South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley was so furious after forward Joyce Edwards was called for a foul during the national championship game between her team and UConn at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday.
UConn guard Paige Bueckers had the ball and pulled up for a shot near the elbow with her Huskies leading 23-18 with 7:17 left in the second quarter. Edwards went to contest Bueckers’ shot and was called for a foul that left Staley ticked off.
Take a look at Staley’s reaction to the foul call.
Dawn Staley is NOT pleased over that foul call to Joyce Edwards.
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The foul call sent Bueckers to the free throw line, and she made both her attempts to extend UConn’s lead to 25-18. They went into halftime leading 36-26.
UConn entered the game looking to win its first championship since 2016. Staley entered the game looking to repeat as champions with South Carolina.
