As South Carolina put a halt to Geno Auriemma’s Huskies 54 game unbeaten run, a strong incident on the sidelines got everyone’s attention. A verbal spat between Dawn Staley overshadowed the Gamecocks’ win, but now Auriemma, realizing his mistake, is trying to make things right.
“There’s no excuse for how I handled the end of the game vs. South Carolina. It’s unlike what I do and what our standard is here at Connecticut. I want to apologize to the staff and the team at South Carolina. It was uncalled for in how I reacted. The story should be how well South Carolina played, and I don’t want my actions to detract from that. I’ve had a great relationship with their staff, and I sincerely want to apologize to them,” Auriemma said, apologizing for his behaviour
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Auriemma had apparently approached Staley after the game ended (62-48) in favor of the Gamecocks for a handshake when things got a little unsavory.
