Dawn Staley says "future is bright" for Gamecocks despite stunning loss in Sweet 16
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — It was all there for South Carolina. The No. 2 and 3 seeds in its own region were upset, as was another No. 1 seed in Notre Dame, the Gamecocks’ most likely opponent in the Final Four. A path to a rematch with Connecticut in the national championship game seemed as clear as a South Dakota winter sky.