• Duke women's basketball, the preseason ACC favorite, has started its season with a 3-6 record. • The Blue Devils recently lost their fourth straight game, falling 93-77 to No. 5 LSU. • Coach Kara Lawson noted the team showed improved competitive fire in its most recent loss to LSU.

As senior guard Ashlon Jackson put it, Duke women's basketball is in the mud.

The Blue Devils, who entered the season as the preseason favorites to win the ACC title, dropped their fourth straight game in a 93-77 loss to No. 5 LSU and head coach Kim Mulkey on Dec. 4, their third matchup against a top-five opponent in the span of eight days.

"We're in the mud right now," Jackson said following the loss to the Tigers. "That's both physically and literally. It may feel bad right now, it may feel bad for al

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