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Duke women's basketball faces a difficult 2025-26 non-conference schedule, playing nine teams from the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Coach Kara Lawson believes a tough schedule is necessary to test her team before starting ACC play.

The Blue Devils will play notable opponents like Baylor, South Carolina, UCLA or Texas, and LSU.

Lawson stated that early season challenges have been key to the team's success in recent years.

Duke women's basketball coach Kara Lawson did not sugar coat the Blue Devils ' 2025-26 non-conference schedule.

"The schedule's hard," Lawson said on Tuesday, Sept. 23. "I think we play the hardest schedule in the league every year."

Of Duke 's 11 non-conference opponents, nine made it to the 2025 NCAA Tournament with six finishing within the top 5

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