The No. 1-seeded UConn women’s basketball team was as dominant as its fans could’ve asked for entering Friday’s Final Four matchup with No. 1 South Carolina, but it only takes one game for the narrative to change in March Madness. The Huskies lost 62-48 after winning their previous 54 contests, tied for the fourth-longest streak in NCAA Division I history.
One of those wins was their 82-59 victory over the Gamecocks in the 2025 national championship game, which was head coach Geno Auriemma’s 12th title. That’s the most all-time, with the late Tennessee coach Pat Summitt second (eight), LSU’s Kim Mulkey third (four), and a tie for fourth between former Stanford coach Tara Vanderveer and South Carolina’s Dawn Staley (three). Mulkey won her first three coaching championships at Baylor.
However, the Gamecocks got revenge on Friday, which led to an intense argument between Auriemma and Staley after the final buzzer. Auriemma admitted that he doesn’t have a relationship with Staley postgame, via ESPN’s Kareem Copeland…