LA MIRADA, Calif. (Interstat) — The Azusa Pacific Cougars will visit the Biola Eagles in a women’s NCAA Division II basketball game on Monday at Chase Gymnasium in La Mirada, Calif. Both teams enter with 0-0 season records, making the matchup an early opportunity for either side to establish momentum. The Cougars are the visiting team, while the Eagles will play at home.

Azusa Pacific’s most recent result was a 56-54 loss at Cal Poly Pomona. The Cougars fell by two points in that contest and will look to start their new season with a stronger finish. Biola’s most recent result was a 53-43 home loss to Azusa Pacific. That 10-point defeat gives the Eagles recent familiarity with the Cougars and a clear recent benchmark as they prepare for the game on Monday.

Chase Gymnasium in La Mirada will serve as the site for the contest. The game brings together two programs in the early stages of the women’s Division II schedule. With both teams at 0-0, the focus will be on opening the season with a complete effort. Azusa Pacific will aim to carry lessons from its narrow most recent loss into the road matchup. Biola will seek to protect its home floor and improve on its most recent result against the Cougars. The setting gives Biola a home-court advantage, while Azusa Pacific will make the trip as the visiting side. Both teams will look to control the pace and avoid an 0-1 start.

Azusa Pacific’s upcoming schedule includes road games at Hawaii Pacific and Chaminade as the Cougars continue their early-season stretch. Biola’s schedule includes contests involving Cal State San Bernardino, Stanislaus State, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State San Marcos, San Francisco State and Humboldt State. Those matchups will follow the meeting on Monday at Chase Gymnasium and give both teams a busy stretch ahead. The early schedule will test both rosters as they settle into the new season.

The game on Monday also offers an early measuring point for two teams with clean records and recent history. Azusa Pacific and Biola will each try to set a tone before their schedules move deeper into the season. The Cougars enter as the visiting side, while the Eagles will have the home setting at Chase Gymnasium. Both teams remain 0-0, and the first result will mark the start of their respective campaigns.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Azusa Pacific 68, Biola 65. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Azusa Pacific with a 72.7 percent probability to win.