March 25 (UPI) -- Longtime UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma had tears in his eyes as he heaped praise on Paige Bueckers after his star guard poured in 34 points in an NCAA tournament win over South Dakota State. Bueckers made 14 of 21 shots to tie her career-high point total in the 91-57 second-round blowout Monday in Storrs, Conn. The second-seeded Huskies outshot the No. 10 Jackrabbits 57.6% to 41.2%. The game served as Bueckers' last on the UConn campus. Advertisement "It's been