four on line, after playing there 8 times

UConn and Notre Dame are facing each other in the NCAA Tournament for the first time with a spot in the Final Four on the line

MARCH 28 • Associated Press

Geno Auriemma takes aim at the NCAA over the women's double-regional format in March Madness

UConn coach Geno Auriemma is ripping the double-regional format being used in the women’s NCAA Tournament

MARCH 28 • Associated Press

UConn and Notre Dame meet in Elite 8

The No. 1 UConn Huskies square off against the No. 22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament

MARCH 28 • Associated Press

Sarah Strong has a double-double and defending champ UConn cruises to Elite Eight, beating UNC 63-42

Sarah Strong had 21 points and 10 rebounds as defending national champion and overall No. 1 seed UConn overwhelmed North Carolina 63-42 in the women's NCAA Tournament

MARCH 27 • Associated Press

Sweet 16 regulars UConn and Notre Dame join UNC and Vanderbilt in women's regional semifinals

UConn and Notre Dame are regular participants in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament

MARCH 26 • Associated Press

UConn Huskies and North Carolina Tar Heels meet in Sweet 16

The No. 1 UConn Huskies and No. 15 North Carolina Tar Heels square off in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

MARCH 26 • Associated Press

SEC surge takes over March Madness with 6 teams in Sweet 16, setting up conference showdowns

The Sweet 16 will have a definite SEC feel with six teams advancing from that conference to the second weekend of March Madness

MARCH 24 • Associated Press

Fudd's 34 points, 8 3-pointers powers UConn past Syracuse and into Sweet 16 for 32nd straight time

Azzi Fudd scored 26 of her 34 points in the first half in her final game at Gampel Pavilion and UConn used a 31-0 run to roll to a 98-45 win over Syracuse to advance to the NCAA To...

MARCH 24 • Associated Press

UConn Huskies face the Syracuse Orange in second round

The No. 1 UConn Huskies and Syracuse Orange square off in the NCAA Tournament second round

MARCH 22 • Associated Press

UConn women overwhelm UTSA 90-52 as the Huskies roll in their March Madness opener

Sarah Strong scored 18 points and Ashlynn Shade added 14 to help No. 1 seed UConn rout UTSA 90-52 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday

MARCH 21 • Associated Press

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Auriemma says he felt 'dumb' for the way exchange with Staley played out following Final Four game

UConn's Geno Auriemma Rips Officiating, Confronts Dawn Staley in Final Four Loss

Auriemma rips officials and beefs with Staley, but bad night for Strong and Fudd is why UConn fell

South Carolina smothers UConn 62-48 to advance to NCAA title game, snaps Huskies' 54-game win streak

Shea Ralph, Sarah Strong savor AP basketball awards with Vanderbilt and UConn families present

UConn and South Carolina meet again with place in NCAA women's championship game at stake

Sarah Strong, Hannah Hidalgo, Shea Ralph Win Women's Naismith Awards

UConn star sophomore Sarah Strong named the AP Player of the Year in women's college basketball

UConn sophomore Sarah Strong named the AP Player of the Year in women's college basketball

UConn Huskies take on the South Carolina Gamecocks in Final 4

Geno Auriemma taking an undefeated UConn team to Final Four for 9th time

March Madness: After so many blowouts, fans should be treated to tighter games in women's Final Four

UConn and Notre Dame meet for 1st time with women's Final Four on line, after playing there 8 times

Geno Auriemma takes aim at the NCAA over the women's double-regional format in March Madness

UConn and Notre Dame meet in Elite 8

Sarah Strong has a double-double and defending champ UConn cruises to Elite Eight, beating UNC 63-42

Sweet 16 regulars UConn and Notre Dame join UNC and Vanderbilt in women's regional semifinals

UConn Huskies and North Carolina Tar Heels meet in Sweet 16

SEC surge takes over March Madness with 6 teams in Sweet 16, setting up conference showdowns

Fudd's 34 points, 8 3-pointers powers UConn past Syracuse and into Sweet 16 for 32nd straight time

UConn Huskies face the Syracuse Orange in second round

UConn women overwhelm UTSA 90-52 as the Huskies roll in their March Madness opener