BOSTON (Interstat) — New England College will begin the women’s NCAA Division III basketball season on the road Friday against Wentworth at Tansey Gymnasium in Boston. The Pilgrims and Leopards both enter the matchup at 0-0, giving each side an early opportunity to establish momentum.

Wentworth will serve as the home team in a game scheduled for Friday. New England College will be the visiting team as the Pilgrims look to open their schedule with a road result. The Leopards will counter with a home setting and a chance to begin their campaign in front of their own crowd. Tansey Gymnasium will host the matchup in Boston.

New England College is coming off a 62-38 loss at Emmanuel (Mass.) in its most recent result. Wentworth most recently dropped a 78-43 decision to Western New England at home. Both programs will be eager to move past those results and begin the new season with a stronger performance. The game offers each team a fresh start and a chance to set a tone for the weeks ahead.

The Pilgrims’ early schedule includes matchups with Plymouth State, Keene State, Lesley, Worcester State, Fitchburg State, Rivier, Albertus Magnus, Johnson State, Mount Holyoke and Lyndon State. Wentworth’s upcoming slate features Massachusetts Liberal Arts, Mount Holyoke, Hartford, Elms, Wellesley, Lesley, Curry, Johnson & Wales (R.I.), Fisher and Lyndon State. The meeting at Tansey Gymnasium gives both teams an early look at where they stand before a busy stretch of nonconference and regional play.

New England College will aim to use its road trip as a launching point for the season, while Wentworth will seek to protect its home court. The contest provides an early-season test for two programs still shaping their rotations and building chemistry. With both teams at 0-0, the result will mark a first step in what each side hopes will be a productive season. The Pilgrims will look to manage the road environment, while the Leopards will try to use familiar surroundings to their advantage. Both teams will be focused on a clean start and a competitive effort from the opening tip.

The nonconference meeting comes before both teams settle into longer stretches of their schedules. New England College will face a mix of home and road contests in the coming weeks, while Wentworth will also move through a varied early slate. The game at Tansey Gymnasium gives the Leopards a home date and the Pilgrims a chance to test themselves away from campus.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of New England College 57, Wentworth 45.