PHOENIX (Interstat) — Grand Canyon will open its women’s NCAA Division I basketball season at home against Jackson State on Wednesday at Grand Canyon University Arena. The Antelopes enter with a 0-0 record, while the visiting Lady Tigers are 0-1.

Jackson State is coming off an 84-41 loss at Arizona State in its most recent outing. Ne’vaeh Buntley is the player to watch for the Lady Tigers. In the loss to Arizona State, Buntley finished with 12 points, three rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes. Camryn O’Neil added six points and four assists in 22 minutes, and Joi Johnson had eight points and three rebounds in 15 minutes. Buntley, a guard, will be counted on to help Jackson State generate offense after the Lady Tigers were held to 41 points in their opener.

The Lady Tigers will try to bounce back from that season-opening defeat and secure their first win. Jackson State’s next 10 games include a home game against MUW, road games at Southern Mississippi, Arkansas State, North Alabama, Louisiana-Lafayette, Northwestern State, Auburn, UAB, Mississippi State and Alcorn State. The Lady Tigers will play MUW at home before beginning a stretch of nine consecutive road games.

Grand Canyon’s most recent result was a 61-59 loss at Colorado State. The Antelopes will look to begin the new campaign with a home victory. Grand Canyon is scheduled to host Oregon and Gonzaga at Grand Canyon University Arena during the early portion of its schedule, followed by road games at Santa Clara, SMU and High Point. The Antelopes also are set to face Winthrop and San Francisco before returning home for games against Georgia State and Southeast Missouri State. Grand Canyon will open with a home game before a challenging stretch that includes several road contests and matchups against Oregon and Gonzaga.

The matchup features a Jackson State team seeking its first win and a Grand Canyon squad playing its first game of the season. Grand Canyon will rely on home-court advantage at Grand Canyon University Arena, while Jackson State will aim to build on the production of Buntley, O’Neil and Johnson. The Lady Tigers will look to improve after their opening loss, and the Antelopes will try to start the season on a positive note before a challenging stretch of games. Jackson State will be the visiting team, and Grand Canyon will be the home team in the women’s NCAA Division I contest.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Grand Canyon 63, Jackson State 55.