Daily News | Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma face each other in a national championship game for the first time
MINNEAPOLIS — The line goes across town here, spanning four venues that have recently hosted iconic sports moments with a Philly flavor.On the way out of St. Paul, you see Allianz Field, the glittering new soccer stadium whereThen you go through the University of Minnesota campus, where at venerable old Williams Arena,After crossing the Mississippi River, U.S. Bank Stadium towers over the edge of downtown Minneapolis, with its design inspired by a Viking ship.
But they’ve never met in the biggest game of all. In fact, they’ve only met once before in the NCAA Tournament, a regional final in 2018.“I think any time that you’re in this position to compete for a national championship, it’s a pretty big deal, and if you have Philly ties, it’s a bigger deal,” Staley said. “And Geno … he has had a legendary career. He has helped our game grow.
He’s right, especially in this game. Each team brings one of the biggest stars in the sport, Aliyah Boston for South Carolina and suburban-Minneapolis native Paige Bueckers for UConn. And it will be a great tactical clash, the Gamecocks’ post-oriented offense and ferocious defense against the Huskies’ backcourt brilliance of Bueckers, Christyn Williams, and Evina Westbrook.
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