# “Sometimes You Get a Little Pushback”: Dawn Staley Stresses Need for South Carolina, Other NCAA Teams to Establish Identity

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1 outlet covering · First listed: EssentiallySports, Nov 10, 2026, 11:18 PM · Read it: <https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-basketball-news-sometimes-you-get-a-little-pushback-dawn-staley-stresses-need-for-south-carolina-other-ncaa-teams-to-establish-identity/>

South Carolina’s 31-point lead over Maryland had dwindled to just six with 42 seconds remaining. The Gamecocks survived that late scare with a 101–93 victory before following it with an 84–39 win over North Carolina, but Dawn Staley’s latest message focused on something beyond the results: allowing the team to establish a selfhood of its

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- Nov 10, 2026, 11:18 PM: [“Sometimes You Get a Little Pushback”: Dawn Staley Stresses Need for South Carolina, Other NCAA Teams to Establish Identity](<https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-basketball-news-sometimes-you-get-a-little-pushback-dawn-staley-stresses-need-for-south-carolina-other-ncaa-teams-to-establish-identity/>) — EssentiallySports (Sports)
  South Carolina’s 31-point lead over Maryland had dwindled to just six with 42 seconds remaining. The Gamecocks survived that late scare with a 101–93 victory before following it with an 84–39 win over North Carolina, but Dawn Staley’s latest message focused on something beyond the results: allowing the team to establish a selfhood of its