UConn women give a sidelined Geno Auriemma the best birthday gift of all: A Sweet 16 berth in the NCAA Tournament

“I think you go in expecting to have to grind it out,” Dailey said. “There’s no rule that says Connecticut has to be up 40 at halftime. There are only good teams left, and so you have to expect that other teams are going to play well, and you’re going to miss shots, you’re going to make plays and stay together. We’ve been learning that, and we’ve done it, and today was another example of it.”