The standard for South Carolina women's basketball is almost impossibly high. Dawn Staley has turned the Gamecocks into a perennial powerhouse where anything short of a national title leaves fans wondering what went wrong.

Here are the biggest takeaways from a game and a tournament that won’t be soon forgotten after UConn won its first national championship in nine years.

Dawn Staley has built the South Carolina Gamecocks into a juggernaut of a program. In the last decade, you'd be hard-pressed to find a team with a track record of more success in the last decade. Three national titles.