DES MOINES (Interstat) — Drake will host Eastern Illinois in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Tuesday at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Eastern Illinois is the visiting team, and Drake is the home team. The Panthers and Bulldogs both enter the matchup with 0-0 records.

Eastern Illinois’ most recent previous result was a 70-43 loss at SIU Edwardsville. Drake’s most recent previous result was a 69-62 loss at Illinois State. The Panthers will begin the season with a road game against the Bulldogs before continuing a schedule that includes games at Iowa, Iowa State, Saint Louis, Southern Illinois, Murray State, Green Bay and Missouri. Eastern Illinois also has home games scheduled against Evansville, Oakland and Illinois State.

Drake’s upcoming schedule includes games at Kansas, Omaha, Iowa State, Creighton and North Dakota. The Bulldogs also have home games scheduled against Cleveland State, Saint Thomas (Minn.), Saint Louis, Detroit and Iowa. The matchup with Eastern Illinois is the first game on Drake’s schedule and the first game on Eastern Illinois’ schedule.

The game at the Knapp Center will feature the Panthers as the road team and the Bulldogs as the home team. Eastern Illinois will look to begin its season after its most recent result at SIU Edwardsville. Drake will look to begin its season after its most recent result at Illinois State. Both programs are beginning their new schedules with nonconference play.

Drake’s next 10 games include the home opener against Eastern Illinois, followed by contests at Kansas, against Cleveland State, at Omaha, against Saint Thomas (Minn.), at Iowa State, against Saint Louis, against Detroit, against Iowa and at Creighton, with a trip to North Dakota also on the schedule. Eastern Illinois’ next 10 games include the opener at Drake, followed by games at Iowa, at Iowa State, at Saint Louis, against Evansville, at Southern Illinois, at Murray State, against Oakland, at Green Bay, against Illinois State and at Missouri.

The Panthers’ next 10 games include three home contests and seven road games. The Bulldogs’ next 10 games include five home contests and five road games. The game is scheduled for Tuesday at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa. It is a women’s NCAA Division I matchup between the Panthers and Bulldogs. Eastern Illinois will be the visiting team, and Drake will be the home team. The Panthers and Bulldogs will meet before continuing their respective nonconference schedules. The game will be played at the Knapp Center, with Drake serving as host.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Drake 71, Eastern Illinois 59.