Because of the pandemic, we still haven’t gotten as complete a sense as fans might like of Duke women’s coach Kara Lawson, but this speaks well of her: Duke is playing at Toledo this year, and they’re doing it because Lawson wanted to and helped make it happen.
A MAC school might not sound like a big deal, but former Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw is a huge fan of Toledo because, basically, it’s a pit.
As for Lawson, she thinks games like that will only help:
“I just like playing in good environments.