LSU women's basketball adds game vs ACC power to 2025-26 schedule
Bright Lights. Big Stage.
The Tigers are headed to Cameron Indoor for the SEC/ACC Challenge! pic.twitter.com/yhj2Ylwg1h — LSU Women's Basketball (@LSUwbkb) June 12, 2025
LSU women's basketball added a big time tournament appearance in one of the country's most famous venues to its schedule for the 2025-26 season.
As part of the SEC/ACC Challenge, the Tigers head to Cameron Indoor Stadium to face Duke on December 6. Both teams are coming off runs to the Elite Eight in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
Head coach Kim Mulley's team is 2-0 in the ACC/SEC Challenge as it enters its third year. Inside the PMAC, LSU defeated Stanford last year and Virginia Tech in 2023. Both the men's and women's games for this season will be televised across all ABC and ESPN channels.
The Blue Devils lead the all-time series over the Tigers 3-2. In the most recent matchup, during the 2010 NCAA Tournament Second Round, Duke won to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. LSU's most recent win against Duke came in the 2005 Elite Eight as it advanced to the Final Four.
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