AMES, Iowa (Interstat) — Iowa State will host Eastern Illinois in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Sunday at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The Cyclones enter with a 2-0 record, while the Panthers are 0-2.

Iowa State is coming off a 68-44 home win against Nicholls State. Tjasa Turnsek, a forward to watch for the Cyclones, had 18 points, 13 rebounds and two assists in that game. Sienna Harvey added 15 points, five rebounds and four assists, and Mya Babbitt scored 11 points with five rebounds. Turnsek also had 19 points, four rebounds, three assists and two blocks in Iowa State’s 90-61 home win against Grambling. The Cyclones have opened the season with two home victories and have scored at least 68 points in each game.

Eastern Illinois is seeking its first win after an 80-39 loss at Iowa in its most recent game. Clara Glad, a guard to watch for the Panthers, finished with nine points and four rebounds in 33 minutes. Ava Stoller scored 10 points with four rebounds and two assists, and Abbie Boutilier added six points, four rebounds, one assist and one block. Glad also had four points and four rebounds in Eastern Illinois’s 76-54 loss at Drake, a game in which she played 27 minutes. The Panthers have opened the season with two road games and have been led in scoring by Stoller in the most recent outing.

Iowa State’s Turnsek has been productive in both games, with 18 points and 13 rebounds against Nicholls State after her 19-point, four-rebound effort against Grambling. Eastern Illinois will look to Glad and Stoller for scoring and rebounding support as it plays its third straight road game to open the season. The Panthers will continue nonconference play after this matchup with a visit to Saint Louis, followed by a home game against Evansville. Iowa State is scheduled to host Howard next, followed by a home game against Illinois-Chicago.

Eastern Illinois’s other early result was a 76-54 loss at Drake. Iowa State’s other result was a 90-61 home win against Grambling. The Cyclones will continue a season-opening homestand and then play at Northern Iowa and host Drake in later nonconference games. The Panthers will also play at Southern Illinois, at Murray State, host Oakland, visit Green Bay, host Illinois State, visit Missouri and host Indiana State during their upcoming stretch.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Iowa State 73, Eastern Illinois 54. Interstat’s ELO system gives Iowa State a 99.7 percent probability to win.