UConn’s Geno Auriemma releases statement after Dawn Staley exchange

The South Carolina Lady Gamecocks stunned the UConn Lady Huskies 62-48 in the Women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday to advance to the championship game. However, the spotlight has been on UConn’s head coach, Geno Auriemma, and South Carolina’s head coach, Dawn Staley, after the two got into a confrontation right at the end of the contest.

On Saturday, Auriemma shared an official statement regarding the heated exchange with Staley, according to Alexa Philippou of ESPN. The longtime Lady Huskies coach issued an apology to the Lady Gamecocks coaching staff and claimed his actions were out of line for his and UConn’s standards.

“There’s no excuse for how I handled the end of the game vs. South Carolina,” said Auriemma. “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,” continued Auriemma. “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.”

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