South Carolina women's basketball coach, Dawn Staley, threatened to “beat Geno’s ass” following a sideline confrontation with UConn coach after her team's 62-48 upset victory over the previously undefeated Huskies in the women’�s Final Four. Staley had previously angered Auriemma by allegedly making him wait for the customary pregame handshake, which he claims was a violation of the protocol. The confrontation escalated when Auriemyma believed his team had received a bad whistle in the third quarter and felt the referees let Staley freely roam the sidelines. The teams have been rivals in recent years, and this incident escalated during the postgame handshake.