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Dawn Staley Was Wrong. Geno Auriemma Was Right, and Everyone Knows It itsgame7.com/news/dawn-stal…

Sports fans rarely agree on anything in 2026. But everyone seems in agreement right now. South Carolina fans. UConn fans. Everyone. Geno Auriemma was right. And Dawn Staley has always had a terrible attitude - tonight was no exception. She should apologize and try to do better going forward, because this is getting embarrassing. South Carolina shot 22 free throws tonight. UConn shot 6. Twenty-two to six. In a Final Four game. Between the two best teams in the country. All six fouls in the third quarter were called on UConn. Sarah Strong, the AP Player of the Year, had her jersey ripped on a play with no call. Before the fourth quarter, Geno went on ESPN and said what everyone watching at home was thinking: "They've been beating the s**t out of our guys down there the entire game." He pointed at Staley's sideline and called her out for ranting at the officials all night while her team got away with everything. Then the game ended. South Carolina 62, UConn 48. And Geno walked over to shake Staley's hand, said something that wasn't friendly, and had to be physically pulled away. Was it the right moment? Probably not. But after watching his team get grabbed, held, and shoved for 40 minutes while the whistle only blew one way, the man had earned his frustration. And Staley's response was even more telling. "I have no idea," she said on ESPN after the game. "But I'mma let you know this, I'm of integrity. I'm of integrity. So if I did something wrong to Geno, I had no idea what I did." She then guessed that Geno was upset because he thought she didn't shake his hand before the game. ESPN pulled up the video. She did shake his hand before the game. So her explanation didn't even make sense. The full breakdown of what happened, the foul discrepancy, and why Geno had every right to be upset is here: itsgame7.com/news/dawn-stal… Here's what nobody wants to say out loud: Staley has a pattern. Last April, in the 2025 national championship, UConn blew South Carolina out 82-59. Staley was on the sideline screaming profanities and slapping herself on the forehead. Social media tore her apart. Afterward, she was gracious about it and said UConn "beat our ass." Credit for that. But the sideline theatrics, the working of officials, the ranting and raving, and then the "I have no idea what you're talking about" act after the game? That's a routine at this point. Geno Auriemma has 12 national championships. More wins than any coach in college basketball history. He's been doing this for over 40 years. He didn't blow up on national television because he's a sore loser. He blew up because he watched a 22-6 free throw disparity unfold in real time in the biggest game of the season. South Carolina played great defense tonight. Nobody is taking that away from them. Ta'Niya Latson had 16 and 11. Agot Makeer added 14 off the bench. Joyce Edwards and Raven Johnson made life miserable for Strong and Fudd, who combined to shoot 7-of-31. The Gamecocks earned the win. But the officiating wasn't earned. And Geno was the only person in that building willing to say it out loud. Staley can say "I'm of integrity" as many times as she wants. The free throw line told a different story.

@game7__ Shut up chump

@ion_fk_around @UConnWBB @ATT Geno is a chump, that guy!!!

Geno Auriemma is a racist. Racist white people's hearts are hurt because they couldn’t believe a predominantly Black team beat a team full of likable-to-whites Black players and obviously white players. Rebecca Lobo has to feel like a 🤡. This is a win for Black America. #NCAAWBB #FinalFour #NCAAFINALFOUR

Final from Phoenix @ATT

@gus_knudsen @stephenasmith Nobody is feeling sorry for Geno and his weak conference and asterisk wins.

Gino Auriemma waited at midcourt for the traditional pregame handshake with Dawn Staley. The standard protocol between head coaches, for about 3 minutes and she never showed. He was already frustrated after a tough loss where his team got dominated defensively and the officiating didn’t help.

That was some straight B.S. from the GREAT Geno Auriemma. Never — ever — thought I’d see the day when the greatest woman’s college coach in history would go down so CLASSLESSLY!!! Horrible look, and should be called out for it. He got OUTCOACHED. Plain and simple. And gets in her face like she did something wrong to him instead of being gracious. Had Dawn Staley acted like that we would be all over her. #HorribleGENO!

@iamibtaihaj08 @Rated_GP_11 @stephenasmith Worry about things that’s going on in Pak you weirdo.

@Rated_GP_11 @stephenasmith Thank You For Visiting My Profile ❤️

@steveonomics @nosyone4 Geno is a chump.

@nosyone4 Geno would dog walk her.

“I’m gonna beat Geno’s ass” I believe her 😭😭😭

@FitnessGuide0 Ok

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@UConnWBB @ATT Geno is a wicked guy, I never trusted him that guy!!!!!

@RGIII @OuttaPocketRG3 Geno Auriemma is all about Geno. I never trusted him!!!!

Dear Basketball Fans, this is a safe space. What do you think about Geno Auriemma skipping the post game handshake with Dawn Staley after UConn lost to South Carolina?

@stephenasmith Geno I never like that guy I never trusted him.

@Zigmanfreud Geno been a ho

I know this will be wrongly perceived by some as racist and/or sexist, but, given who Dawn Staley is, I need no further information to determine that I’m on “Team Geno” here…

@SNYUConn Geno is a horrible person, take that L.

"The protocol is, before the game, you meet at halfcourt, anybody ever see that before? The two coaches meet at halfcourt and they shake hands... they announce it on the loud speaker. I waited there for like three minutes." - Geno Auriemma

@BoySmith98 @Brandon88451220 @BeaverBaseball Lamar University in beautiful Beaumont Texas gonna have fun with you guys. LU 2 of 3

@Brandon88451220 @BeaverBaseball Well unranked at the time Boston College beat #9 Virginia last week 17-0.

Final. Washington 18, Oregon State 2

@LJFORMVP8 @BeaverBaseball Trey can’t handle being in Texas. LU……Go Big Red!!!!!

@BeaverBaseball Lets go Beavs 🦫 bounce back weekend! Need a big start from Trey tomorrow

Late night, checking out Vincent-Beck.

@BeaverBaseball My prediction LU will get two of the three.

Shake it off, focus on tomorrow.

@ataye110 @shannonsharpeee That was a NFL player the QB for Washington Jayden Daniels.

@shannonsharpeee She was the one sitting besides that Mama boy NBA player. And his Mama came and sat between them.

She’s back 🔥🔥🔥

@GuntherEagleman So many things could have went wrong during this unprofessional event. We are definitely the laughing stock of the world right now.

🚨 PETE HEGSETH JUST POSTED THE SUSPENSION OF US ARMY APACHE PILOTS WHO FLEW NEAR KID ROCK’S HOUSE IS OFFICIALLY LIFTED! “Thank you Kid Rock. US Army pilots suspension LIFTED. No punishment. No investigation. Carry on, patriots!” 🫳🏼🎤

@CLE_RichSports @FastbreakHoops5 It’s because the person who put this list together doesn’t have a clue.

@FastbreakHoops5 Why does Tiger keep showing up on these lists?

Top 10 American Athletes of All Time 🇺🇸

@SpainGreatAgain @Jaguars @RapSheet @CWStadium You don’t know anything about American football go away.

Unanimous decision to play the entire 2027 home slate in Orlando? The Jaguars are basically admitting their Jacksonville stadium is a dumpster fire and the city doesn’t want them. Congrats on becoming the Orlando Jaguars might as well just move permanently and stop pretending you’re an NFL team with a real fanbase.

It's unanimous! We'll play our 2027 home slate in ✨Orlandoooo✨ at @CWStadium.

@theebaddiebey @AB84 Real people are tired of dealing with that crap, that’s for y’all new generation weirdos.

@AB84 No one wants to listen to someones religious or political beliefs. He got hired to play basketball not be a pastor. Just dribble and shoot bro why are you worried about gay people 😭😭😭

Nigga averaging 8 points a game over here worried about what gay people do with their free time. He worried about the wrong balls