Norfolk State women’s basketball agrees to home and home series with Power 4 team

After a few years of happening the street, Norfolk State’s girls’s basketball workforce will get to host a Energy 4 workforce within the close to future.

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

“I respect Coach Kara Lawson’s willingness to have interaction 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, neighborhood, and the 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 throughout the 2026-27 season. Underneath former WNBA and Tennessee standout Kara Lawson, Duke reached the Elite Eight final season and completed the 12 months ranked No. 7 within the nation.

“This can be a landmark second not just for our girls’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 provides our followers an opportunity to witness elite competitors proper right here at house and be a part of a historic occasion.”