HBCU women’s basketball team agrees to series with ACC champion Duke

After a few years of occurring the highway, Norfolk State’s ladies’s basketball crew will get to host a Energy 4 crew within the close to future.

The Spartans have agreed to a home-and-home collection with Duke of the Atlantic Coast Convention, the crew introduced Friday afternoon.

“I recognize Coach Kara Lawson’s willingness to interact in a home-and-home collection with our establishment,” Norfolk State had coach Jermaine Woods mentioned. “As we proceed to attempt for higher visibility for HBCU’s, collaborative agreements like this are instrumental in driving progress. Her return to Norfolk will yield quite a few advantages to our college, group, and town.”

Norfolk State, three-time defending MEAC champions, will face the Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium Nov. 12 this coming season, with Duke visiting Echols Corridor in the course of the 2026-27 season. Below former WNBA and Tennessee standout Kara Lawson, Duke reached the Elite Eight final season and completed the yr ranked No. 7 within the nation.

“This can be a landmark second not just for our ladies’s basketball program however for our college as an entire,” NSU athletic director Melody Webb mentioned.  “Bringing a nationally ranked program like Duke to Echols Corridor displays our continued dedication to elevating Norfolk State Athletics and offering our student-athletes with alternatives to compete on the highest stage. It additionally offers our followers an opportunity to witness elite competitors proper right here at dwelling and be a part of a historic occasion.”