Dawn Staley is one of the best coaches in all of basketball. Then again, even the best of the best get outcoached at times, and that was the case in her latest outing vs. UConn.
The No. 6 Gamecocks failed to keep up with Geno Auriemmaās team. They shot 38% from the field and 18% from three en route to an 87-58 setback vs. the UConn Huskies.
Of course, thatās not what one would expect from a team with perennial championship aspirations. Thatās why she canāt wait for her players to hit the court again.
Dawn Staley admits her team just needs another game
āWe need a game. Get back to just playing our style of play and focusing on playing Gamecock womenās basketball style of play. It really is simple; we just got to apply it,ā Staley said.
Head coach Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Gamecocks
The legendary coach was hurt and disappointed after such a big loss. Nevertheless, she knows this isnāt the end of the world, and they just need to get back on track:
āYou take a loss, you have a tendency to think that, everythingās broken. Everythingās not brokenā¦This is a part of our journey. The journey last year didnāt have a blemish as far as a loss, but there were blemishes. They were just not in the form of a loss. We got to embrace the good, whatever our journey is weāre still in everything that we want to accomplish,ā she added.
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Despite the huge loss, the defending national champions are still one of the best teams in all of college basketball. They have a 23-3 record and are 11-1 in the SEC, so they should be just fine.
