The second week of the 2024-25 NCAAW season did not disappoint, with a milestone-making win for UConn head coach Geno Auriemma highlighting the week’s action:
Geno ties Tara at 1,216
On Friday evening, UConn head coach Geno Auriemma won the 1,216th game of his 40-year career, as the No. 2-ranked Huskies defeated No. 14 North Carolina, 69-58, in Charlotte.
The win ties him with former Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer for the most wins in NCAA Division I basketball history. The record can become all Auriemma’s on Wednesday, Nov. 20 when UConn hosts Fairleigh Dickinson in Gampel Pavilion (7 p.m. ET, SNY).
Commenting on the achievement after Friday’s game, Auriemma said:
I’m more of how do I put [the players] in position so they can feel like I feel, like I’ve been very fortunate to get a lot of things come my way. And they came hoping to get some of those things. So I just keep the focus on that all the time. And whatever happens on my end happens.
Redshirt senior star Paige Bueckers, who dropped a season-high 29 points in the win, said of her head coach:
It’s the reason you came to UConn, to play under him. So it’s been a dream come true, and we’re super proud of him. I know he doesn’t talk about himself too much, just a little bit.
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