Kim Barnes Arico has fond memories of her last time coaching against Geno Auriemma and UConn13 years ago.

The Michigan coach was still at St. John’s and the Red Storm went up to Connecticut and ended the Huskies’ 99-game home winning streak. That was back in 2012. Now they’ll meet on Friday in the Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase at Mohegan Sun.

“I wanted it to be forever,” Barnes Arico said laughing of not playing UConn again. “Geno texted me (Sunday) morning and joked that we should cancel the game and just have a couple drinks at the casino.”

All kidding aside, Barnes Arico knows that it’s a chance for her sixth-ranked Wolverines to see where they stand against the top team in the country.

“Connecticut is really, really good,” she said. “I think our kids want to compete against the bes

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