Geno to UConn fans: stop cheering for Stacey Merron.

"I wish the fans would get off that Stacey Marron thing, where they all cheer and scream every time she touches the ball," Auriemma said. "That really [ticked] me off to no end. I wish they'd stop it, because they're embarrassing themselves.

"The kid's on scholarship. She's earned the right. This isn't some kid we pulled off Trumbull Street and threw out there, and ooh, wouldn't it be great if she made a basket. Treat her like every other kid. I almost took the poor kid out, because she doesn't need to deal with that. I'm sure they mean well, but enough's enough."