UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma has issued an apology following a Final Four matchup against the University of South Carolina - but did not directly apologize to South Carolina coach Dawn Staley. "There's no excuse for how I handled the end of the game vs. South Carolina," Auriemma said in a Saturday, April 4 statement shared via X. "It's unlike what I do and what our standard is here at Connecticut. He continued, "I want to apologize to the staff and the team at South Carolina. It was uncalled for in how I reacted.