Here's what UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma said about South Carolina after the first quarter as the Huskies ran to a big lead.

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma spoke with the media on Friday to preview Sunday’s top-10 matchup with South Carolina. Here is everything he had to say. Do you think the players understand that this is not a one-and-done game and that it’s not the end of the world if it doesn’t work out the right way?

Coming down here is really, really, really hard, and it didn’t used to be a long time ago. I think they’ve made it really special.”