NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk State College has finalized a home-and-home collection with nationally ranked Ole Miss, persevering with a pattern of high-profile matchups for the rising HBCU ladies’s basketball program.
The HBCU squad will journey to Oxford, Mississippi, to face the Rebels on Nov. 3, 2025. The next season, Ole Miss will make its first-ever journey to Echols Corridor. Tipoff instances for each contests can be introduced at a later date.
“That is an thrilling second for our ladies’s basketball program and the complete Norfolk State neighborhood,” stated Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Melody Webb. “Internet hosting a nationally ranked SEC opponent like Ole Miss speaks volumes about our trajectory and rising nationwide fame. With two ranked groups—Duke and Ole Miss—coming to Echols Corridor, our followers are in for an unimaginable stretch of elite basketball.”
This collection marks the primary assembly between Norfolk State and Ole Miss. The Spartans are not any strangers to success towards the SEC, incomes wins over Missouri and Auburn final season whereas ending 2-1 towards the convention.
When Ole Miss visits Norfolk, it should grow to be the primary SEC crew to play on the Spartans’ residence court docket. The Rebels completed the 2024–25 season ranked No. 17 nationally with a 22–11 file and a visit to the Candy 16.
“Coach McPhee-McCuin has lengthy championed the expansion and visibility of HBCUs,” stated Norfolk State head coach Jermaine Woods. “We’ve constructed a robust relationship, and I respect her utilizing her platform to uplift others and promote the sport. Her program’s go to to Norfolk will imply an excellent deal to our metropolis and college.”
Norfolk State is coming off a historic season, claiming a 3rd straight MEAC Match Championship. The Spartans earned a No. 13 seed within the NCAA Match, their highest placement in program historical past.
This settlement comes shortly after NSU agreed to a home-and-home with Duke.
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