The Opening Tip
- Duke women's basketball closes out the preseason with its lone exhibition game on Saturday as the Blue Devils play host to Indiana University of Pennsylvania at 1 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- Head coach Kara Lawson enters her third year at the helm in 2022-23. She led the Blue Devils to a 17-13 record during the 2021-22 campaign, including top-25 victories over No. 9/12 Iowa (Dec. 2) and No. 17 Notre Dame (Jan. 2).
- Duke also garnered its first national ranking since the 2018-19 preseason, ranking as high as 15th nationally in the AP poll.