UConn's Geno Auriemma issues statement, finally apologizes to Dawn Staley

Auriemma said he has lost more Final Four games than any coach in coach in history, while adding he lost something else on Friday night: He said lost himself, while also apologizing to Staley, her players and the entire South Carolina program. He also added that South Carolina deserved to win, and deserved better from him.

Auriemma was furious during the game for the way the officials were calling the game, and he seemed to be taking that frustration out on Staley. His frustration seemed to be based on the huge foul discrepancy between the two teams, and the "let them play" approach from the refs did seem to favor South Carolina's style of play. 

Whether that is true or not, and whether his frustration was justified or not, he still needed to have more control and handle the moment better. Now that both coaches have addressed it and Auriemma has apologized, it is time to put the situation in the rearview mirror and focus on the team that won it all.