UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma will return to the team Wednesday night in St. John's.

UConn women's basketball director Geno Auriemma has rejoined the team and will coach the Huskies after they play in St. John's on Wednesday night

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Auriemma has skipped past games after leaving early for the final week of the group's Midwest Avenue trip. She sat out both of UConn's games

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Butler and Xavier. UConn's game against DePaul on Sunday was postponed because the team did not have enough players.

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Associate Principal Professor Chris Dailey trained at UConn at the Auriemma location. Dailey progressed to 17-0 while taking over for Auriemma

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UConn said Auriemma will no longer be available for postgame interviews on Wednesday. Rather, Dailey and select UConn players could play along.

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The absence came just weeks after the death of ella de ella Marsiella's mother, who turned ninety-one in June

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When UConn played four games in 10 days in early December, Auriemma also visited Philadelphia to visit his ailing mother

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Both Dailey and sports director David Benedict have alluded to the stress of losing his mother while discussing Auriemma.

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