COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It wasn't long ago Geno Auriemma and Muffet McGraw were constantly on each other's minds.
That's what happens when you coach two of the nation's best teams and play in the same conference. UConn and Notre Dame would play four times a season, heightening the intensity of one of the best rivalries in women's college basketball.
Now with the two powerhouse programs in different conferences, the intensity has diminished. They play only once a season, with a second meeting usually coming on the grand stage of the Final Four.
"The neat thing about it is after every game in December now I will say to her all the time, 'I'll see you in March.