TAMPA (Interstat) — Furman and South Florida will meet Monday in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game at the Sun Dome in Tampa. The Paladins will be the visiting team, while the Bulls will be the home team. Both programs enter the contest with current 0-0 records, giving each side a clean start ahead of the matchup.

Furman will look to move past its most recent previous result, a 76-65 loss at Chattanooga. The Paladins will be on the road again for this game and will face a South Florida team that most recently dropped a 62-51 home decision to Texas-San Antonio. The Bulls will try to use the home environment at the Sun Dome, while Furman will aim for a steady road performance in its first game of the season.

The matchup will be played Monday at the Sun Dome in Tampa. South Florida will have the home-court advantage, and Furman will make the trip as the visitor. The game is part of the women’s NCAA Division I schedule and will bring the Paladins and Bulls together for an early regular-season contest.

Furman’s upcoming schedule includes Auburn, Campbell, Charleston Southern, Radford, Presbyterian, Georgia Southern, High Point, Longwood, UNC Asheville and Georgia State. South Florida’s upcoming schedule includes Belmont twice, Rhode Island in Nashville, Tennessee, Florida, Florida International, Binghamton, Texas Tech in Orlando, Florida, Seton Hall in Charlotte Amalie West, U.S. Virgin Islands, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Morgan State. Those future games will follow this matchup, but both teams will first turn their attention to the meeting at the Sun Dome.

South Florida and Furman will each bring a 0-0 record into the game. The Bulls will be at home, and the Paladins will be on the road. The contest is set for the Sun Dome in Tampa and will feature the visiting Paladins against the host Bulls in women’s NCAA Division I play.

The game offers both teams a chance to begin the season with a win and to set an early tone for the schedule ahead. Furman will travel as the visiting team, and South Florida will play as the home team. The Paladins and Bulls will meet at the Sun Dome, with both sides looking to open their accounts. The meeting will be the first game of the season for both programs and will count as a women’s NCAA Division I contest. The Paladins will be looking to build momentum on the road, while the Bulls will seek a strong start in front of their home crowd at the Sun Dome.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of South Florida 66, Furman 60.