Things got heated between Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley tonight during and following South Carolina’s 62-48 win over UConn in the women’s Final Four.
As the game was ending, the coaches had to be separated in the handshake line:
Geno is a sore loser man I’M CRYING
Got that Dawn Staley belt and lost his mind pic.twitter.com/iJBz1JwT2M
— Hater Report (@HaterReport) April 4, 2026
Geno Auriemma went back to the locker room before the handshake line after South Carolina's win over UConn. pic.twitter.com/79cquUhTjs
— ESPN (@espn) April 4, 2026
After the dustup, Staley said she had no idea why Auriemma was so upset:
Dawn Staley said she has absolutely NO IDEA why Geno was crashing out on her
— Hater Report (@HaterReport) April 4, 2026
Auriemma was mad throughout the game, while talking about how Staley talks to the officials:
Geno is GOING OFF on the refs
“There were 6 fouls called in that quarter, ALL OF THEM ON US, and they’ve been beating the SH*T out of our guys down here the entire game.” pic.twitter.com/DyRntqtBTO
— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) April 4, 2026
