"Familiarity really helps when you’re playing a team in a program like UConn." Those were Dawn Staley’s words before tipoff. The post Dawn Staley Publicly Blasts South Carolina After Geno Auriemma’s UConn Crushes 71-Game Streak appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Coming down here is really, really, really hard, and it didn’t used to be a long time ago. I think they’ve made it really special.”

South Carolina, led by Joyce Edwards’ 14 points, struggled to find answers for UConn’s defensive pressure and rebounding advantage. The Huskies capitalized on the Gamecocks’ poor shooting, limiting them to just 27% from the field in the first half.