"Familiarity really helps when you’re playing a team in a program like UConn." Those were Dawn Staley’s words before tipoff. The post Dawn Staley Publicly Blasts South Carolina After Geno Auriemma’s UConn Crushes 71-Game Streak appeared first on EssentiallySports.

With just two weeks remaining until March, the top 10 matchup between South Carolina and UConn could not come at a better time. Both teams have bounced back from losses earlier this month, but both coaches see this specific game as the perfect test for their squads.

Sunday's matchup not only features two national championship contenders, but also two of the top coaches in the sport in UConn's Geno Auriemma and South Carolina's Dawn Staley. REQUIRED READING ...

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Geno Auriemma calls it a mirror; Dawn Staley calls it an edge. As South Carolina and UConn prepare for another high-stakes showdown, one major advantage could decide the outcome. The Gamecocks have dominated this rivalry in recent years—but can Paige Bueckers and the Huskies rewrite the script,

UConn coach Geno Auriemma has 14 national ... compared to South Carolina who is forcing 17.29. Staley was not with the Gamecocks in 2007 when these teams first faced off. She took her first loss to Auriemma in her first season with South Carolina, falling ...

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South Carolina coach Dawn Staley is a three-time national championship-winning coach with various dominant Gamecocks teams.

Sunday's matchup not only features two national championship contenders, but also two of the top coaches in the sport in UConn's Geno Auriemma and South Carolina's Dawn Staley. REQUIRED READING:South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley shows ...

UConn coach Geno Auriemma has ... who is forcing 17.29. Staley was not with the Gamecocks in 2007 when these teams first faced off. She took her first loss to Auriemma in her first season with ...