The Duke women’s basketball team carries heightened expectations into the 2024-25 season. After head coach [autotag]Kara Lawson[/autotag] and the Blue Devils beat a top-10 NC State team at home and upset the Ohio State Buckeyes en route to the Sweet 16, Duke retained six of its seven leading scorers.
Lawson picked up freshman forward Toby Fournier, a top-10 player in the Class of 2024, and former five-star prospect Riley Nelson from Maryland through the transfer portal. Even this week, 2025 five-star guard Emilee Skinner committed to the program.
The Blue Devils now look poised to make noise in the ACC, but on Friday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium, the weight of expectations were nowhere to be found. Lawson and her roster kicked off the Countdown to Craziness with a scrimmage, reintroducing fans to stars like Reigan Richardson and Taina Mair.
Here are the best photos of the Blue Devils from their season-opening exhibition in front of the Duke basketball fans.