South Carolina still has its ultimate goal in sight, and if it needs a history lesson to lean on, it can go back to 1974 and that UCLA men’s team. A week after losing to Notre Dame, the Bruins won a rematch and went on to win the national championship.

After a 43-game winning streak came to an abrupt end versus UCLA, South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley has singled out one of her players for her performance in the landmark defeat

This is what we usually do to teams,” Staley said after the Gamecocks’ 77-62 loss to fifth-ranked UCLA, which led by as many as 23 points. “It doesn’t feel good when you’re on the receiving end of it.