Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Coming To Cameron This December

DURHAM, NC - FEBRUARY 26: Head coach Kara Lawson of the Duke Blue Devils directs her team against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 26, 2023 in Durham, North Carolina. North Carolina won 45-41.It seems hard to believe, but Kara Lawson is heading into her fourth season as Duke’s head coach.

She arrived at an inauspicious time - the Covid pandemic hit in her first season and the team voted to stop playing after four games. Year II was a middling 17-13 and last season saw Duke go 26-7 and get back to the NCAA tournament.

We’ll see how this year goes but Lawson has set up a big game and, therefore, a big opportunity: South Carolina is coming to Cameron as part of…