For UConn women’s basketball to accomplish its ultimate goal of winning a national championship, it needs to win three more games.
Geno Auriemma has been through plenty of NCAA Tournaments — 32, to be exact, not to mention 26 Elite Eights, 20 Final Fours and 11 national championships — and from that wealth of experience, he believes the regional final is the toughest game.
“I’ve always said it’s the most challenging game of the year, even more so than for the winner next weekend’s games (in the Final Four),” Auriemma said. “I think tomorrow’s game is way more challenging.