Paige Bueckers caught the inbounds pass and began sprinting up the left side of the court, with North Carolina’s Grace Townsend draped all over her like a blanket. The clock was winding down in the first quarter and Bueckers, UConn’s star guard, wanted to see if she could get one more shot up.

UConn defeated North Carolina Friday, the 1,216th win of Geno Auriemma's career as he tied Tara VanDerveer as the winningest coach in history.

The 70-year-old Auriemma, in his 40th season with the Huskies (3-0), earned his 1,216th career win to match retired Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer.

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma tied the college basketball record for career wins on Friday with an 69-58 victory over No. 14 North Carolina, the 1,216th win

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma and star Paige Bueckers received praise from North Carolina head coach Courtney Banghart.

Legendary UConn women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma made history on Friday night. The Huskies defeated North Carolina by the final score of

University of Connecticut women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma has put his name into the record books. He earned his historic 1,216th victory last night as his No. 2 ranked UConn Huskies defeated No.

Paige Bueckers scored 29 points to help No. 2 UConn beat No. 14 North Carolina 69-58 on Friday night, allowing longtime coach Geno Auriemma to tie the record for career victories in Division I men's or women's basketball.