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March Madness: It's still South Carolina vs. the field, but the field is coming for the crown

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Kamilla Cardoso doesn’t know how to answer the question, so from her spot on the exercise bike in the bustling South Carolina locker room she crowdsources it.

“Whatchu think? You think the vibes are different?” the smiling 6-foot-7 shot-blocking star asks Raven Johnson and Laeticia Amihere on each side of her. The undefeated reigning champions had just ousted No. 4 UCLA, 59-43, in the Greenville 1 regional semifinals on Saturday to reach the Elite Eight for the fourth time in the last five tournaments.