Columbia Lions at Belmont Bruins

NASHVILLE (Interstat) — Columbia will visit Belmont in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Sunday at Curb Events Center. The Lions enter at 2-0, while the Bruins are 0-2. Columbia is the visiting team, and Belmont is the home team. Both teams are in the early portion of their schedules.

Columbia has opened with wins over Davidson and Rhode Island. The Lions’ most recent result was a 76-62 home victory over Rhode Island. Fliss Henderson, Mary Ashley Stevenson and Mia Broom each scored 13 points in that win. Henderson, a guard to watch, finished with 13 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and one block in 25 minutes. She also had five points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in 31 minutes against Davidson. Stevenson added 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks in the Rhode Island win, while Broom had 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Stevenson played 32 minutes and Broom played 22 minutes in the Rhode Island win. Columbia’s earlier win was a 71-65 home decision against Davidson. The Lions have scored 71 and 76 points in their two victories.

Belmont dropped its first two games, including a 69-66 home loss to South Florida in its most recent outing. Kenley McCarn, a guard to watch for the Bruins, scored 18 points and added three rebounds and four assists in 33 minutes. Kate McGinnis scored 18 points and had two rebounds in 14 minutes, while Quinn Eubank finished with six points, nine rebounds, two assists and three blocks in 32 minutes. McCarn previously had 15 points and four rebounds in 32 minutes at Princeton, where Belmont lost 63-52. The Bruins have scored 52 and 66 points in their two losses.

Columbia’s upcoming slate includes Michigan at home, Maryland on the road, Duke at home, Stanford and Hawaii in Honolulu, San Diego State at the same neutral site, Old Dominion at home, Wagner on the road, Saint Joseph’s on the road and Seton Hall at home. Belmont’s upcoming schedule includes Troy, Tennessee, Dayton, LSU, Iowa State, Marquette, Lipscomb, Middle Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Bradley. Belmont’s game against Vanderbilt will be played in Nashville. Columbia’s home games in that stretch include Michigan, Duke, Old Dominion and Seton Hall, while Belmont’s home games include Troy, Tennessee, Dayton, Iowa State, Marquette, Middle Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Bradley. Belmont’s road games include LSU and Lipscomb. The matchup at Curb Events Center is set for Sunday.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Belmont with a 71-70 final score, while Interstat’s ELO system gives Columbia a 77.8 percent probability to win.