NEW YORK (Interstat) — Lafayette and Saint John’s will meet in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Monday at Carnesecca Arena in New York. Lafayette is the visiting team, and Saint John’s is the home team. Both programs enter the contest with 0-0 records. The Leopards and Red Storm will be opening their regular-season schedules in the matchup.

Lafayette’s most recent game ended in a 65-57 loss at Army. The Leopards will return to action on the road after that result. Saint John’s most recently dropped a 74-26 decision at Columbia. The Red Storm will begin their home schedule after that setback.

Saint John’s will continue the early part of its schedule with home games against Wagner, Quinnipiac and Rhode Island. The Red Storm also are set to visit Oklahoma State and later will face UCLA in Uncasville, Conn. Additional games for Saint John’s include Richmond and Dayton in Glen Allen, Va., along with home contests against Providence and Georgetown.

Lafayette’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Wagner and NJIT. The Leopards also are scheduled to visit Marist, Saint Peter’s, Wisconsin, Le Moyne and Rutgers. Lafayette will host Fairleigh Dickinson, Rider and Penn St. Brandywine during its nonconference slate.

The opener gives both teams a fresh start after their most recent results. Lafayette will try to begin the season with a road performance against a Red Storm team that will be playing at home. Saint John’s will seek to use its home court before a stretch that includes several games away from Carnesecca Arena. Both teams have multiple nonconference contests ahead, and the Monday meeting will mark the first step in a long schedule.

Lafayette will be looking for an early road win, while Saint John’s will aim to protect its home floor in the first game at Carnesecca Arena. The Leopards enter the matchup after the loss at Army, and the Red Storm come in after the loss at Columbia. Each team will have opportunities to build momentum before conference play begins later in the season.

The game is scheduled for Monday at Carnesecca Arena and will be played in New York. Saint John’s will remain at home for several upcoming games, while Lafayette will face a mix of home and road contests. The matchup is one of several early-season games for both teams as they work through their nonconference schedules. Both programs will treat the opener as the first regular-season game of the new campaign.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Saint John’s 58, Lafayette 53.