The statement was posted on the Pat Summitt Foundation's website and was issued by Erin Freeman, a spokeswoman for the Summitt family. "I don't think anyone was surprised she wanted to play in that game," Auriemma said. It doesn't matter how many times we beat Tennessee or they beat us, my level of respect for coach Summitt was right up there," Cash said. Cash recalled whenever she later saw Summitt, the coach would ask how her mother and grandmother were doing. Auriemma credited Summitt for raising the bar for him and countless other coaches.

Source: ABC News June 27, 2016 07:35 UTC