NEW YORK (Interstat) — Davidson and Columbia will meet Monday in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game at Levien Gym, with the Wildcats serving as the visiting team and the Lions as the home team. Both programs enter the matchup with 0-0 season records. Columbia will look to build on its most recent result, an 81-64 win at BYU, while Davidson seeks a stronger start after its most recent result, a 55-46 loss at Rhode Island. The game offers an early-season test for two teams still shaping their rotations and establishing roles.

Columbia’s most recent result was an 81-64 win at BYU. The Lions scored 81 points in that game and will aim to carry that output into their home opener. Davidson’s most recent outing produced 46 points, and the Wildcats will focus on generating more efficient offense against a Columbia team playing in familiar surroundings. Levien Gym gives the Lions a home setting for the contest, while Davidson will manage the travel and adjust to the road environment.

The Wildcats’ upcoming schedule includes home games against Virginia, Campbell and Appalachian State, followed by home contests with Charleston Southern, Charlotte and Vanderbilt. Davidson also is scheduled to play Notre Dame and Florida in Nassau, The Bahamas, and to visit Fordham and North Carolina State. Those matchups will give Davidson a varied early slate, but the focus Monday will remain on Columbia and the challenge of opening the season on the road.

Columbia’s schedule also features several notable contests ahead, including a game against Rhode Island in Nashville, Tennessee, followed by a visit to Belmont. The Lions are set to host Michigan, Maryland and Duke, and they will face Stanford and Hawaii in Honolulu before meeting San Diego State in Honolulu. Later, Columbia is scheduled to host Old Dominion and visit Wagner. The Lions’ nonconference slate will provide multiple tests, but the first order of business is the matchup with Davidson at Levien Gym.

Davidson will try to use its most recent result as a learning point after scoring 46 points at Rhode Island. The Wildcats will need to handle Columbia’s home energy and find scoring opportunities against the Lions. Columbia will try to build on the 81-point output from its most recent game and protect its home court. Both teams are 0-0, so the game represents a fresh start and an early chance to set a tone for the season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Columbia 64, Davidson 56. The projection places the Lions eight points ahead of the Wildcats in the final margin.