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Coach's wife braves rain for holy beads
6 Apr
Summary
- Andrea Hurley retrieved sacred beads from a hotel room.
- She rushed through the rain to return them before a game.
- A police escort aided her return to the arena.
During UConn's Final Four victory celebration, coach Dan Hurley's wife, Andrea, revealed a dramatic pre-game event. Hurley's treasured holy beads, a gift from Jerusalem, had broken again. Andrea, tasked with their repair, initially forgot them in their hotel room.
Faced with a potential crisis of superstition, Andrea rushed from the arena during the tournament's madness. She ran through the rain to retrieve the beads and then received a police escort back to the game. This effort ensured the coach had his lucky charm for the game against the Fighting Illini.
Andrea playfully claimed responsibility for the win due to her bead retrieval. She also quipped about her husband's notoriously embarrassing 'lucky suit,' which he insists on wearing despite its poor condition. Hurley acknowledged the suit's disrepair but vowed to wear it for the championship game.
