Syracuse coach calls NCAA bracket placement a 'personal attack' after third straight tournament loss to UConn

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The UConn women’s basketball Huskies continued their perfect season with a blowout victory, 98-45, over the Syracuse Orange in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Monday night at the Gampel Pavilion. 

This marked the third straight NCAA Tournament where the Orange’s season ended at the hands of the Huskies, and Syracuse head coach Felisha Legette-Jack let out her frustration with that fact during her post-game press conference. 

The Orange made the tournament in 2021, before Legette-Jack took over the program from Quentin Hillsman, where they lost in similar blowout fashion to the Huskies, 83-47. When Legette-Jack took over and eventually led the Orange to the tournament in 2024, it was a much closer defeat, 72-64, though at the hands of UConn again. 

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Felisha Legette-Jack of the Syracuse Orange reacts during a second round game against the UConn Huskies in the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament held at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on March 23, 2026, in Storrs, Connecticut. (Sean Elliot/NCAA Photos)

Now, in 2026 after going 24-8 during the season, Legette-Jack felt her team deserved a shot elsewhere. But the selection committee that puts together the bracket for the NCAA Tournament had a potential matchup with the Huskies slated at their home court if they both made it out of the first round. 

After doing so, the meeting was set, and the result was ugly as UConn put together a record 31-0 run in the first half, which eventually put the game out of reach before the third