South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley called out UConn coach Geno Auriemma for comments the Huskies coach made about the Gamecocks' play style.
During the game, 44 fouls were called: 23 against UConn and 21 against South Carolina. It was the most fouls that had been called against the Gamecocks in any game this season.
Staley was heated in her response on her radio call-in show Tuesday and expressed frustration with her team's accomplishments being invalidated. "Every time that we're successful, we're called something other than players that are locked in," Staley said."They play the right way and approach it the right way whether they win or lose. We don't denounce anybody's play. They are always uplifting the game of women's basketball, and when we were getting our heads beat in by UConn for all those years, I said nothing.
The Gamecocks' victory over UConn was the first in program history on the Huskies' home court. South Carolina has now won four of the last five meetings in the series after losing the first eight from 2007-2019. The Gamecocks also beat UConn last season in the 2022 NCAA Championship game. Staley was also angered by Auriemma's comments because of their connotation toward a majority-Black team led by a Black head coach. She referenced
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