HANOVER, Ind. (Interstat) — Hanover will host Baldwin Wallace in a women’s NCAA Division III basketball game Friday at Horner Health and Recreation Center. Baldwin Wallace will be the visiting team, and Hanover will be the home team in a matchup between programs that enter the season with 0-0 records.

Hanover’s Panthers will begin their schedule at home after finishing the most recent campaign with a 70-48 loss at Transylvania on Feb. 21. Baldwin Wallace’s Yellow Jackets also return to action after a 59-46 loss at Johns Hopkins on March 7. Both teams will look to establish early rhythm in their first game of the new season.

The Yellow Jackets are scheduled to continue with a game against Trine at Baldwin Wallace, followed by visits to Saint Vincent and La Roche and home games against Oberlin, John Carroll, Mount Union, Muskingum, Marietta, Capital and Mount Aloysius. Those contests will give Baldwin Wallace an early look at a mix of home and road conditions. The stretch also provides the Yellow Jackets with several chances to settle rotation roles before conference play deepens.

The Panthers’ upcoming schedule includes a home game against Asbury, a trip to Wilmington (Ohio), visits to Centre and Mount Saint Joseph and home games against Earlham, Franklin and Berea. Hanover also is set to play at Transylvania, and its slate includes Millikin and Bluffton on the road, with a game against Millikin listed at Angola, Ind. The early stretch will test Hanover’s depth and rotation as the Panthers move through nonconference and conference play. Hanover will have home-court familiarity in the opener before moving into a varied set of matchups.

Baldwin Wallace will bring a recent history of competitive road tests into the opener, while Hanover will count on home-court familiarity at the Horner Health and Recreation Center. The Panthers’ last outing ended at Transylvania, and their next home appearance will come against Asbury. Baldwin Wallace’s recent result came at Johns Hopkins, and the Yellow Jackets will open this game on the road before returning home to face Trine.

Hanover’s roster and Baldwin Wallace’s roster will both enter the game without a win or loss recorded this season. The meeting offers each team a chance to set an early tone before the schedule turns toward a fuller run of games. The Panthers and Yellow Jackets will meet in a setting that puts the focus on execution, pace and defensive adjustments. Both programs will use the opener as an early measuring point while seeking a strong start.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Baldwin Wallace 59, Hanover 54.