UConn women’s basketball will be without head coach Geno Auriemma for the second straight game on Thursday night. The team announced he will not coach at Xavier and will rejoin the team at a later date.
“It’s been an extremely difficult month for me, and I’ve been feeling under the weather and run down,” Auriemma said in a release. “I thought I was ready to return, but I need a little more time. I’m going to take a step back to focus on my health and will return when I feel ready.”
In his place, associate head coach Chris Dailey will take over the team.