UConn to face South Carolina in first meeting since Geno-Staley spat

Geno Auriemma and UConn won't have to wait long for a rematch with Dawn Staley and South Carolina. The Huskies will face the Gamecocks as part of a doubleheader on Nov.

24 in the first meeting between the rivals since last month's Final Four, where Auriemma and Staley got into a fiery postgame altercation. The UConn-South Carolina matchup, announced Tuesday, will be part of the 13th annual Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Reigning champion UCLA will face St. John's in the other game of the doubleheader.

The highly anticipated clash between the two powerhouse programs is already generating significant buzz among women's basketball fans.