Fox News • April 5, 2026 23:13

Dawn Staley gives classy answer after Geno Auriemma question following national title loss: 'It's UCLA's day'

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Dawn Staley praised UCLA after the Gamecocks' championship loss, refusing to discuss her viral exchange with UConn's Geno Auriemma post-Final Four.

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Sat 02:46 - Fox News

Legendary women's basketball coaches Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma get into heated shouting match

Sun 13:10 - Fox News

Basketball legend Candace Parker takes aim at Geno Auriemma after Dawn Staley confrontation

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UCLA wins first women's basketball national title in program history with dominant win over South Carolina

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Dawn Staley gives classy answer after Geno Auriemma question following national title loss: 'It's UCLA's day'

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22:09

UCLA wins first women's basketball national title in program history with dominant win over South Carolina

The UCLA Bruins defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks, 79-51, to capture the first women's basketball national title in program history under coach Cori Close.

13:10

Basketball legend Candace Parker takes aim at Geno Auriemma after Dawn Staley confrontation

Former WNBA star Candace Parker had no empathy for Geno Auriemma after his heated postgame confrontation with Dawn Staley at the women's Final Four on Friday night.

02:46

Legendary women's basketball coaches Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma get into heated shouting match

Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley were seen in a heated shouting match on the sideline during UConn's March Madness Final Four loss to South Carolina.