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Best of March Madness Part 1: UCLA CROWNED CHAMPIONS, Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma GET HEATED

Nightcap

Shay Shay Media & Playmaker

Sports, Basketball, Football

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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0:00 - Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma heated exchange
19:33 - UCLA Def. Texas to advance to Women's Championship game
36:29 - UCLA dominates South Carolina for Women's NCAA title

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0:00.0

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0:01.9

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0:15.8

The South Carolina Lady Game Cogs beat the Yukon Huskies, 62 to 48.

0:20.8

And the final seconds, Gino Oriima approached Don Staley for a postgame handshake

0:25.6

and then angrily got in her face before Don started firing back.

0:29.4

The two were separated, but Don kept shouting towards the bench before walking away.

0:33.7

Gino walked off to the tunnel alone.

0:35.5

In his postgame news conference, Gino said he was frustrated because he waited three minutes for a pregame handshake with Don.

0:42.5

He also said he did not regret the comments he made to Holly Road during the broadcast about the lack of files against South Carolina.

0:49.5

It said Don rancid raves at the officials and called referees of names you don't want to hear.

0:54.4

Clearly, someone got through to Gino because this morning he issued a statement saying

0:58.6

there are no excuses for how I'll handle the end of the game versus South Carolina.

1:02.5

It's unlike what I do and what our standard is here at Connecticut.

1:06.0

I want to apologize to the staff and the team at South Carolina.

1:09.4

It was uncalled for how I reacted. The story should have been how well South Carolina played, and I don't want my actions to distract from that. I have a great relationship with their staff, and I sincerely want to apologize to them, Gino Oriyama. Well, I'm glad you apologize because we're about to tell your ass up, Gino. But anyway, Ocho, Joe, we're still going to tear his ass up. Oh, yeah, absolutely. And he was dead wrong. Yeah, hey, dead wrong. Hey, Uncle Joe, listen, as a coach, especially a winning coach like Gino, you have to be able, you should understand. And you know, to learn how to win with grace and lose with grace when you beat miss

1:46.2

staley last time you was all smiles happy hugs ready to you know whatever it may be in the fact that

1:53.7

you say some things to holly row and saying that in the game that don staley probably influenced the

2:00.0

rest because you y'all guys didn't get the calls necessary.

2:03.6

Listen, South Carolina, they didn't just beat y'all. They dominated in every aspect of the game.

2:09.6

Yeah.

2:10.6

They played great defense. Yeah. It just did. That wasn't a, that wasn't getting beat. That was getting your ass whip.

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