I can understand why they don't like New Englanders or North Easterners---born, raised there for 40 years--I lived in the Middle south and southwest their peoples are very welcoming--South San Fransico too--returns to the North east are enlightening. None of my kids live there although they too were raised there.Maybe they realize "pushing" their daughter to do something she may not want isn't a good idea. Maybe they graduated from ND, Ohio State, Texas, Baylor, etc. and want their daughter to follow in their footsteps. Maybe they know their daughter does not like cold weather. Maybe they don't like New Englanders. Maybe they know their daughter wouldn't flourish under Geno (wrong temperament or personality). Maybe they realize their daughter has a different dream than play at UCONN. Maybe their daughter has a particular major she's interested in that UCONN doesn't have or isn't the leader in.
There are hundreds of reasons why.