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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2820511, member: 5798"] A regular season loss is not necessarily a bad thing. I personally would not like that loss to be to Notre Dame. Two losses in a row to the Irish would be hard to take. Hearken back at the 2014 season when UConn went out west and lost to Stanford in over time the 2nd game of the season. UConn Nation was in shock. :eek: That loss was unexpected after they had just vanquished unranked [URL='http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/date/20141114']UC Davis 3 days before 102-43.[/URL] That loss served them well. It made them realize early on they were not invincible, and made them refocus their resolve and galvanized the team after Geno made two changes to the starting lineup: Chong and Stokes out, Nurse and Tuck in. UConn never looked back, and ran the table the remainder of the season finishing at [URL='http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/date/20150407']38-1.[/URL] When they were hoisting trophy and passing it around during the subsequent victory celebrations, I don't remember anyone making any references to that Stanford loss. An early preseason loss also removes the expectations (by fans) of going undefeated as they progress through the schedule. Funny how that works. :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]