FRESNO (Interstat) — Concordia (Cal.) and Fresno Pacific will meet Monday in a women’s NCAA Division II basketball game at the Special Events Center. Concordia (Cal.) is the visiting team, and Fresno Pacific is the home team. Both teams enter with 0-0 records.

Concordia (Cal.), known as the Eagles, will look to move past its most recent result, a 59-58 loss at Azusa Pacific. Fresno Pacific, nicknamed the Sunbirds, most recently dropped a 73-69 decision at Dominican (Cal.). The matchup gives both programs an early chance to establish momentum and settle rotations before deeper nonconference play.

Fresno Pacific will have the home setting at the Special Events Center, while Concordia (Cal.) will try to manage the road conditions and use the game as an early measuring point. The Eagles and Sunbirds are set to meet before each team continues a busy stretch of nonconference games. Concordia (Cal.) will travel to Fresno for the contest, while Fresno Pacific will remain at home. Both teams will use the game as part of their early-season preparations before turning to the remainder of their schedules.

Concordia (Cal.) has upcoming games against Stanislaus State and Cal State San Bernardino, along with road matchups against Western Washington, Cal State East Bay, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Los Angeles, Westmont and Vanguard. The Eagles also are scheduled to face Humboldt State and Dominican (Cal.). Fresno Pacific’s upcoming slate includes Western Oregon, Hawaii Hilo, Dominican (Cal.), two games against Jessup, Humboldt State, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Stanislaus State, UC Merced and Cal State San Bernardino. Those games will give both teams additional chances to shape their lineups and evaluate early progress.

The meeting at the Special Events Center is set for Monday and will mark one of the opening tests for both programs. Concordia (Cal.) will seek a stronger start on the road, while Fresno Pacific will aim to use its home court to begin the season on a positive note. The Eagles and Sunbirds both have extensive schedules ahead, with several regional matchups that could help define their early form. The game will be played at the Special Events Center in Fresno, with Concordia (Cal.) as the visiting team and Fresno Pacific as the home team. Both programs enter at 0-0 and will look for a positive result in the early part of the schedule.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Concordia (Cal.) 69, Fresno Pacific 60. Interstat’s ELO system gives Fresno Pacific a 60.2 percent probability to win. The projections are part of Interstat’s pregame analysis for the matchup.