South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley was asked if she's heard from UConn head coach Geno Auriemma following their viral altercation at the end of Friday's Final Four game, and she told reporters that she hasn't.

Auriemma got into a brief shouting match with Staley in the final seconds and left the court without shaking hands

A visibly upset Auriemma went over to Staley in the final seconds of South Carolina’s 62-48 victory on Friday night and appeared to chastise her. Coaches from both teams had to separate them.

The UConn Huskies crashed out of the 2026 NCAA Tournament, but head coach Geno Auriemma’s antics are the bigger story from the women’s March Madness Final Four. Friday’s loss against South Carolina marked a new low for Auriemma due

UConn’s Geno Auriemma was not a happy man. The Huskies coach was upset about the officiating, with his team’s performance or South Carolina coach Dawn Staley.

After UConn head coach Geno Auriemma voiced his issues with the NCAA tournament regional format last week, NCAA president Charlie Baker pushed back.

Dawn Staley and the South Carolina women’s basketball team showed up in the Final Four and delivered an epic upset over the top-seeded UConn Huskies to advance to the national championship in the 2026 NCAA women’s basketball tournament.